How tedious.
Shame on those who favoured the haughty Elven Lord over the female ethnic minority contestant.
And how sad that the contest is being skewed by a small number of irregular voters who turn up on the orders of their lord and master to vote exactly the way he tells them to. Still, there is, I suppose, no rule against it. And if the only way
the phantom is able to maintain his preferred candidate is to rely on the votes of lackeys, then so be it. The effort involved is, at least, probably keeping him out of trouble.
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Originally Posted by Lalaith
So, there were not enough among us with the imagination …
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Indeed. To my mind, a lack of imagination is the central issue here. It is all very well and good to keep repeating how wonderful Elrond is because Tolkien wrote him that way. But how much more interesting, satisfying and imaginative to have a bit of fun with the character.
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Originally Posted by the phantom
Well, then I've done my job.
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You rather missed my point, although I suspect that was intentional. Your posts in defence of Elrond, to be frank, would be more appropriate in a “Who is your favourite Elf?” thread on Novices & Newcomers. Yet, as you were only too keen to point out, we are in the Mirth forum here. Come on folks, when it comes to Elrond, which posts are the more entertaining? Those proposing his eviction or those seeking to defend him?
A vote for Elrond is a vote in keeping with the spirit of the show!
So I shall stick to my mission.
+ + ELROND
Do I need to give any reasons? I gave enough yesterday. In summary, he is a cowardly hippy who preferred to skulk away on his arty commune rather than stand up and be counted, thus betraying his Noldorian ancestry. He took up a girly profession, thus proving him a cissy. When he was called upon to march to war, his commander trusted him so little that he relegated him to the role of mere flagbearer. And even then he couldn’t perform the one small task asked of him – to persuade Isildur to destroy the Ring.
And then there is his conduct on this show. He has hardly participated in the tasks, preferring to languish in his Last Homely Hut by the stream, monopolising the only water supply, holding pretentious poetry recitals and granting admittance only to those of sufficiently high birth. The one task that he did participate in, all he did was wave a flag and fail dismally to carry a bucket of water a few yards without spilling any, thus ensuring the failure of his team. Talk about history repeating itself!
And he is, like
the phantom’s posts, boring the audiences rigid.
