Survivor: Surviving the Minor Works - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 05-10-2006, 06:02 AM

That adorable kitty picture decides it for me - I'm going to jump on your bandwagon, Celuien, for though I have a dog who faithfully gets me out and walking every day, Moon-dogs are something completely different.

++Moon-dog

littlemanpoet · 05-10-2006, 09:49 AM

Sorry to have missed the vote yesterday, but mine would have made 6 against that insufferable wizard who really needed to go. Glad to see him gone.

++ MOON DOG

Don't think there are any fire hydrants on the moon, so this will put him out of his misery.

Celuien · 05-10-2006, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

That adorable kitty picture decides it for me - I'm going to jump on your bandwagon, Celuien, for though I have a dog who faithfully gets me out and walking every day, Moon-dogs are something completely different.

Why, thank you!

Though I prefer cats, I like dogs - other than the one that tore my sled to bits while I was riding it and threatened to do the same to me. And indeed, this Moon-dog is no true canine. A good dog wouldn't flightily flee to the Moon, but would loyally remain on solid ground.

The Only Real Estel · 05-10-2006, 07:18 PM

I'll have to side with Celuien (no thanks to her hate-motivated campaign against poor Alf) and vote:

++ Moon Dog

The first reason being: I was going to vote that way anyway, so I'm not really siding with Cel anyways.

The second reason being: Well, we already evicted most of the other dogs on not much reasoning, might as well finish another off.

The third being there was only enough room for one "Moon" character in this challenge - The Man In-the-Moon - who's long since gone.

And lastly, "Moon" has such a negative connotation these days...

Alcarillo · 05-10-2006, 07:20 PM

++Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)

For the excessively grand name and his anakronistic blunderbuss. And also for issuing a law against unpleasant prophecy once he became king. Unpleasant prophecies are very useful. If you hear a prophecy telling that, say, your city is about to be besieged for ten years, then you'll have time to gather enough food before your enemies arrive. Or if a disastrous earthquake is predicted, you'll know that you should evacuate. Forbidding these prophecies is a dangerous thing!

So down with the blunderbuss-toting, Latin-named, forbidder of useful warnings!

Bêthberry · 05-10-2006, 07:58 PM

Hmm. We have two choices with collars, a dog and a parson. Perhaps I can add reasons a bit more flamboyant for defrocking the Parson. How does this sound: For the unconscionable faux pas of spilling beer and, even more, for being such a straight-faced parson in announcing the name of a sword that is almost as saturated with innuendo as Lord Halfulion's sword in REB.

++ The Parson

The 1,000 Reader · 05-10-2006, 08:30 PM

++Moon-dog.

In the movie Gidget, there was a character called Moon-doggy. I thought the movie stunk, so I'm getting back at it.

Diamond18 · 05-10-2006, 10:59 PM

Moon-dog: 5 votes

The Parson: 3 votes

Farmer Giles: 1 vote

Nell: 1 vote

And so, Moon-dog was sent to the moon. Naturally.

(Thus, the last Roverandom character was expelled from the game.)

Day the Thirtieth finds 14 contestants remaining:

The Major Minor Works

Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)
Gram, his dog
Chrysophylax Dives
The Parson
Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie
Smith of Wootton Major
Nell
Queen of Faerie

The More Minor Minor Works

Goldberry
Badger
Fíriel
Mr. Day
Teddy
Bruno

littlemanpoet · 05-11-2006, 03:58 AM

++ Mr. Day

A forgettable character from a forgettable minor work. He should not be anywhere near a finalist.

05-10-2006, 06:02 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	<-- Thumb's up, looking for a bandwagon to hitch a ride... That adorable kitty picture decides it for me - I'm going to jump on your bandwagon, Celuien, for though I have a dog who faithfully gets me out and walking every day, Moon-dogs are something completely different. ++Moon-dog __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

05-10-2006, 07:20 PM	#5
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	Back to my usual routine ++Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) For the excessively grand name and his anakronistic blunderbuss. And also for issuing a law against unpleasant prophecy once he became king. Unpleasant prophecies are very useful. If you hear a prophecy telling that, say, your city is about to be besieged for ten years, then you'll have time to gather enough food before your enemies arrive. Or if a disastrous earthquake is predicted, you'll know that you should evacuate. Forbidding these prophecies is a dangerous thing! So down with the blunderbuss-toting, Latin-named, forbidder of useful warnings!

05-10-2006, 07:58 PM	#6
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Hmm. We have two choices with collars, a dog and a parson. Perhaps I can add reasons a bit more flamboyant for defrocking the Parson. How does this sound: For the unconscionable faux pas of spilling beer and, even more, for being such a straight-faced parson in announcing the name of a sword that is almost as saturated with innuendo as Lord Halfulion's sword in REB. ++ The Parson __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

05-10-2006, 08:30 PM	#7
The 1,000 Reader Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I don't know. Eastern ME doesn't have maps. Posts: 527	++Moon-dog. In the movie Gidget, there was a character called Moon-doggy. I thought the movie stunk, so I'm getting back at it. __________________ "And forth went Morgoth, and he was halted by the elves. Then went Sauron, who was stopped by a dog and then aged men. Finally, there came the Witch-King, who destroyed Arnor, but nobody seems to remember that." -A History of Villains

05-10-2006, 10:59 PM	#8
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	End of Day the Twenty-Ninth Moon-dog: 5 votes The Parson: 3 votes Farmer Giles: 1 vote Nell: 1 vote And so, Moon-dog was sent to the moon. Naturally. (Thus, the last Roverandom character was expelled from the game.) Day the Thirtieth finds 14 contestants remaining: The Major Minor Works Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) Gram, his dog Chrysophylax Dives The Parson Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie Smith of Wootton Major Nell Queen of Faerie The More Minor Minor Works Goldberry Badger Fíriel Mr. Day Teddy Bruno __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

05-10-2006, 09:49 AM	#2
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Sorry to have missed the vote yesterday, but mine would have made 6 against that insufferable wizard who really needed to go. Glad to see him gone. ++ MOON DOG Don't think there are any fire hydrants on the moon, so this will put him out of his misery.

05-10-2006, 07:18 PM	#4
The Only Real Estel Raffish Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far from the 'Downs, it seems :-( Posts: 2,835	I'll have to side with Celuien (no thanks to her hate-motivated campaign against poor Alf) and vote: ++ Moon Dog The first reason being: I was going to vote that way anyway, so I'm not really siding with Cel anyways. The second reason being: Well, we already evicted most of the other dogs on not much reasoning, might as well finish another off. The third being there was only enough room for one "Moon" character in this challenge - The Man In-the-Moon - who's long since gone. And lastly, "Moon" has such a negative connotation these days...

05-11-2006, 03:58 AM	#9
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	++ Mr. Day A forgettable character from a forgettable minor work. He should not be anywhere near a finalist.

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