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03-29-2007, 03:12 PM
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Guard of the Citadel
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Oxon
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Ah, don't be hard on yourself...you'll just have to say bye to the Palantir and Cirdan...
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03-29-2007, 03:29 PM
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Spectre of Capitalism
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Battling evil bureaucrats at Zeta Aquilae
Posts: 987
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Lal, set us straight, please...
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03-30-2007, 03:44 AM
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A Mere Boggart
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: under the bed
Posts: 4,737
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The Might is correct here, good sirs.
You are allowed to bring: Decision 1. One Downer and Two Tolkien characters, OR you may take Three Tolkien characters. AND Decision 2. an object from Arda's long and illustrious history So, Thenamir, if you wish to bring Cirdan then I'm afraid you'll have to send Arwen to the briny depths.  *** But who shall I bring? davem - this is an obvious choice. Faramir - a better choice than Aragorn. Both would be most useful chaps to have around in a survival context, but Faramir might be less annoyingly smug. Galadriel - we would need another woman if circumstances arose where we wished to repopulate the island - she could be 'assigned' to Faramir  - and she would also have the benefit of knowing lots of very old stories and a few magical powers maybe. Otherwise I would pick Gandalf, but he might not be so useful 'paired' with Faramir...and Eowyn might be a nuisance with her grumbling (can you imagine having to put up with her gripes about being in a 'cage' if she was trapped on a desert island?!).I would say dear old Tom Bombadillo, but after several years' worth of his songs he might just get bonked on the head with a coconut, so t'would be a waste... My object would be: The Elessar - as it would ensure the island grew nice and green and all that business, meaning we would have plenty to eat.
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03-30-2007, 04:01 AM
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Alive without breath
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla
Posts: 5,912
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Ah Ha!
It's a good thread. Decision 1 I'll take: - The Phantom because Alien will probably follow thus creating much comedies  - Samwise: I hear he makes the best 'taters around! Also, it'd be good to hear some of the Gaffer's wisdom. - Gandalf: Fireworks! Decision 2 The Dragon Helm with which to scare off the sharks. 
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03-30-2007, 05:58 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Dancing on this earth for a short while
Posts: 111
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I would take:
1) Beren, because he'd kill some sharks for us to eat (I love shark) 2) A Balrog, because he could cook the shark, being a walking barbeque. He could also heat the water so I could get a bath. 3) Faramir, for company The object I would take would be a Silmaril, so we would have a source of light in the dark. We could use it as a nightlight.
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03-30-2007, 06:50 AM
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In that far land beyond the Sea
Posts: 7,431
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Interesting!
Well, even before I read TM's post, it was obvious for me (right after reading "or one Downer") to include him in the "package", for the same reasons he stated. Taking into mind the fact that we have the complete work of Tolkien with us there, I think actually nothing else is necessary. We'll just sit on the shore and ask each other trivia questions, until we both die by starvation and thirst
But if I had to be more... hmm... imaginative, then probably I'd take Saruman with me (seems a strange choice to you? He'd be great for the chatter!) - this also goes along with the possibility of taking TM, at least there will be fun - and... hmm... Galadriel. I like her far more than Lúthien, and also they might have really funny debates with Saruman by the time me and TM discuss the books. If we wanted to repopulate the island, then I'll probably have to drop either TM or Saruman, which would be a shame either way. If I understand it correctly, then I'd probably have to leave Saruman and bring in Lúthien. The way the rules stand there would be no other choice. After all... it might not be so bad. And also concerning the object... hmm... there are certainly many, many interesting things from ME... dropping the "watching TV" Palantír possibility (or even Mirror of Galadriel, when we have her.. I suppose the Mirror works even on the salt water and not only clear "fuel"), and presuming that we can't take the Flame Imperishable , then possibly something like the Elessar, so that our desolate island wouldn't be as desolate... or... (if I wanted to take Miruvor, it wouldn't be replenishable, right?)Hmm, have to think about it yet...
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03-30-2007, 07:22 AM
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A Mere Boggart
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: under the bed
Posts: 4,737
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I'd have picked Saruman and Gandalf for sure if davem was not coming, but I seriously couldn't cope with the arguments once they all got going being sarcastic with one another, and I know it would be me who was left to go and gather all the coconuts and light the bonfires.
 *awaits davem's repsonse*
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