Taters to Taters - II

[Galadriel55]

I think that Denethor and Saruman are too grave and serious to be called absurd. And I guess I could agree about There and Back Again.

So at the moment it is between Legolas, Bombadil, and attercop.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I find that the problem is that none of these things are really absurd in essence, sure you can argue that Denethor did some absurd things in his latter days, but that is pretty much the extend of it. It is only Bombadil where you can make a proper case of the very character being a bit of an absurdity (though very competent in his own right).

I guess you could take the Legolas skateboarding and other antics and pin the absurd label on that. You could even claim that it is absurd that a man as gifted as Tolkien could not make the Legolas character work, but all of this seems a tad vague.

[Galadriel55]

This seems to make most sense, and I see most of you agree with me.

++BOMBADIL

For being the most absurd songster in ME.

[Nogrod]

Oh my!

Surely any decent hobbit could have told you that making an adventure is at the same time an absurd idea no level minded hobbit would even entertain in their right minds, but that going voluntarily into such perils would be plain ridiculous, senseless and foolish while you could just sit in the Green Dragon with the best of company!

But well, it seems no "big people" ever understand things from the POV of the hobbits. And well, you know who to blame this worlds has gone bad...

[Boromir88]

And the Round 1 victory...

Meneltarmacil.

Congrats and as I said, Bombadil was for sure going to be one of the front runners.

Personally I was pulling for the surprise of "There and Back Again" or Attercop.

I was quite intrigued by the argument of from a Hobbit POV, Bilbo's adventure was the most absurd thing a hobbit could do. Any decent and respectable hobbit would definitely label it absurd, and heck Bilbo for a while also thought it absurd too! And come to think of it, from a message (although about one of the different people) the point was made, that most outsiders would probably find the characters and Tolkien's story as an "absurd story."

Then the arguments made for Attercop, and perhaps Legolas making a late push, there might have been a chance for them.

Still, the leading representative of absurdity keeps the title. For you need no different perspective, nor argument for Bombadil. He is. And that is, without question, absurd.

Next round coming up in a few hours. Continued discussion on this round is encouraged (but not required)...and if anyone else wishes to share what their card was, may do so now.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

And come to think of it, from a message (although about one of the different people) the point was made, that most outsiders would probably find the characters and Tolkien's story as an "absurd story."

More like the fans were absurd for liking the story to begin with, and then horror of horrors, discussing it on the internet with like minded strangers!

[Boromir88]

Tally

Menel - 1 (Absurd)

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ROUND 2

Greenie...best of luck trying to judge this round. Woah quite a nice variety and many ways to go...

Cirdan
Maedhros
Thuringwethil
Yavanna
Eorl the Young
Gimli
Formenos
Ugluk
Isildur's Bane
Anduril
Blades of Westernesse

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