The Hobbit Survivor - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kuruharan · 01-13-2006, 07:23 PM

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He is not a strong contestant in the physical challenges nor is he strong in the mental/memory ones. He sits back and lets other take the lead in difficult decisions therefore claiming he has done no one wrong.

*GHASP*

Rational reasons are one thing, gross distortions and outright lies are quite another! You know as well as anybody that Dori won both the Hobbit Carrying and Hobbit Tossing competitions. He was also the first to figure out how to climb up, then down, then up a tree. If that is not a sign of mental alacrity I don’t know what is.

I suggest you rethink your reasons.

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I can also name at least two people who want to: Saucepan Man and Holbytlass.

A proverb for the ages:

When in doubt, disagree with them.

Celuien · 01-13-2006, 08:53 PM

++THROR

Getting back to dead Dwarf tossing.

Formendacil · 01-14-2006, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuruharan

A proverb for the ages:

When in doubt, disagree with them.

On the proverbial quality of that saying we agree, if on nothing else. It is, in fact, my plan in this game, as in the first, to place my votes as strategically as possible to the ruin of the plans most dear to certain villagers- these "certain villagers" changing from day to day, of course. In today's case, that means "off with Thror".

Anguirel · 01-14-2006, 07:07 AM

++BOLG

Even if you don't buy the GLOB theory that this so called goblin is in fact a capitalistic destroyer, this becomes essentially a linguistic battle of monosyllabic roots.

BOLG is uneuphonious and cumbersome on the ear. It is not conducive to word-play, poetry, erudition or song. It is not impressive or frightening in the way that Sauron is; it lacks the quaintness of Bert; and the counter-cultural value of Azog. As baddy names go, this one is pretty poor.

THROR seems an evocation of the rockface over which he ruled. A hard, simple name, but yet one tempered with the strength and warlike energy that sums up the Dwarven race. A gruff, uncompromising, and ultimately emotive sound.

Down with boring Bolg!

Besides-Thror lost his Kingdom and died in exile. That's romantic. You've got to appreciate that.

Celuien · 01-14-2006, 02:16 PM

Ah, but Ang, there is another theory about the Bolg issue. Is it not possible that Bolg results from an unfortunate error, handed down by careless storytellers who copied and recopied the Red Book over the ages? Indeed, I believe that Bolg was originally Bold, a uniquely courageous and, well, bold goblin who was known as a hero to the folk of Eriador for holding back his less pleasant fellow goblins before distortions entered the tale. No, no, an evil Bolg is slander to a great leader, whom (by the way) I think should get a chance to win Hobbit Survivor.

Glirdan · 01-14-2006, 02:50 PM

++Bolg He's the son of Azog and might try and get vengeance for his dear old dad.

Glirdan · 01-14-2006, 09:07 PM

Today the voting was rather contained between two contestants. The irony in this is that they were both voted out. Bolg and Thror werer the victims to be cast out. "They're probably going to attack each other if they don't get out of here soon!" Belladonna cried. That night at tribal council, people spread their votes out to get rid of them both:

Bolg - 6
Thror - 6

With that, they both left together. However, half way to the boat, they started attacking each other and killed each other.

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Contestants voted out:
Bofur
Ori
Durin (The first King Under the Mountain)
Nori
Fundin
Gandalf
Nain (father of Dain)
Bungo Bagins
Chief of Guards
Thorin
Bilbo
Golfimbul
Carc
Gollum
The Master
Dwalin
Bifur
Great Goblin
Bard
Azog
Oin
Dain
Necromancer
Old Took
Bert
Galion (Elvenking's Butler)
Girion
Thror (grandsire of Thorin)
Bolg

The remaining contestants:

Dwarves/Bad Guys
Balin
Bombur
Dori
Fili
Gloin
Kili
Thrain (father of Thorin)
Chief Warg
Smaug
William
Tom

Men/Elves/Others
Beorn
Elrond
Elvenking
Eagle Lord
Roac
Belladonna Took
Bullroarer (Bilbo's great ancestor)

Eonwe · 01-14-2006, 09:15 PM

lets hear it for the elrond! a bookish bore. all he can do is blow his nose (when its not buried in a book of moon runes that can only be read every fifty years) and try to look wise!

++Elrond

01-13-2006, 08:53 PM	#2
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	++THROR Getting back to dead Dwarf tossing. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

01-14-2006, 07:07 AM	#4
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	++BOLG Even if you don't buy the GLOB theory that this so called goblin is in fact a capitalistic destroyer, this becomes essentially a linguistic battle of monosyllabic roots. BOLG is uneuphonious and cumbersome on the ear. It is not conducive to word-play, poetry, erudition or song. It is not impressive or frightening in the way that Sauron is; it lacks the quaintness of Bert; and the counter-cultural value of Azog. As baddy names go, this one is pretty poor. THROR seems an evocation of the rockface over which he ruled. A hard, simple name, but yet one tempered with the strength and warlike energy that sums up the Dwarven race. A gruff, uncompromising, and ultimately emotive sound. Down with boring Bolg! Besides-Thror lost his Kingdom and died in exile. That's romantic. You've got to appreciate that. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

01-14-2006, 02:16 PM	#5
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Ah, but Ang, there is another theory about the Bolg issue. Is it not possible that Bolg results from an unfortunate error, handed down by careless storytellers who copied and recopied the Red Book over the ages? Indeed, I believe that Bolg was originally Bold, a uniquely courageous and, well, bold goblin who was known as a hero to the folk of Eriador for holding back his less pleasant fellow goblins before distortions entered the tale. No, no, an evil Bolg is slander to a great leader, whom (by the way) I think should get a chance to win Hobbit Survivor. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

01-14-2006, 02:50 PM	#6
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	++Bolg He's the son of Azog and might try and get vengeance for his dear old dad. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

01-14-2006, 09:07 PM	#7
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Day 25 Today the voting was rather contained between two contestants. The irony in this is that they were both voted out. Bolg and Thror werer the victims to be cast out. "They're probably going to attack each other if they don't get out of here soon!" Belladonna cried. That night at tribal council, people spread their votes out to get rid of them both: Bolg - 6 Thror - 6 With that, they both left together. However, half way to the boat, they started attacking each other and killed each other. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contestants voted out: Bofur Ori Durin (The first King Under the Mountain) Nori Fundin Gandalf Nain (father of Dain) Bungo Bagins Chief of Guards Thorin Bilbo Golfimbul Carc Gollum The Master Dwalin Bifur Great Goblin Bard Azog Oin Dain Necromancer Old Took Bert Galion (Elvenking's Butler) Girion Thror (grandsire of Thorin) Bolg The remaining contestants: Dwarves/Bad Guys Balin Bombur Dori Fili Gloin Kili Thrain (father of Thorin) Chief Warg Smaug William Tom Men/Elves/Others Beorn Elrond Elvenking Eagle Lord Roac Belladonna Took Bullroarer (Bilbo's great ancestor) __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

01-14-2006, 09:15 PM	#8
Eonwe Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In a world grown ever smaller. Posts: 678	lets hear it for the elrond! a bookish bore. all he can do is blow his nose (when its not buried in a book of moon runes that can only be read every fifty years) and try to look wise! ++Elrond __________________ I've got bridge club on Wednesday, Archery on Thursday, Dancing on a Friday night!