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Old 03-04-2006, 09:13 AM   #1
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No, Kuru, you're confused. The League is a League. An alliance like yours, it seems.

The Heroic Resistance is a wider concept. A cause.

Now how about my offer?
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Old 03-04-2006, 09:17 AM   #2
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You're just trying to pull the wool over people's eyes.

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See above post.
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Old 03-04-2006, 09:24 AM   #3
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Perhaps. But surely it's better to appeal generally to a sense of justice than to bind thralls in vassalage?

And mum's the word. Donning Galvorn mail. I'll be setting off from Andunie in just under an hour...
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Old 03-04-2006, 09:29 AM   #4
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Old 03-04-2006, 09:41 AM   #5
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Old 03-04-2006, 10:24 AM   #6
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Okay, I'm kind of confused with all these Alliances, Leagues and 'wider concepts'.
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So, there's a League of Extraordinary Barrow-Downers that chooses a target every day and every League member then votes for him or her. And then there's the Alliance thing that acts about the same way. Interesting. Or a bit boring, perhaps. Then at the end of a day the group that has more members gets their candidate voted off, and there is much rejoicing? Splendid. But what about us lone wolves?

Really, what does a girl have to do to get some support nowadays -- join a trade-union?


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Now that her not-so-loving-husband's gone you'd think she'd loosen up a bit; but she's still boring. Moaning, complaining, not having fun. I don't want her on the show, and I don't want to read her awful story ever again.
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I would think that after her husband got voted off she'd lighten up. But Noooo!
Ah, but every show must have the snappish one who is never happy with the way things are. Other contestants and even the viewers make her the official scapegoat whom they can blame for, I don't know, wars, global warming... anything they can think of. Don't you think that keeping her around would be good for people's mental health? Plus, at least this lady has some temper unlike a certain Noldo. *coughGlorfindelcough*
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Old 03-04-2006, 11:08 AM   #7
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And so it continues...

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Old 03-04-2006, 11:12 AM   #8
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No, Spawn. The League is being called upon to temporarily defend a quality character from the assault of The Alliance of Doom. It was Sauce's vote that forced The League's hand. He has shown himself willing to make annoying me his first priority rather than carefully considering and weighing characters, and that is simply not right. So, The League is coming against him, to show him that he and his friends in the "Alliance of Doom" aren't the only power on this thread.

The League supports good honest debate over mindless vendettas.

Thanks for your support Celuien, Tuor, and lord.

More will come.
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Old 03-04-2006, 11:31 AM   #9
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The League supports good honest debate over mindless vendettas.
So we do.

Elrond must not fall today! He is so much more than a standard-bearer, functionary, or other relatively insignificant anthill denizen.
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Elrond was so important that they did not begin the next age until he left. It was only after his departure that Men could begin their dominion, which makes it quite clear that Elrond, due to his lineage and power, was technically the top authority in Middle Earth. It was no accident that the fate of Middle Earth was decided in Rivendell at the Council of Elrond.
That about says it all.

I stand with Elrond for his wisdom, courage, and general...awesomeness.
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Old 03-04-2006, 12:19 PM   #10
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I too love and respect Elrond. My help may not prove important, but if it affords my Erendis campaign a little sympathy then it could be doubly worthwhile.

Spawn, you are wrong to call Erendis 'the snappish one' or a generally exciting anti-establishment malcontent (as you so clearly implied ). She is a grumpy and worthless old bat whom no-one could possibly like.

Eviction is too good for her. I say we feed her to the wolves.
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Old 03-04-2006, 02:34 PM   #11
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No, Spawn. The League is being called upon to temporarily defend a quality character from the assault of The Alliance of Doom. It was Sauce's vote that forced The League's hand. He has shown himself willing to make annoying me his first priority rather than carefully considering and weighing characters, and that is simply not right. So, The League is coming against him, to show him that he and his friends in the "Alliance of Doom" aren't the only power on this thread.

The League supports good honest debate over mindless vendettas.
Ah, sounds honourable, your phantomness. However, I haven't seen much honest debate today. Fuinur was chosen for the 'Save Elrond' vote without much ado, and after that there has been very little talk about anyone else. Elrond has two votes. A big bandwagon for saving him seems a bit superfluous, although maybe its purpose is just to prove how powerful you really are. Pretty impressive, actually. Well, I look forward to hearing more of people's personal interests tomorrow.


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Spawn, you are wrong to call Erendis 'the snappish one' or a generally exciting anti-establishment malcontent (as you so clearly implied ).She is a grumpy and worthless old bat whom no-one could possibly like.
Why, I agree completely. She's horrible. But she provokes emotions. People gather in front of their TV sets every time to wonder her latest whims - and imagine the related merchandise: dartboards with her face printed on them, for example. Although... she might be just a bit too horrendous to keep around for long.

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I too love and respect Elrond. My help may not prove important, but if it affords my Erendis campaign a little sympathy then it could be doubly worthwhile.
Well, Fuinur has now eight votes, so it really doesn't seem to be making a difference anymore (that's some skilled fawning, nonetheless ). Hmmm, a little sympathy you want?
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Old 03-04-2006, 03:30 PM   #12
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The League of Extraordinary Barrow-Downers wishes to save Elrond, and so I will cast my vote for:

+ + FUINUR

Far be it from us to see any Noldor doomed to death.

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Old 03-04-2006, 07:29 PM   #13
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Your reason "I voted for Elrond because he wasn't popular in the last game" is not a solid reason compared to my text-based defense of Elrond, therefore I don't see how can you justify voting for Elrond. A decision like that adds nothing but randomness to the game.
But see, without randomness, either Sauron or Isildur would win by default, because Treebeard for example-conqured nothing in the Second Age that matches Middle-Earth.
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