Survivor: The Second Age

[Boromir88]

1. No imagination whatsoever. With all the designs he could have used for the One Ring, whst does he pick? A plain gold band with tacky poetry.

Anyone who can make a plain gold ring one of the most powerful instruments in Middle-earth deserves a lot of credit points.

2. Speaking of poetry, what is that all about? If he really wanted to hide his ring by making it plain, why is he putting depressing verses on it. That's stupid.

Did he want to hide it? Everyone pretty much knew he wanted to conquer the world and he made a ring to do it. And he made a Ring to control the races, that's why the bearers of the three kept their's secret.

3. And speaking of stupid, what kind of intelligent Dark Lord ties his existence to a piece of tacky jewelry? Just opening up vulnerability to his enemies there. What happens if he loses it or some enterprising hobbit melts it down? Not very smart.
It's actually quite brilliant. To point out to Tolkien's own words. As far as if he lost it? Doesn't matter:

But even if he did not wear it, that power existed and was in 'rapport' with himself: he was not 'diminished.'

Sauron bound the powers of the Ring to him, so even if he did not have it he would still retain it's powers.

As far as if someone dropping it in the lava. Not Sauron's fault that Eru decided to stick his hand in the mess. Everyone knows the Ring wouldn't have been destroyed if it wasn't for Eru. I mean Frodo sure as heck wasn't going to destroy it, that sissy...he's just a dark lord wannabbe...and Gollum just happened to slip in. Actually rather brilliant to make a ring that can only be destroyed in one place, and have it be so powerful the only way it can be destroyed is by Eru messing with the affairs.

I move to cancel Celuien's vote because I have disproved her points.