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Estelyn Telcontar · 04-26-2006, 10:24 AM

Could we get rid of that extra "o" in the King's name before the deadline? The misspelling is bugging me!

Celuien · 04-26-2006, 06:23 PM

++ KING AUGUSTUS BONIFACIUS
On with the Revolution.

(And let's save Elempi.

)

Alcarillo · 04-26-2006, 07:26 PM

++King Augustus Bonifacius

*waves red banner* Long live the Revolution!

littlemanpoet · 04-26-2006, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

Could we get rid of that extra "o" in the King's name before the deadline? The misspelling is bugging me!

But it establishes a delicious pun! Don't you think Tolkien was quite intentional with it?

Bêthberry · 04-26-2006, 08:24 PM

Well, really I think that the Barrow Wight has hung around quite long enough and could do with a relocation exercise, but I'll save him for another day when he might be more likely to receive that dispatch.

In other words,

++ Augie Bono, Tyrannus... Rex

Assuming that spelling irregularities and alternate name forms do not mitigate against the court's pleasure.

Diamond18 · 04-26-2006, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

But it establishes a delicious pun! Don't you think Tolkien was quite intentional with it?

Um, it was my spelling error.

littlemanpoet · 04-26-2006, 08:41 PM

Oh.

Oops.

Ah what the heck! Good pun anyway!

Diamond18 · 04-26-2006, 11:08 PM

Regicide was the name of the game on day sixteen. The foes of the Smith backed down but cries of "Save Elempi!" still rang acrss the beach, and Auggie Bonnie was made their whipping boy.

King Augustus Bonifacius: 7 votes

The Parson: 1 vote

And so, the King was fed to the Dragon for midday snack.

Day the Seventeenth finds 30 contestants remaining:

Farmer Giles of Ham

Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)
Gram, his dog
Chrysophylax Dives
The Miller
The Parson
Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith

Smith of Wootton Major/Leaf By Niggle

Master Cook Rider
Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie
Smith of Wootton Major
Nell
Queen of Faerie
Niggle

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Poems)

Goldberry
Badger
Old Man Willow
The Barrow-wight
Goodman Maggott
Fíriel

Roverandom

Roverandom
The Wizard Artaxerxes
Mew, the Seagull
Moon-dog
Mer-dog
Uin, the Whale

Mr. Bliss

Mr. Day
Archie
Teddy
Bruno
Herbert Dorkins
Egbert Dorkins

littlemanpoet · 04-27-2006, 09:22 AM

Hmmmm.... 6 on each team. Whereas there are folks I would preserve, there is nobody I really want gone. However, 'tis time to show that ignorance does beget results, and so I shall vote to decrease the numbers of characters from the one book I have NOT read.

++ Herbert Dorkins

With a name like that, he really has to go. He isn't even his own! I mean, look at the name. "Her" bert. Her who? Not a very self-possessed person. Reason enough!

Anguirel · 04-27-2006, 09:29 AM

Hmm. Hrrrom. I wonder who I'll pick.

Oh, what about this bright idea!

++SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR

04-26-2006, 10:24 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Could we get rid of that extra "o" in the King's name before the deadline? The misspelling is bugging me! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-26-2006, 06:23 PM	#2
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	++ KING AUGUSTUS BONIFACIUS On with the Revolution. (And let's save Elempi. ) __________________ 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.

04-26-2006, 08:24 PM	#5
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Well, really I think that the Barrow Wight has hung around quite long enough and could do with a relocation exercise, but I'll save him for another day when he might be more likely to receive that dispatch. In other words, ++ Augie Bono, Tyrannus... Rex Assuming that spelling irregularities and alternate name forms do not mitigate against the court's pleasure. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

04-26-2006, 11:08 PM	#8
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	End of Day the Sixteenth Regicide was the name of the game on day sixteen. The foes of the Smith backed down but cries of "Save Elempi!" still rang acrss the beach, and Auggie Bonnie was made their whipping boy. King Augustus Bonifacius: 7 votes The Parson: 1 vote And so, the King was fed to the Dragon for midday snack. Day the Seventeenth finds 30 contestants remaining: Farmer Giles of Ham Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) Gram, his dog Chrysophylax Dives The Miller The Parson Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith Smith of Wootton Major/Leaf By Niggle Master Cook Rider Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie Smith of Wootton Major Nell Queen of Faerie Niggle The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Poems) Goldberry Badger Old Man Willow The Barrow-wight Goodman Maggott Fíriel Roverandom Roverandom The Wizard Artaxerxes Mew, the Seagull Moon-dog Mer-dog Uin, the Whale Mr. Bliss Mr. Day Archie Teddy Bruno Herbert Dorkins Egbert Dorkins __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

04-27-2006, 09:29 AM	#10
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Hmm. Hrrrom. I wonder who I'll pick. Oh, what about this bright idea! ++SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

04-26-2006, 07:26 PM	#3
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	++King Augustus Bonifacius waves red banner Long live the Revolution!

04-26-2006, 08:41 PM	#7
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Oh. Oops. Ah what the heck! Good pun anyway!

04-27-2006, 09:22 AM	#9
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Hmmmm.... 6 on each team. Whereas there are folks I would preserve, there is nobody I really want gone. However, 'tis time to show that ignorance does beget results, and so I shall vote to decrease the numbers of characters from the one book I have NOT read. ++ Herbert Dorkins With a name like that, he really has to go. He isn't even his own! I mean, look at the name. "Her" bert. Her who? Not a very self-possessed person. Reason enough!