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Old 02-29-2008, 01:46 PM   #1
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Dark-Eye Worst Middle Earth Occupations

While doing rather meaningless tasks at my job, I began to wonder what the worst occupations in Middle Earth would look like. Here is what I have come up with so far:

1. Dentist to the Mouth of Sauron.
2. Shire Nutritionist.
3. Harbinger of bad news to Morgoth.
4. Feanor’s anger management coach.
5. Orkin man in the realm of Mordor.
6. Polisher of Grond.

Please add on if you wish....
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Old 02-29-2008, 01:53 PM   #2
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Well if we can stretch Middle Earth to include Numenor then I should think that being Aldarion and Erendis' marriage guidance counsellor would have been a bit of a challenge...
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Old 03-04-2008, 04:04 AM   #3
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Old 03-04-2008, 12:18 PM   #4
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hehe. Absolutely hilarious, yet slightly disturbing, image of a Balrog in a pink tutu!
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Old 03-10-2008, 04:21 PM   #5
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- Hobbit dietician

- Oliphant cage cleaner

- Elven funeral director (not much business, really... They are actually behind a lot of the wars the Elves get into)

- Sauron's optician.
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Old 03-11-2008, 07:10 AM   #6
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Old 03-17-2008, 01:20 PM   #7
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Old 03-19-2008, 07:58 AM   #8
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-Mordorian census-taker.
-Barad-dur marketing representive.
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Old 05-14-2008, 10:30 PM   #9
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Old 05-14-2008, 10:53 PM   #10
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Old 05-15-2008, 01:13 AM   #11
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Hmmmm....worst professions?

1) Hobbit podiatrist ('Well, I wouldn't be very proud of those feet, Mr. Proudfoot.')
2) Dwarvish matchmaker ('Oh, you'll love her beard, Mr. Stonehelm, it's...ummm...just like yours!')
3) Arborist in Fangorn ('I was just trying to prune some dead branches. How did I know he was an Ent?')
4) Hospitality Director at Mordor's Center for Tourism
5) Gollum's psychoanalyst
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Old 05-15-2008, 09:28 PM   #12
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Old 05-22-2008, 05:54 AM   #13
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having to take the inner leg measurements from under his cloak...eww
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Old 06-08-2009, 04:33 PM   #14
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Old 06-08-2009, 05:28 PM   #15
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- Turin's anger management councillor

- vegan shopowner in the Shire

- Gollum's dentist (and that's without even getting
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Old 06-10-2009, 03:44 AM   #16
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- shoemakers in the Shire
- Denethor's therapist
- Smeagol's grandmother... having to tell the kids to not fight over rings.

I fancy Denethor's cook to have not a very bad time though, and so do Thranduil's wine tasters.
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Old 06-10-2009, 01:46 PM   #17
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Old 06-10-2009, 01:54 PM   #18
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Old 06-12-2009, 01:01 PM   #19
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Old 06-12-2009, 01:50 PM   #20
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Old 06-12-2009, 02:23 PM   #21
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Old 06-12-2009, 02:45 PM   #22
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Okay this is just a bit stereotypical but I couldn't resist.

Aragorn's mother in law. I mean like if he were not with Arwen. I could picture her nagging him.
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Old 06-12-2009, 02:51 PM   #23
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Just imagine her:
''Were the Mordor(hell)have you been?Alas my daughter that didn't listen to my advice and got married to you!She does this all alone to give you spare time and YOU ARE NOT KING YET!''
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"Look at that throne there. It has dirt on it. If you are going to be a King you need a clean throne. Why does your sword have blood on it? Are you abusing my daughter?"

If Sauron had a mother in law that would just be really funny.
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Old 06-12-2009, 02:57 PM   #25
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"Why do you wear maskarah,Cursed(dear)?Shouldn't you fire these wights and hire at last a proper buttler?And that jerk to stay away my grandchildren until he washes his teeth!''
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Old 12-27-2010, 05:59 PM   #26
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Ugluk's housekeeper certainly has a tough job!
Master Ugluk, would you please start taking off your boots when you come home?
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Most of the upper rooms are bright pink and furnished with fluffy sofas.
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Old 01-09-2011, 07:53 PM   #29
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Saruman's orc-scout in Fangorn Forest.
Orc dressmaker.
Treebeard's time management guide.
Anyone holding a birthday party for an Elf - Happy nine hundred seventy six thousand eight hundred and thirty fifth birthday, sir! What hall will you spare for the storage of the candles?
A tourist in the Barrow Downs. That is, the real Barrow Downs.
Gollum's cook.
Glaurung's optician.
Legolas' secretary - Legolas, sir, 30 appointments per day is not enough. You'll have to change the schedule to 50 appointments a day - there already is a line of about two thousand fangirls requesting a meeting...
Smaug's bank accountant (that's what it's called, isn't it?)
The person who does Gandalf's laundry - you naughty wizard, you've stained your beautiful white robes again!!!
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Old 01-14-2011, 01:15 PM   #31
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