The Official Entmoot Presidential Debate

[Tessar]

Originally posted by Jonathan
How do you feel that Tolkien's ‘Lord of the Rings’ has effected your life?


Not only LotR, but The Hobbit and The Silmarillion too, have strengthened the friendship between me and my other Tolkien-loving friends. It has been fantastic to be able to discuss Tolkien’s world with my friends, to argue with them about the Balrog’s wings and the two Glorfindels.
With the new LotR movies, our friendship has grown even stronger as we arrange movie nights to watch the extended versions of the films. I’m looking forward to our “super LotR day” when we will be watching the extended versions of all three films on the same day.



If you could meet Mr. Tolkien in real life, what would you say and do?


I would buy him a drink and thank him for the wonderful world he has created. If possible, I would like to sit down and chat with him about the various languages he has invented and discuss their grammar and vocabulary, and ask him about things like where the Orcs actually come from, if the ears of the Elves are pointy or not, and who Tom Bombadil really is. I want to get a picture of the real world of Tolkien and get rid of all the myths and flaws.


How many of Tolkien’s books have you read? Please give the titles.


The Hobbit was my first book, which I read in school. After that I had gotten really interested in Tolkien and got myself a copy of The Silmarillion. Immediately after I had finished The Silmarillion,
I started reading LotR.
I also have a book which contains the LotR appendix and some other Tolkien things. This summer I will start reading the HoME series.


If some one were crossing the street with a book titled 'Bored of the Rings', what would be your reaction? Would you:
A: Smile and wave.
B: Smile, wave, and seethe inwardly.
C: Frown
D: Frown and seethe inwardly
E: Run across the street, and beat the hell out of them.
F: Run across the street and beat the hell out of them with their book.
G: Run across the street and beat the hell out of them with your Limited Edition version of Tolkien's 'The Silmarilion' for only $4.99 that you got at Walden Books and have read at least a few hundred times and always carry with you because you try to live your life based on the rules within it.
H: Other. If so, please explain what 'other' is.


I haven’t read Bored of the Rings, but I would just smile. I don’t see anything wrong in making a parody of LotR. In fact, I think a parody could be very entertaining


Lets say you've just gotten home from work, and it's been a hard day. Your boss threw up all over your report, your dog was lying dead across the little 'welcome' rug when you got home, and your radio is broken and is playing rap music non-stop. The only release from your torture is the little 'Sting' replica hanging on your wall. What would you do?


If all my attempts to wipe off the boss’s vomit, revive the dog and fix the radio – I guess I’d burn my report, bury the dog and smash the radio with my Sting replica. But only after I have gotten tired of the rap music


How do you feel about the new editions of Lord of the Rings coming out with sad little pictures from the movies plastered all over the cover?


I have seen worse covers. Anyway it is the inside which counts.

I sense much perfectionism in you, not to mention argumentativeness! You seem to argue about the small things (balrog wings? pointy ears?) and forget the big things (Like, Why did Strider Cross the Street? To get to the elfstone on the other side!).

[Jonathan]

Originally posted by Tessar
I sense much perfectionism in you, not to mention argumentativeness! You seem to argue about the small things (balrog wings? pointy ears?) and forget the big things (Like, Why did Strider Cross the Street? To get to the elfstone on the other side!).

Yes, I've been called a perfectionist by many

[hectorberlioz]

here Lalaith_Elf....

[Lalaith_Elf]

Thanks - but I forgot I'd already voted... sorry