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If Tolkien had written the Rings today We would see...
Musicians Renamed Because Of LOTR Fame
Nine Reasons Why Bill the Pony was Glad to Leave the Fellowship
The Orcsers
Reasons why "Mellon" is a Very Strange Word for Friend
10 signs my dog thinks I'm waaay to into this movie
Things in FOTR that make me laugh
Top Ten Beatles tunes for the Fab 4 version of Rings
Top Ten Commerical Possibilities
Top 10 Items That Will Not be Sold in Stores
Top Ten Names for the Orcs of LOTR
Top Ten "Official" E-Mail Addys
Top 10 reasons Rosie loves Sams Pans
Top 10 ways Boromir could have survived in the movie
Why AngryPixie Loves Orli/Legolas

Top Ten Beatles tunes for the Fab 4 version of Rings

Ten: Bilbo-the Long and Winding Road..
Nine: Elrond-We Can Work it Out..
Eight: the Crebain-Blackbird..
Seven: Frodo-Help!..
Six: Sam-Hard days Night..
Five: the Fellowship-Revolution 9..
Four: Gandalf in Moria-Let it Be..
Three: Legolas-the Two of Us..
Two: Galadrial-Norwegian Wood..
One: Frodo again-Carry that weight...

- Elfstone
Top 10 Commercial Possibilities.

While I applaud their support through the DVD/test-drive program, I never quite understood the connection between Kia vehicles and The Fellowship of the Ring. At the same time, there were plenty of missed opportunities for marketing tie-ins through product placement. Perhaps we'll see some edited into the extended edition? (Apologies if some of these do not play well outside the USA. Double apologies if some of these do not play well outside my own twisted wit.)

10. The Old Gaffer checks his mailbox (ha!) and pulls out an invitation to Bilbo's party. The telltale Hallmark crown insignia on the envelope lets you know that wealthy hobbits care enough to send the very best.

9. At the Prancing Pony, "Mr. Underhill" attempts to pay for the drinks with his Visa Check Card - which lists his real name. The card is rejected, his cover is blown, and Strider pounces on him ("You draw far too much attention...") before befuddled Barliman Butterbur can summon the police.

8. As the Fellowship trudges up Caradhras, the camera zooms in on Legolas' sure-footed walk atop the snow. The triple stripe design on his footwear reminds you that Elves wear Adidas.

7. Preparing to trek through Moria, Gandalf deftly screws in a light bulb atop his staff. The caverns are bathed in a soft white glow. The General Electric logo makes a brief cameo.

6. "I'm hungry," Pippin complains, as Gandalf considers the three passages in Moria. Aragorn offers him a lemba, baked with care by the Keebler Elves.

5. Meanwhile, Gandalf consults a Rand-McNally road atlas. "Ahhh! It's that way!"

4. "You shall not pass!" Subtle modifications cause the Balrog's head to bear an uncanny resemblance to the Dodge Ram logo. (This spot quietly paid for by the Ford Motor Company.)

3. "A lament for Gandalf," Legolas notes. In his hands he carries a beverage. One cannot mistake the red label and contoured bottle of Coca-Cola (official soda of Lothlorien).

2. We see the Uruk-hai slapping each other with white paint handprints. We might as well see them dip their hands in the Sherwin-Williams paint bucket.

1. Wearing the One Ring to avoid Boromir's treachery, Frodo sees a vision of the fortress of Barad-Dur. His gaze rises up, up, the black tower until he sees, to his horror, the menacing eyeball of CBS.
- MirkwoodJRJ
Top 10 Items That Will Not be Sold in Stores

1. Self inflating Watcher in the Water (for fun at bathtime)
2. Bill the Pony cuddly toy (we all should have one)
3. 7 pairs of big black cotton panties with a different character on each (why aren't there 9 days in a week?)
4. Full hobbit costume.
5. Balrog wings to replace those naff angels wings bought for clubbing last year!
6. Wigs.
7. Ears.
8. Foot wigs. (do hobbits wear toe rings?)
9. Staples (for the less discerning)
10. Templates for LOTR tattoos (seriously)

- Dimples Gamgee
Things in FOTR that make me laugh

1. Pippin asking about 2nd breakfast and when Aragorn throws him and Merry apples Pippin looks up to the sky.
2. Pippins’ mission, quest type thing at Rivendell and him then asking “Where are we going?”
3. Sam telling Gandalf that he hasn’t been dropping no eves.
4. Pippins’ face after the skeleton falls in the well.
5. Merry eating apples
6. Pippin and Merry not knowing what to do with the firework once they have lit it
7. Pippin and Merry learning to sword fight with Boromir.
8. The broken carrot
9. Pippin going off to the bar to get a pint at TPP
10. Sam calling Aragorn “longshanks”

- Sam Wood
If Tolkien had written the Rings today
We would see:

No evidence of smoking - bad bad bad - must be politically correct, you know .
Galadriel's Web Cam.
Elves and Dwarves would be fighting in court instead of at the council.
Either Pippin or Merry or both would have been a girl.
Gimli would have been black or hispanic.
Legolas and Arwen would have had reverse roles in the story, including the marriage.
Aragorn would give a vindication speech at his coronation.
The Eye Of Sauron would have been represented as a microchip implanted in the ring.
Sam's character's profession would have been mill or factory worker at Bag End, Inc.
Tooks = Kennedys... think about it
Rather than taking long walks through The Shire, Frodo would be best known for his long periods online, surfing the web andchatting with friends.
Random "don't do drugs" or "fight AIDS" message would have been incorporated into the story.
The ring would be silver and worn on the thumb... or be an earring... or a toe ring... or a nose ring... or a tongue bolt... or... well you know it could go anywhere.

- StefBaggins
Why AngryPixie Loves Orli/Legolas:

10. The way Legolas wields those knives
9. The way he fires those arrows
8. That silver shirt
7. His no fear attitude
6. His grace and poise
5. Orli's Australian FotR premier outfit
4. His acting ability
3. The way his eyes twinkle when he smiles
2. His voice
...and the one thing which excites AngryPixie more than anything...
1. His enormous bowl of M+M's

- TO Elf

Top Ten 'official' email addys!!!

10) FrodoandBilbo@BagEnd.com.me
9) SamwiseGamgee@TheShire.com.me
8) Saruman@Orthanc.org
7) Arwen@Rivendell.com.me
6) Billthepony@GatesofMoria.com.me
5) Gimli@Moria.com.me
4) Gandalf@BridgeofKhazadDum.net
3) Galadriel@lothlorien.com.me
2) Aragorn@argonath.com
And the number one 'official' email addy is ..........
Im_a_ringer_and_proud_of_it@lordoftherings.net
- goldenberry

Reasons Why 'Mellon' is a Very Strange Name for Friend

10) I keep imagining my friends are great big watermelons
9) Ahriell takes offence at being called a watermelon
8) Ahriell throws great big biege cushions at you when you call her a watermelon
7) When Ahriell throws a cushion at you it makes you fall off the chat room bar top onto Saruman
6) Saruman, contrary to popular belief, does not make a good landing mat!
5) Noone knows what the plural of 'mellon' is
4) Did I mention that I keep imagining my friends as great big watermelons?
3) Valkyrie (or was it Primula) is able to turn the phrase "Namarie Mellon" into "Never marry a melon!" or something very similar!!!
2) Although you can use "Namarie" in real life and still maintain a certain degree of dignity, try using "mellon" while maintaining your dignity!!!
And the number one reason why "mellon" is a very strange name for "friend" is..............
Did I mention that I keep imagining you all as great big watermelons!!!
Oh and special mention to Becki's suggestion that it implies your friends are round and yellow!!!
- goldenberry
Nine Reasons Why Bill the Pony was Glad to Leave the Fellowship

1. He was tired of just getting the cores after Merry ate all of the apples.
2. He didn't like the way Pippin started looking at him after they ran out of tomatoes, sausages and nice, crispy bacon.
3. He was jealous of all the attention Frodo was getting from Sam.
4. He was tired of Sam taking things out of Frodo's pack and adding it to Bill's baggage with a cheerful, "You can take a bit more, can't you Bill?"
5. He was disappointed at Legolas' aloofness. Although Bill had heard Elves were wonderful with animals, Legolas was too busy trading insults with Gimli to whisper sweet things in Bill's ears.
6. He found it difficult to hide from the crebain from Dunland in the scrublands of Hollin.
7. He didn't appreciate Boromir's brilliant idea of tying his shield to Bill's tail and using the pony as a snowplow to get off the slopes of Caradhras, as Boromir shouted repeatedly, "Gondor will see it done!" whilst heaving the pony backwards through the snow.
8. He just knew Merry and Pippin were going to stir up some kind of trouble throwing rocks in the water outside the Moria Gate.
9.He thought starving at Bill Ferny's was starting to look pretty good compared to facing the long, dark of Moria. If Aragorn believed it was no big deal for the pony to carry everyone's baggage for hundreds of miles over mountainous terrain through blizzards and wolf attacks, but thought the Mines of Moria "no place for a pony," it MUST be bad!
- Mirthwood
10. He wanted to talk to his agent to see why Fatty Lumpkin was always getting the good jobs. (Rosie)
11. He finally figured out the cruel joke Gandalf had played on him whenever he slowed or faltered. Gandalf never intended for Bill to reach the carrot tied to the end of that staff as the wizard walked in front of him. (lonevoice)
Well FotR might not have got all that we wished for it at the Oscars but not many people realised on the same night was another award show, The Orcsers. It's an annual award ceremony for 'Films shot in New Zealand starring International casts based on the writings of English authors and, needless to say, FotR was tipped to pull off a whitewash this year. Here's a rundown of the Orcsers FotR took home: Unfortunately, I think the only one FotR didn't get was 'Best portrayal of a Elf Queens' Husband'. Hopefully though, Viggo will get that one in a couple of years.
- Baron Wilderness
Musicians Renamed Because Of LOTR Fame!
The following artists would now like to be referred to by their new LOTR-Inspired names.

Elfin John - formerly known as Elton John
(symbol of an Elvish 9) - formerly known as Prince
Frodo Fighters - formerly known as Foo Fighters
Pippin Park - formerly known as Linkin Park
Gimli Roth - formerly known as David Lee Roth
Lee Mirkwood - formerly known as Lee Greenwood
Hobbit Maggot's Farm - formerly known as Alien Ant Farm
System Of A Dwarf - formerly known as System Of A Down
Sum 9 - formerly known as Sum 41
Sauronsmack - formerly known as Godsmack
Nelly Frodo - formerly known as Nelly Furtado
Sauron Eye Cherry - formerly known as Eagle Eye Cherry
Dave Merry Band - formerly known as Dave Matthews Band
Aragorn Supply - formerly known as Air Supply

- stefbaggins
Top 10 reasons Rosie loves Sams Pans

10. That Happy Mambo
9. That nice cologne
8. That "Pants" To Elf teasing
7. That "Thank you very much for the beautiful gift!"
6. That Jail cell
5. That Football uniform (oh wait..thats Rudy!!)
3. That extra 30 lbs
2. That Samwise accent and grumpy face
1. That Happy Mambo

- Rosie
10 signs my dog thinks I'm waaay to into this movie

10. Someone else has to let him out at 3pm since the matinee isn't over until 3:30
9. When I'm gone for 3 hours he has less time to mooch extra dog biscuits from me.
8. He stuck his nose into my jacket pocket hoping for food crumbs and only found movie ticket stubs.
7. I've told him that "yes, there is a dog in the movie but that's not the reason I go" but he still thinks I'm cheating on him.
6. He doesn't understand that while it's OK for Saruman to have nails long enough to require a manicurist, I make him get his trimmed.
5. I now adopt Gandalf's booming voice when I won't let him into the carpeted room "You Shallll Notttt Passss". I think it's funny..... he doesn't. I've told him we can chat when he gets over the "accident-prone" phase he's going through.
4. I frequently call him "halfling" because he's small
3. I'd love to accompany the Fellowship on a long journey but when we're walking I won't take the time to let him sniff every single blade of grass, every tree, and every flower in the yard (the ringbearer journey is shorter, trust me!)
2. He still can't understand why, after I'm familiar with the Hobbit eating schedule of Breakfast, 2nd Breakfast, Elevensies, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Supper and Dinner that I still only feed *him* once per day.
1. I used to ask him "how's my favorite pointy-eared guy?" and now I've gone back to " how's my favorite dog?" since Hobbits have pointy ears.
- Goldilocks

Top 10 ways Boromir could have survived in the movie

10. If only Tolkien had written it that way
9. If he'd taken his shield with him
8. Faramir went to the council meeting instead of his brother
7. Galadriel had given him something more useful than a friggin belt
6. If Frodo had just given him the **** ring already
5. If Boromir had been wearing Mithril
4. If the company had just parked on the other side of the lake after traveling down the river Anduin. I mean, they go to the right side because Aragorn says orcs patrol the other shore during the day...but then after the ensuing melee, Frodo and Sam get in their boats and go over there in the daylight anyway
3. Pippin hadn't knocked the skeleton into the well, setting off an entire chain of events...if Gandalf had been at Amon Hen, maybe he could've done his Pointy Hat Trick
2. Aragorn had singled out Lurtz and killed him at Amon Hen
1. If I had been there to take the arrows for him

- ElfinWolf
Top Ten Names for the Orcs of LOTR

10. Spurtz – Moria orc very ugly and soon headless.

9. Furtz – The deflating orc at Amon Hen

8. Hurtz – the Olympic Torch orc.

7. Squirtz – Orc coming out of the slime-pit.

6. Durtz – Tree-chopping orc who straddled the trunk and gets a dirt-bath.

5. Yurtz – The nomadic orc who wandered off after the battle to pitch his tent.

4. Blurtz – The warg-rider who boasts of Aragorn’s demise.

3. Certz – The loudly breathing orc who shoots steamy orc-breath out of his helmet.

2. Dezurts – Little known about him. Did not show up for the filming.

And finally…..


1. Flurtz – The orc who compliments Merry and Pippin on their nice legs.
- Primula
Additions:

How about Skurtz - the scrambling Moria goblin with the huge eyes. - Durin the Deathless

 And then there was Butz, the orc on the siege ladder at Helm's Deep who mooned us as the ladder was being raised. - sarahstitcher


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