The Ringwraith Review

[Zôrzimril]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? I'm typically vegetarian but dak galbi (Korean spicy chicken stir fry, I guess) is my favorite chicken dish, ever.
2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? Gonna go out on a limb here and say no.
3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? Also gonna go out on a limb here and say "no" since it will probably evince even more minion-like behavior from Thali.

[Lail]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? little baby chicks!! (also - vegetarian, so I only like live chickens except when I feed them to my cat :smiley8: )
2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? If I did, they responsibly wiped my memory and I have forgotten it, but I hope I had a good time if so.
3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? YES! It obvious that (Ael)orco has eyes ONLY for Thali. If she doesn't realize that, then maybe she doesn't deserve him!

[Nerwen Nuke-queen]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? Katsu curry or a really good traditional roast chicken or anything from the barbeque haha
2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? No. And if anyone has read Patrick Rothfuss you will know why I am thankful.
3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way. I think @Dwarrow Elf is probably the one who needs to do the forgiving.

[Boromir88]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? Grilled chicken parmesan. :smiley8:

2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? I'm not sure it counts, but I would say so far life in 2020, I just think of Rod Serling's..."You're now entering the Twilight Zone"...every single day.

3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? I shall plead ignorance and stupidity. I have learned to keep clear of all triangles, of the romantic and non-romantic sort.

[Dimcairien Luiniel]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? Nandos, with the Lemon & Herb flavouring. It's one of the many random things I miss from the London year.
2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? No
3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? No! If anything, it's a wonderful excuse to burn down Taethowen's shop before making Thalionwen makes her escape for Mordor!

[The Good Hunter]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? I once had Silkie Chicken soup, it was amazing.

2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? There have been a few instances, but I stay clear of white hawthorne bushes and faerie circles as often as I can now.

3. Should Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco in a completely non-romantic way? This is clearly a question that can only be answered if you both come to Mordor and hash things out.

[Fairy Nuff]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? Either Katsu, or shredded smoked chicken.

2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? Does it count if I tell you I have stood at both ends of a rainbow (at the same time?) - they're circular, which for normal rainbows means you can only see the whole rainbow at a certain angle flying from above if your're lucky. But in a flukey moment in front of a waterfall in Iceland, the light and the water spray conspired to create a full circle rainbow in front of it, near where I was standing. My friend told me to take a step to the left, and took a photo of me with the rainbow arcing up either side of me, and my feet firmly on the bottom of the rainbow. Sadly it was before digital cameras were widespread, and it languishes somewhere in an old roll of negatives at my friend's house. I had a print but can't find it currently.

3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? Yes, totally.

[Thalionwen Hunigfolm]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? All heritage breeds are nice, but I'm most partial to Dominiques

2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? I *am* a near-fae experience, thank you very much

3. Should Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco in a completely non-romantic way? I have YET TO DECIDE

[Menolly]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? Smart ones that pick up clicker training right away. Also whichever breeds have the most ridiculous hairstyles. Also the breeds with the feathery feet. I'm not very good at chicken breeds.
2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? No.
3. Should @Thalionwen forgive @Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? I feel like I need more information...

[Idesinholde]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? Grilled or roasted: delicious!
2. Have you ever had a near-Fae experience? As I'm not sure what that is, I'm going to go with no.
[b]3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? Absolutely not; she should have her killed! What an awful betrayal!! (I feel this is the correct reply considering we're in Mordor)

[Dwim]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? Portugese.
2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? Nothing springs to mind.
3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? Let's have a duel to the death to decide!

[Eldy Dunami]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? Fried chicken.
2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? Can't say I have.
3. Should @Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco (@Dwarrow Elf) in a completely non-romantic way? Who wouldn't want to touch Tony Soprano's orc doppelgänger? I feel this is at the very least understandable, if not forgivable.

[Burnt Toast]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? The tiny bebe chick kind

2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? Gonna have to ditto @Thalionwen on this one. But also, one of the houses we looked at before moving was absolutely a fae trap... (as in, placed by fae to catch unwary individuals). So beautiful and yet.. so wrong.

3. Should Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco in a completely non-romantic way? I'll leave that to y'all to decide. I'll be here to provide toasted snacks as needed.

[Rior Laegiel]

1. What's your favorite kind of chicken? OOME rubber duck army from way back.
2. Have you ever had a near-fae experience? Nope, not even once.
3. Should Thalionwen forgive Taethowen for touching Orco in a completely non-romantic way? You'd be surprised what people can do when they're properly motivated.

[Taethowen]

Next round goes to @Fairy Nuff for the rainbow experience, and that must have been AMAZING!


@Bïfrøst ... is it a recipe called 'Silkie Chicken Soup' or is it soup made from the actual Silkie breed? I am dying of curiosity.

[Fairy Nuff]

Thanks Taeth, it was magical!

Ok, next up:
1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on?
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire?
3) Which thread should I post in next?

[Taethowen]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? About 2 hours. Last February, a friend with an autoimmune condition needed to stay with us for a while post-surgery, and unfortunately we had to go back to the ER about 3 nights in. I got *maybe* 2 hours of sleep before we had to call the ambulance, and it was 10 am the next morning before I could get home. That was a rough night. (Said friend is stable and back home on her own now, btw!)
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Always Samwise. Always.
3) Which thread should I post in next? Summer Festival Fairgrounds! :D

[Winddancer]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? Awake for 46 hours as I was waiting in Israel's airport for the next flight and they did bomb searches every 30 mins! So 30 mins?
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Sam, he is a good guy.
3) Which thread should I post in next? Take your pick, as long as it is in Mordor!

[Eldy Dunami]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? I have functioned without sleeping at all on more occasions than I care to remember. I've only once gone two nights in a row without sleeping (57 hours between sleeps, with no naps, which I do not recommend).
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Sam did pretty well so I guess I'd go with him.
3) Which thread should I post in next? PAM is the easy all-purpose answer.

[Dimcairien Luiniel]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? I think about 3 hours. There was a time in uni that I finished the assigned book at about 6/6:30am and I had class at 10:30. I seriously remember wondering if I should go to sleep or not.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Why would anyone vote for someone other than Sam?
3) Which thread should I post in next? Anywhere, as long as you're causing some shenanigans

[Zôrzimril]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? Last summer, I purposefully only got about 1 hour of sleep before my flight from Seoul to Chicago - sort of to prime my body to just pass out on the plane to preempt jet lag. Still proud that I navigated the airport in that less-than-ideal state.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? If not Sam, Pippin or Merry could’ve done a good job, I’m sure.
3) Which thread should I post in next? Make a limerick in the Cottage?

[Almarëa Mordollwen]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? I have occasionally needed to get on a bus to an airport at 2am so have not bothered to go to sleep, and then napped on the plane. So ... no sleep? But I am also pretty good at taking 30 minute naps.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Meriadoc Brandybuck.
3) Which thread should I post in next? Whichever one makes you happiest.

[Thalionwen Hunigfolm]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? 4 hours of sleep over the course of 56 hours. It was during an incredibly hellish transatlantic flight debacle and I had a nursing 6 month old with me the entire time. DO! NOT! RECOMMEND!

2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Bilbo, he would have been a hilarious, incredibly reluctant mayor

3) Which thread should I post in next? You should guess my riddle in the Riddles in the Dark

[Boromir88]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? It's been a while since I've done an all-nighter. But one time in college, to do some cramming studying, I drank a triple-shot espresso and that had me bouncing off the walls all night. Never again though, I think my roommate would have killed me if I had managed to go to sleep that night.

2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Farmer Maggot. Loving dogs should be a pre-requisite for holding political office.

3) Which thread should I post in next? As long as you give +1 to Scar, make it Character elimination in the Khazad-dum forum.

[Mojo]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? "Functioned" being the operative word here, I pulled a few all-nighters in college then went to class in the morning then took a nap. But I don't know how "functional" I was. To be somewhat like a normal human I'd probably say 2 hours or so.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Fredegar, this was a good question.
3) Which thread should I post in next? Anywhere in Fangorn.

[The Good Hunter]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? Does nil technically count, there have been many times over the years I stayed up for a few days at a time (I actually found the Plaza again during a recent all nighter so I'd say they pay off every now and then)
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Folco Boffin! He had like a single solitary mention and that's enough for me
3) Which thread should I post in next? There's chaos erupting in Rohan, you should at least check it out.

[KingODuckingham]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? Somehow I went back to teaching 2 days after my first child was born, so there were many days in a row where I had 4 or fewer hours of sleep but then had to work most of the day as well. I don't remember much of those days, hopefully nothing too bad happened lol
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? I want to say something other than Sam just to be contrarian but I can't think of anything funny so I'll just say Sam.
3) Which thread should I post in next?M A D L I B S

[Moriel]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? None, for 36ish hours.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Sam is the obvious choice, but I'm gonna go with the confederacy of Grip, Fang, and Wolf for variety
3) Which thread should I post in next? ALL THE THREADS

[Nerwen Nuke-queen]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? Spot all the theatre types. So, none for about 40 hours
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Easily Rosie Cotton, or Elanor depending on time.
3) Which thread should I post in next? I'm really enjoying doing the scavenger hunt over in Rohan.

[Dwim]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? None. Especially during FIFA World Cup time. Being a fan of international sports and living in Australia is a rough time. Our timezone is just too different.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Mayory Fairy
3) Which thread should I post in next? Mad Libs :mrgreen:

[Burnt Toast]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? Hm... Probably none for about 36 hours-- some dumb idea I had as a kid to try it out-- I stayed up all night at a sleepover in elementary school, and no one would wake up in the morning. They asked for one more hour of sleep (they had slept at least part of the night) so I changed all the clocks downstairs by an hour and woke them up after a few minutes. No one was amused when they went upstairs. Then I had to go perform in one of my first shows I was in-- as Hooligan #6 in Pinocchio. I remember feeling like I was in a dream...
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Um, probably a bag of mushrooms.
3) Which thread should I post in next? Yeah, I'm with Moriel. Every. Single. One.

[Idesinholde]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? Maybe 3 hours and a LOT of coffee, I crashed right after work though!
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? MEE! Give me lots of power to terrorize those hobbits! :smiley8:
3) Which thread should I post in next? The one you think looks the most fun.

[Menolly]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? I went two nights in a row without sleep once when I was in high school and I do not recommend it (although one of the nights was because I saw ROTK at midnight in theaters). Started hallucinating in class. Not good.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? I mean I want to say Sam because that's the obvious answer, buuuuuut how about that weird sentient fox in FOTR? He seemed observant and intelligent.
3) Which thread should I post in next? Somewhere in the Shire obviously.

[Arnyn]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? In 1 night, no sleep. Spread over weeks, I guess when I had the kiddo and slept in 1.5 hour to 2 hour increments for three weeks, then 2.5/3h increments for a few more weeks.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Merry!
3) Which thread should I post in next? The one you are least likely to post in. Switch it up!

[Lail]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? One night of no sleep and its awful. I don't cope well on not-enough-sleep, much less none. I am basically a child who has to go to bed and wake up approximately the same times every day in order to be at my optimal functioning level!
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Rosie Cotton!
3) Which thread should I post in next? Any one you want!

[Uruva]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? Probably 36 hours straight of no sleep, back when I was in undergrad and working graveyard shifts. That was also the height of my plaza-ing, so hmmm.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? Gollum.
3) Which thread should I post in next? You should make a new thread.

[Fairy Nuff]

Thanks for all the thread suggestions guys, and I take the hint about Mad Libs - now my project has launched I finally have enough sleep (hence the question about sleep) and brain available to start posting again.

Next round goes to @Dwim because "Mayory Fairy" made me giggle, though I did like @Menolly's suggestion of the intelligent fox.

[Silky Gooseness]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on?
ermmm probably when I was in labour for 60 hours with my baby? And then had to stay up afterwards during the tidy up extra surgery and for the first feed. About 63 hours I guess. Said child then did not sleep more than 2 hours at a time without me having to feed her during the next 6 months. The best bit was the week when she woke up and cried every 45 minutes.

2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? @DEATH being a cardboard cutout of Sam

3) Which thread should I post in next? Mx Meduseld

[Krumhûr]

1) What's the smallest amount of sleep you've ever functioned on? 48 hours, no sleep, fun, but a lot of sleep needed after that. Hallucinations are not that fun.
2) Who would you elect to be Mayor of The Shire? A Sackville Baggins.
3) Which thread should I post in next? It's been ten years, I cannot remember everything. But the Pits are fun. For us.

[Dwim]

Thanks, Mayory Fairy!

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for?
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons?
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? (https://lotrfanaticsplaza.com/forum/kingdoms-and-ranks)

[Moriel]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? I think Narv already won this contest.
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? Swords, and I actually get paid to use them! (and daggers, knives, spears, pollards, shields etc.... but mostly swords)
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? Mordor 14, Nazgûl, no contest!

[Zôrzimril]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? Gah Dwim don't make me think about creating stuff!!! How about an exact replica of Earth before humans, filled with pristine flora and fauna and called The Land Before Time?
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? I am a big fan of indie makers Marnin Saylor and, for a minion, have an embarrassingly large collection of Pastry Pets
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? Icon-wise, I particularly enjoy the aesthetics of Mordor rank 12 and Rivendell rank 5

[KingODuckingham]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? Duckingham. It'd be known as a place where you had to duck hams being thrown at you. Nah just kidding, it'd be known for ducks.
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? I mean, books in general, but as something of an on/off hobby I have amassed quite the collection of Pathfinder materials over the years. And of course, ducks, but it might surprise you to know that I've never bought a single duck-related thing myself. I've had literally hundreds of duck-related gifts though.
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank?Kinda depends on my mood. Currently, mood says Shire rank XIII. But shoutout to Imladris XV, Mordor XIV, Fangorn XV, Rohan XII, KD IX, and Isengard VIII, any one of those might be my favorite on another day.

[The Good Hunter]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? I would call it Bjørnheimr, a sanctuary planet for bears without human involvement
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? I accumulate signed horror novels, but I'm not sure how "practical that could be said to be
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? The Barrow Wight, just 18 points away

[Thalionwen Hunigfolm]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for?

I would make a lovely blue and green planet called Earth, which would be known for its peaceable human population, that tended their world and all its other creatures with great care and respect

2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons?

I collect china, tiny silver spoons, and antique books, because in my soul I am 87 years old

3. What's your favourite kingdom rank?

The sparkly horse that is Rohan's top rank

[Krumhûr]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? Earth. With smarter humans. Maybe dragons.
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? Ever growing stacks of books and records. They now outweigh the other possessions we own put together.
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? Nazgul no contest.

[Boromir88]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? Joe. Is it a planet just for people named Joe? No, not at all. It would be a planet of coffee brewers and traders. Best in the galaxy. :P

2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? Besides books...I like collecting bookmarks. Any place I go on vacation I try to visit a local bookstore and buy an interesting bookmark.

3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? Mordor, 15. The Balrog. It's my favorite icon.

[Winddancer]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? Middle Earth and it would be known for the terrible reign of Sauron who WON the war!!
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? Books! And clay pipes that I find while mudlarking. Ok anything I find while mudlarking I tend to collect :P
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? The Nazgul rank :)

[Eldy Dunami]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? My tastes in worldbuilding tend towards generally plausible versions of Earth with just a few differences (obvious Tolkien influence there), so I'll agree with some of the above people and say a slightly idealized version of our own planet.
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? Not these days; I have very little room to store things in my current living space. I used to collect Tolkien (and Tolkien studies) books. Much of my collection is still in my old room at my mom's house, but I currently have a plastic bin on my floor for overflow storage since I have so little shelf space here.
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? Gondor and Mordor have the best ranks in general. I'm torn between Gondor Rank 8 (seven stars, none of them blindingly sparkly) and Mordor Rank 10 (best balance between the Ring and the Eye, IMO).

[Dimcairien Luiniel]

1. If you could make your own planet, what would you name it and what would it be known for? Bibliophilia. It would be known for having an intelligent and respectful population who all share a love of good books, whether fiction or nonfiction.
2. Do you collect anything, either as a hobby or for practical reasons? Aside from books (which probably everyone else on here seems to collect) I used to collect card decks from different states/countries I travelled to. I stopped when I got to about 20 decks, but may still pick up some more in the future.
3. What's your favourite kingdom rank? Image or title? Image wise, I think I need to go with Mordor XIV, but title wise, I think it's Wise One of Lothlorien (Lorien XII)

@Boromir88 I love the idea of collecting bookmarks. Maybe whenever we're allowed to travel again, I'll start that sort of a collection.