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The lure of Rivendell (27.5%) turns out to be strong enough to overcome even the space limitations of modern-day living rooms (24.6%). Meanwhile, the Argonath may have placed third (15.6%), but if you only read the notes you'd think it was the overwhelming winner.

Presumably, casual fans like and recognize the names of the main cities (Rivendell, Lothlorien, Minas Tirith) while the more hardcore fans already had specific visions for the placement of Isildur and Anárion Elendil in their gardens even before I asked this question.

By the way, I don't think anyone asked, but the reason Hobbiton/the Shire wasn't on the list is because it wasn't a big-ature; it was a full-fledged set that you can still visit. That means stealing it is unfeasible unless you're Carmen Sandiego, but I suppose you could try illegally squatting in a hobbit hole?

As you may know, many of the effects in Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies were practical, not CGI. That included physical models of most of the locations, called "big-atures" (because they were much bigger than the word "miniature" would imply). Which brings us to today's poll:

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[yas-of-pacifico]

Congratulations fiddlestan fans!!!

[yourpalsalamander]

just a couple of girlies plotting propaganda

@kingprinceleo Silo (left)

Asha is mine on the right

@sonic-fankid-showdown 🤭🤭🤭

[lena-cant]

Hi Tumblr. I often like to bake sourdough bread.

Please reblog so it gets more votes etc.etc.

Below the cut is a few pictures of bread I've baked as proof that I know what I'm doing at least a little bit

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, JOYCE BYERS

I don’t care if anyone believes me! I am not gonna stop looking for him until I find him and bring him home. I am going to bring him home.

[raygirlramblings]

If Raymesis loses you know Rayman will NEVER let him live it down XD

[dinogoofymutated]

Alright everybody!!! We are officially on the second prompt poll! If you missed the last one our winners were the promt Haunted Mansion, and the character Nightcrawler!

Sadly, that means he won't repeat in a character poll, but you'll be seeing him again soon! For this poll, we've got a whole Vampire vs. Were-something going on!! (I'm gonna be so sad if my favorite one doesn't win, but at least I have the redemption round!)

Prompt Three: Howling

Something has been spotted in the woods behind your house. You don’t believe any of the bullshit all these reporters and wannabe horror vloggers are pushing, all you know is that you really want them off your land. Until you have a personal encounter with this creature, that is. What is the thing that has seemingly moved into your neck of the woods, and does it have anything to do with your new neighbor?

Prompt Four: Bloody Halloween

A bat flies through your window one night, and although you're dreadfully afraid of rabies and scared to touch the little thing, it's in really bad shape and you can't stand by and just let it die. You spend the next few days nursing the little guy back to health, when one day he up and disappears. The next night you go out with your friends, and feel like you keep seeing a familiar pair of eyes in the crowd.

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nice try anon but WRONGO BONGO Hero is Good brit, RGB is Neutral

[sillylotrpolls]

I have a confession to make: just this once, I really did accidentally leave Sam off the list when he should have been on it. >_< My sincere apologies (though I did update the counter in the pinned post anyway).

You see, the poll was focused on the Silmarillion in early drafts, but when I got around to posting it I meant to expand it to include the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings husbands, but then I was up against the 12-option limit, and, well... It was fine, right? Only a couple commenters mentioned the father of 13 at all; everyone else was quite distracted by the prospect of a spouse who makes lovely speeches about damp and darkness and gentle hearts.

Is there anyone among us who would kick him out of bed for crumbs in the sheets? I think not.

As for the rest, here's the complete list. Only married characters with named wives were considered.

Makes space for me on his space-boat me even though I'm a giant white bird -- 8% This is Eärendil, aka Elrond's dad. He was a pretty good dad and husband; not his fault his family got screwed over by the Fëanorians.

Widower with a kid (presumably won't expect any more children with me) -- 9% This was intended to be Finwë, who is quite possibly the entire reason elves now view remarriage as taboo.

Just an absolute fuckton of hubris -- 5.1% I was thinking of Fëanor, but can apply to other husbands as well, like Thingol.

Mortal with a significantly shorter lifespan than mine -- 3.1% Any of Aragorn, Beren, or Tuor. All good dudes.

Eyes I could get lost in for 1,000 years -- 9.9% Thingol famously met his demigoddess wife by staring at her for so long that his people missed the boat to Valinor (aka elf paradise) searching for him, eventually gave up, and founded a whole other elf society while waiting for him to get out of his trance.

Willing to dive into frigid waters to [try to] save me and our daughter -- 7.3% Here we have Turgon, whose wife and daughter fell in the icy water while taking the long way to Middle-earth after Fëanor and his kids burned the swan boats, because Fëanor was a jerk like that.

Ignores me in favor of exploring the sea and building a port city -- 3.3% This was specifically in reference to Aldarion, but could apply to quite a few Númenorian kings.

A brave prince who successfully leads our people in battle -- 4.7% I actually first wrote this one trying to think of any interesting description for Celeborn. However, it conveniently doubles for Éomer and several other characters who otherwise wouldn't have been on the list, so that's nice.

Lets me handle all the care-taking of our second-born son -- 0.6% I honestly can't recall if this was supposed to be Denethor or someone else. Well, they weren't popular either way so no big deal.

Someone just like my long-lost brother -- 1.1% Things did not go well for Túrin.

Dead -- 6.1% This was a catch-all, really, for any husband who died before his wife did, but it can also be specific to Beren, who died but came back to life after his wife asked the gods pretty please.

Look, just tell me which option is Faramir -- 42% It was this option. This option was Faramir.

If you are not a lady or are not looking for a husband, you are invited to briefly pretend.

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Horny on Main Round 3: Lan Zhan (The Untamed) vs Wen Kexing (Word of Honor)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Lan Zhan: "Man realized sex with Wei Wuxian was an option and immediately thought of nothing else for over a decade, instituted an "every day means every day" policy the second he got his horny little hands on him"

Wen Kexing: "this man has a constant stream of consciousness centered entirely around his need to fuck zhou zishu and he will make it everyone’s problem. even when zhou zishu is dressed like a homeless man he’s still spouting poetry about his waist and flexibility and how pretty he is"

[sesamenom]

a few days ago i made a random poll on a sideblog and

help

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It never ends well but we try so hard

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sorry but frankie being the ONLY ONE at monster high who thinks cleo is Cool will never not be my fav headcanon

cleo LOOKS like she's the popular one-

the attitude! the presence! the outfit! the ambition! the kind heart and the CONFIDENCE!! But Canonically Speaking-

frankie's the one made from various famous monsters, hanging with the ghoul kids in school. THEY'RE the one crushing hard on the local organization nerd ("self-proclaimed party princess"),

cleo, miss Number One human enthusiast, who means well but isn't always the best at reading the mood or focusing on priorities

(all of werewolf weekend) (also "clawed and clawdeen?? thank ra my parents didn't name me nefra-een! ugh~!" smiles, realizes no one else is smiling, "...right not the time cleo.")

she WANTS more fame, but mainly spends her time setting up school events, talking with her scarabs, and is starting to tag along with the popular group sometimes

result is THIS

So whatever her song says, i headcanon the vibe in school is more like....

Random Monster High Student:

Oh Cleo? Nefera's little sister, the one who always plays a tree in school plays?

Yeah, she has the funniest, most TRAGIC picture in the fearbook- I hear she has to make herself sneeze all over again whenever she wants to get something at the Coffinbean!

She's head of the dance committee, right? They did a "human themed" dance night once, because of her. And didn't she also organize the after-pep-rally eyescream this year? I think I remember her asking me what flavor I wanted...

Her friends? Um well, she's got these scarabs that are kinds cute. She tags along with Clawdeen Wolf and Draculaura sometimes, but I'm pretty sure she wasn't at that wild Nightmore party the crew had at one of Drac's mansions.

Other than that...

Oh oh wait!

I've seen pics of her hanging out with Frankie, though!

You know Frankie Stein- tall, goes by they/them, wears pretty much nothing BUT school memorabilia, falls apart a lot

I think they built a robot instead of turning in a paper one time, and blank out when remembering something from one of their famous brain bits?

They've got like, bits from almost any amazing monster you could name in the last half century! Monster models, Scareisian monsters, ballet dancers, monster scientists, lawyers. Even a bit from a king of Goreway! They're pretty clumsy but I mean, they HAVE only been alive for less than a year...

They dorm with Drac and Clawdeen- those three are pretty much always a trio, except for fearleading practice and theater stuff.

And yeah, I guess I see them with Cleo pretty often. Frankie, that is.

They sit with her at the creepateria a lot!

Huh. The brilliant franken monster and the second-in-line, dramatic, wanna be queen... I mean, don't get me wrong, Cleo's really nice! And her outfit is AMAZING... Just... I wonder what they even have to talk about...?

meanwhile, Frankie, @ Cleo:

actual canon dialogue: "Any party you're in charge of is sure to be zaptacular! You're so good at parties, and planning things, and picking things, and ah... (flustered) ..making things nicer, and..."

cleo-> decides to sneak into the family tomb. frankie -> PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME PICK M-

also frankie: laughs way too long at cleo's lame pun, tells it it's a good one anyway

also also frankie: goes to cleo for help looking good in their fearbook picture, even though cleo's last photo was a disaster and is the whole reason frankie got nervous about theirs

also also also frankie: "Anything for you, Cleo!"

also also also also frankie, after cleo holds their face and compliments them:

Me: what do they talk about? well mostly frankie just flits with her and is smitten and stuff XD

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i was tagged for this meme by my beautiful wife @hosseinis!!!

rules: make a poll with 5 of your fave characters and let tumblr vote for a winner!

i’ll tag @epsilonics @pocketclocked @pidgeon-wilson @meyerlansky and @goatsandgangsters !!!!

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