1.  What book did Gandalf find in the tomb of Balin?

• A really thick book called "Top 100 Reasons Why You Should Look at Pippin Right Now." Megolas_Greenleaf  ROFLMAO!
• Better Caves and Tunnels - Martha Steworc luinfalathiel
• 99 Special Recipes for Orcs including Dwarf-kabobs, blackened Dwarf, and Dwarf a la mode. LOTR_nutcase
• 101 Uses for a Dead Dwarf  Cheshire Cat
• Dwarf Gender Identification for Dummies Eowyn of Penns Woods
• How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Lady Elizabeth
• "The Idiot's Guide to Balrog Avoidance." Carnimírië
• Danielle Steeele's "Irresistable Forces" SunnyJim
• Malt Beeeer for the Dwarfs soul.  (Said in Gimli’s ever popular accent).  CAhobbit
• "Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix"... One of the stolen ones - J.K.Rowling tracked him down, fought the Balrog and the Orcs, broke in and strangled him... Eärendil The Mariner
• "The Hitch-hiker's Guide to Middle-earth" Kimi
• 101 Ways to Extinguish A Balrog Seillib
• The Joy of Cooking Orcs Trixie Hobbit
• "Dwarves and Discrimination: a history of vertical prejudice from Snow White to Austin Powers." DAS
• "50 Ways to Toss a Dwarf". Varda Elentari
• "Confessions of a pervy Hobbit fancier" -- Gandalf thought it quite enlightening Luinaelin

 2.  Who was playing the drums?

• No, no, no.  Who was playing the tuba. What was playing the drums, and where was the bass. Shadowen  ROFLMAO!
• Fiki -- the reggae dwarf  "I want ta move da mithril on the left-hand side, mon!" BrambleroseBrandybuck
• Those weren't drums, it was the balrog with hiccups. Marigold Gamgee
• Ringo.  Have you seen the guy?  Don't tell me there's no orc swimming in his gene pool. Pukel-man  (tons of you said Ringo!) Kendig Herself the Elf   SunnyJim  Darkstone  elfwing_angel   Anamírë  Darkstone
• Tom Riddle. Up until he realized he was in the wrong spooky dark place... Megolas_Greenleaf
• A-NI-MAL!!!  A-NI-MAL!!! Cheshire Cat The Trees of Yavanna SarcasticElf Varda's Songbird  Eärendil The Mariner  DAS  SandicommAnnael
• the same thrush that had carried Bilbo's message to Bard all those years ago.  Evidently he was still alive, and evidently, he was multi-talented. Varda Elentari
• The youngest Hanson kid drummed from the depths of Has-Been Hell while a naked Matthew McConaughey played Bongos. Eowyn of Penns Woods
• Trotter, someone who Frodo recognized, but didnt know why. The "drums" were actually his wooden shoes. (For those who havent read HoME, Trotter was the equivalant of Strider in the early drafts) blanche_niphredil
• What? Whaaat? I can't hear you over the noise! Carnimírië
• Buddy Rich, with Louis Armstrong on Trumpet, Charlie Parker on sax and Sidney Bechet on clarinet. Guest singer was Ella Fitzgerald. River-Woman
• It was the balrog's three year old kid. The orcs swarmed toward the Fellowship by chance. They were merely trying to escape the dread racket and get some sleep. Frodo Gardner

 3.  Name some of the creatures the fellowship encountered in Moria.

• The muppet inhabitants of the Khazad-dum suburb: "Fraggle Rock". LOTR_nutcase  ROFLMAO!!
• Anna Nicole Smith, the cast of The Real World, and Paige Davis (I think thats the right name) the host of Trading Spaces Yncanes
• They only met some furry creatures about the size of hobbits and carried spears.  They originally came from a forest moon in a galaxy far,far away. WhiteAslan
• Durin the Deathless' beard fleas.       Kendig
• Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis, though they wernt really of much bother to the fellowship, since they spent all of their time together arguing like an old married couple Idaho
• Vulcans, Klingons, Cardassians...and Animal! SarcasticElf
• Some REALLY scarey things called Varda, Ringers Rock, Pukel and most hideous of all - the apparition in a floaty white dress with a goaty beard and a cat on it's head....AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Cheshire Cat
• Kathy Lee Gifford, Barbra Streisand, and Joan Rivers---"So there ARE older and fouler things in the deep places of the world!" Eowyn of Penns Woods
• 3 sharks, a pack of sea turtles, some seagulls, jellyfish, crabs, trout, krill, a clown fish... Herself the Elf
• TORnsibs!!!! ahhh!!!   Harry Potter fans!  aaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!  Jar Jar Binks!!!  AAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Marigold Gamgee
• Tribbles, which prompted Gandalf's comments: "Too much of anything Frodo, even love, is not neccessarily a good thing. Now get these TRIBBLES off the BRIDGE!" Clueless_I
• *pulls out baby name book, pores over it. calls to next room* Honey?  Would you say it looks more like a "Ralph" or a "Hank"?  What?  Well, try CALLING it Ralph and see if it responds! *turns back to room* It might be a while on this one! Little Red

 4.  What was Frodo wearing that surprised the other fellowship members?

• Emergency "Balrog-B-Gone" Asbestos pants Luinaelin  ROFLMAO!! (and for those to young to know, asbestos was used as a flame-retardant material in construction before it was known to be carcinogenic)
• nipple pasties Yncanes
• A shirt "You heard what they say about guys with big feet?" Megolas_Greenleaf
• A very fetching silver "Pigs in Space" uniform. The Trees of Yavanna
• An "Eru is my Homeboy!" T-shirt. Eowyn of Penns Woods
• Mithril boxer shorts. Lady Elizabeth
• A Hawai'ian shirt. I am...INVINCIBLE! Carnimírië
• Hip waders and the whole can of P.U. Stink Bait he ordered off the Jeff Foxworthy web site. Shadowen
• A Frodo lives! t-shirt.  (get it? get it?) Marigold Gamgee
• A vest made of Christmas lights that flashed "I HAVE THE RING" across the back. Anamírë
• Blue contact lenses Seillib
• Leather, all leather. Basically just because I like to picture him that way in my mind. Mar
• The other Hobbits at last discovered their long lost socks and underware.  Frodo tried to play innocent, but when your undies have "MERRY" written all over the waistband in black Sharpie, it's difficult to convince one's friends that it was all an honest mistake. PinkOliphaunts

5.  What did Gandalf shout before he fell from the Bridge?

• "I'm freeeee! Free fallin!" Clueless_I  ROFLMAO!!! 
• Tape Survivor for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Yncanes
• "Boromir owes me money!" Megolas_Greenleaf
• Geronimooooooo!!!!! SarcasticElf  Cheshire Cat
• Oh, %$#@! Lady Elizabeth  or "oh shi . . . . . . "  (well, wouldn't you?) Annael
• "Don't Panic!" Carnimírië  Kimi
• "I am not Dumbledore!" BrambleroseBrandybuck
• "Hey!!  I think I see a quarter down there!!!" Marigold Gamgee
• *french accent*
  "He can burneth my backside, He can whip me with ze thong, But so I die, le fellowship, lives on..." elfwing_angel
• "Balrog - bungee jumping works the other way roooooound...!!!" Eärendil The Mariner
• "Cancel the millllllk!" Pukel-man
• Ah'll be bahck! Anamírë
• "TRY, not 'FLY'!!!! "TRY to save MEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.................. " Frodo Gardner
• "don't forget to wash your whites and coloreds SEPARATELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!" Varda Elentari

TECPs  and extra credit

Yncanes, The Trees of Yavanna, brandytook, gullygilly, glorfin2,  Kimi, Ayaediran, RosieLass  (I hope I didn't miss anyone, but let me know if I did)

And some of my favorite themes this week:

brandytook

1.  What book did Gandalf find in the tomb of Balin?

Book 6 - Harry Potter and Barlog of Khazad-dum, however as he had signed a confidentiality agreement, he was not allowed to let anyone else see it, and sadly it was lost for all time when he fell from the bridge.

2.  Who was playing the drums?

The Creevey brothers, it was too dark to take any photo’s so they decided to compose an Ode to Harry instead.

3.  Name some of the creatures the fellowship encountered in Moria.

A few dozen Cornish Pixies, a Basilisk, 9 Boggarts (one each), a Grim (he got a little lost when looking for Harry), 11 Death Eaters, A Hippogriff (with wings of course - this is how Gandalf survived his fall), a few Blast-Ended Skrewts and a Dementor.

4.  What was Frodo wearing that surprised the other fellowship members?

A silver and green scarf, because everyone knew that he used to be  in Griffindor.

5.  What did Gandalf shout before he fell from the Bridge?

“Save the BOOK”

The Trees of Yavanna

1.  What book did Gandalf find in the tomb of Balin?

The script for The Muppet Movie, including the rumored but never-before-seen love scene between Statler and Waldorf.

2.  Who was playing the drums?

Animal, of course!

3.  Name some of the creatures the fellowship encountered in Moria.

Gonzo and his chicken entourage.

4.  What was Frodo wearing that surprised the other fellowship members?

A very fetching silver "Pigs in Space" uniform.

5.  What did Gandalf shout before he fell from the Bridge?

HAAIII-YA!