'I would have things as they were in all the days of my life,' answered Denethor, 'and in the days of my longfathers before me: to be the Lord of this City in peace, and leave my chair to a son after me, who would be his own master and no wizard's pupil.
Like I told you... What I said...Steal your face right off your head.
Thorin and his lot outsourced their treasure-finding-and-retrieval requirements to a hobbit.
Thranduil's crew outsourced their wine and other comestibles to Lake-town.
Bilbo outsourced much of his party preparation, including some presents, to dwarves.
Saruman outsourced his pipeweed production to the hobbits.
Lotho "Pimple" Sackville-Baggins outsourced his security operation to "Sharkey".
Sauron outsourced his northern preparations to Saruman.
Saruman and Denethor outsourced their intel operations to Sauron.
Sauron outsourced some of his border guard duties to Shelob, and his naval ops to the Corsairs.
Hmm - bad guys didn't do very well with outsourcing, except Saruman with the pipeweed.
Am I close? Is there something that fits uniquely?
Thorin and his lot outsourced their treasure-finding-and-retrieval requirements to a hobbit.
Thranduil's crew outsourced their wine and other comestibles to Lake-town. Bilbo outsourced much of his party preparation, including some presents, to dwarves.
Saruman outsourced his pipeweed production to the hobbits.
Lotho "Pimple" Sackville-Baggins outsourced his security operation to "Sharkey".
Sauron outsourced his northern preparations to Saruman.
Saruman and Denethor outsourced their intel operations to Sauron.
Sauron outsourced some of his border guard duties to Shelob, and his naval ops to the Corsairs.
Hmm - bad guys didn't do very well with outsourcing, except Saruman with the pipeweed.
Am I close? Is there something that fits uniquely?
Indeed, you listed many instances of outsourcing. I was a bit concerned that this would be the case.
And you did in fact, list the one I was interested in.
From FOTR:
The next day more carts rolled up the Hill, and still more carts. There might have been some grumbling about 'dealing locally', .....
Blondie would be proud.
You're up.
Like I told you... What I said...Steal your face right off your head.
I am going to go off the wall here and say Sam's coil of rope.
Hmm, well, it did come off the wall. I don't see the connection with woodwinds, though: it "slithered silently" down to him when he pulled on it. I'll grant you that Gollum gave a thin, tearing horrible scream when Sam tied him with it, but again that doesn't seem like a good description of a contrabassoon's sound.
Hmm, well, it did come off the wall. I don't see the connection with woodwinds, though: it "slithered silently" down to him when he pulled on it. I'll grant you that Gollum gave a thin, tearing horrible scream when Sam tied him with it, but again that doesn't seem like a good description of a contrabassoon's sound.
That's so close to the mark, I'm gonna pass the riddle-stick to you Morth. I was actually thinking of Thorin, but they were both guests of the Elven King in a questionable manner. Nicely done!
From The Hobbit -
'That will be the last we shall hear of Thorin Oakenshield, I fear,' said the king, 'He would have done better to have remained my guest.'
The Crimson Burglar Squad - First you see Red...Then you are dead.
Gandalf deciding on the correct path at the chamber of the crossroads?
That's not the answer I had in mind, but I don't have ready access to the text. Do you know what words he used in that passage? It could be that this is a case of "oh krap!, somebody else said that?"
(hehe, I beat the text sensor...)
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It was just a guess, I don't have a particular line in mind. How about I withdraw it in favor of Gollum dancing with the Ring (on the precipice of doom)?
It was just a guess, I don't have a particular line in mind. How about I withdraw it in favor of Gollum dancing with the Ring (on the precipice of doom)?
Nope, not that either.
When the answer is finally revealed there will be no doubt that it's the right one.
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Hmm. I know that you are looking for the specific words "I found it." Unfortunately I don't have the text handy, so I have to continue with fishing expeditions based on context.
Aragorn relating how he located the Athelas after Frodo was stabbed on Weathertop.
Hmm. I know that you are looking for the specific words "I found it." Unfortunately I don't have the text handy, so I have to continue with fishing expeditions based on context.
Aragorn relating how he located the Athelas after Frodo was stabbed on Weathertop.
Not that one.
The one you need will include an Archimedian exclamation point!
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1. The things that women put in their hair.
2. Sliding around on ice with brooms trying to influence the direction of gliding rocks.
I can think of no Tolkien reference to #1 except maybe the Ent draughts that Merry and Pippin drank that had their hair growing out curlier.
For number 2, something that doesn't quite fit methinks (been a while since I read that part of the text), but here goes anyway: The Snowmen of Forochel. They put bones on their feet to move around on the ice.
There I've gone and cheated...2 answers in one go., but I don't have a lot of confidence in either one.
Like I told you... What I said...Steal your face right off your head.
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My google-fu has not been able to find 'scourcing'. 
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