{"id":120722,"date":"2025-08-03T20:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=120722"},"modified":"2025-08-03T20:38:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:38:18","slug":"vote-now-for-middle-earth-as-best-booth-of-sdcc-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2025\/08\/03\/120722-vote-now-for-middle-earth-as-best-booth-of-sdcc-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote Now for Middle-earth as best booth of SDCC 2025!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro\">The Prancing Pony made everyone feel like a Hobbit at Comic Con, and now you can give back to Barliman the barkeep!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2759.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120724 no-lazyload\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Middle Earth Enterprises Team Picture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our pals at <a href=\"https:\/\/sdccblog.com\/2025\/08\/the-shruggie-awards-of-san-diego-comic-con-2025-voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SDCCBlog.com<\/a> have opened voting for <strong>Best Of San Diego Comic Con 2025<\/strong>, affectionately known as <a href=\"https:\/\/poll-maker.com\/QM4V0EV5H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Shruggies<\/a>, and The Prancing Pony Booth from Middle Earth Enterprises has made the short list of nominees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/poll-maker.com\/QM4V0EV5H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Click here<\/a> to vote for TheOneRing.net booth and the Prancing Pony Club t-shirt for best exclusive!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heads up: when you fill out the first 4 poll questions, the page automatically refreshes with the rest of the awards categories. <strong>We need your vote to catch up to the current leader LEGO!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Vote Vote Vote <a href=\"https:\/\/poll-maker.com\/QM4V0EV5H\">here<\/a>! Let&#8217;s win one for the old Gaffer!<\/p><cite>&#8211; Samwise Gamgee, if he went to Comic Con<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bringing the Prancing Pony to life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Middle Earth Enterprises, the stewards of all things LOTR and Hobbit, made their comic con debut in oversized fashion with a book, cartoon and movie accurate scale build of the pub the Hobbits arrive at in Bree. The Prancing Pony, under the peaceful management of Barliman Butterbur, is famously the place where &#8220;it comes in pints!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_2732-2.heic\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120725 no-lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Prancing Pony booth made you feel something, please <a href=\"https:\/\/poll-maker.com\/QM4V0EV5H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VOTE<\/a> at the polls now and be sure to tag @theoneringnet in your photos on IG. Voting ends Friday August 8th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s Nerd of the Rings with his booth tour! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DMeKVMev_qS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DMeKVMev_qS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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