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dave_lf
Rohan
Jan 16 2012, 10:14pm
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Comfort, yes, but it's hard for me to imagine Gandalf making himself vulnerable to a Hobbit or elf. Though if he were going to pick an elf, I guess Galadriel would be on the short list.
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Wired: "Why the Hobbit Trailer Creeps Me Out"
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News From Bree
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Jan 13 2012, 6:26pm
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Really...a *compelling* case that hasn't been said on YouTube hundreds of times already?
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MatthewJer18
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Jan 14 2012, 12:24am
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Oh goodie
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duats
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Jan 14 2012, 12:29am
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PJ put that in to mess with us
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nobofthepony
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Jan 14 2012, 12:31am
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Agreed.
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MatthewJer18
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Jan 14 2012, 12:39am
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One of the best momennt of the trailer...
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xxxyyy
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Jan 14 2012, 1:12am
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I don't get why..
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alienorchid
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Jan 14 2012, 12:57am
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Yes - I agree...
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peleowyn
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Jan 15 2012, 6:18pm
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Agreed.//
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Owain
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Jan 16 2012, 9:59pm
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Entirely agreed. A friend and counsellor has taken on a mighty burden, with little thanks
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 22 2012, 6:04am
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Bravo, well said!
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alienorchid
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Jan 22 2012, 7:41am
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Thank you. We are in total agreement.
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AinurOlorin
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Jan 25 2012, 6:09am
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This is what happens
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Captain Salt
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Jan 14 2012, 1:07am
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Exactly.
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Maiarmike
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Jan 14 2012, 1:16am
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I agree.
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Milknut
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Jan 14 2012, 2:03am
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Tragic, really
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Sunflower
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Jan 15 2012, 7:40pm
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wow
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 15 2012, 9:11pm
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While I'm not sure about all your examples
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Milknut
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Jan 16 2012, 1:23am
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I don't think the article was just about G and G romance
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burrahobbit
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Jan 14 2012, 11:24am
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Agreed
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jan 14 2012, 4:25pm
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Oh, and another thing...
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karl marx
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Jan 14 2012, 5:18pm
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It could easily have been FAR WORSE than much better.
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 14 2012, 5:19pm
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Please
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jan 14 2012, 5:53pm
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Strange -
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Hanzkaz
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Jan 14 2012, 6:02pm
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You've got to cut them a bit more slack
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burrahobbit
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Jan 14 2012, 7:30pm
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Being polemical
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 14 2012, 8:24pm
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I think my primary issue with the post...
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MatthewJer18
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Jan 14 2012, 8:29pm
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Difference
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JWPlatt
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Jan 14 2012, 8:35pm
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Still disagree, so I'll just ignore the post and move on without bringing it up further.
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MatthewJer18
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Jan 14 2012, 8:41pm
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civil discourse
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 14 2012, 8:45pm
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On other fora
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jan 15 2012, 1:02am
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Oh dear
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Altaira
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Jan 15 2012, 3:03am
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But the thing is
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Jan 15 2012, 6:35am
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The greater good? Spurred an interesting thought
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Lacrimae Rerum
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Jan 15 2012, 11:00pm
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That's a no-brainer: I want a film tailored to my exact tastes, of course
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squire
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Jan 16 2012, 2:22pm
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A slam-dunk.
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Delrond
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Jan 16 2012, 3:49pm
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Criticism of the movies is allowed and welcome here
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entmaiden
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Jan 14 2012, 8:47pm
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I'm grateful for the films being made, but I agree with you...
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QuackingTroll
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Jan 15 2012, 3:33am
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Whoa!
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sador
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Jan 15 2012, 10:56am
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How do you define "critically acclaimed"?
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Sunflower
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Jan 15 2012, 8:48pm
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The movies make Theoden more realistic
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Arwen Skywalker
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Jan 14 2012, 9:17pm
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Aragorn's 'romantic' interest -
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Hanzkaz
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Jan 14 2012, 10:13pm
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About Gandalf and Galadriel -
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Hanzkaz
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Jan 14 2012, 5:48pm
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Ugh...
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Maiarmike
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Jan 14 2012, 1:25am
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Absolutely, Maiarmike!
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easterlingchief1
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Jan 14 2012, 1:45am
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Yes, well said...
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Captain Salt
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Jan 14 2012, 1:48am
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Not only that
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duats
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Jan 14 2012, 1:51am
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that "steely, emotionless, superhero, infallible personality that Tolkien likes" in his characters
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squire
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Jan 14 2012, 1:52am
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I think the truth lies in the middle.
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Milknut
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Jan 14 2012, 1:59am
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Ugh, indeed
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Dzhon
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Jan 14 2012, 5:59am
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"Pimp of Rivendell"?
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Sunflower
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Jan 15 2012, 7:55pm
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I wonder why so many people freak out over that clip.
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Milknut
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Jan 14 2012, 1:56am
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Hair, Not Face
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JWPlatt
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Jan 14 2012, 4:38am
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Fair enough.
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Milknut
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Jan 14 2012, 5:01am
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wow
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There&ThereAgain
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Jan 14 2012, 2:31am
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Dude is way off IMO
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redgiraffe
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Jan 14 2012, 2:55am
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Actually, he IS "a freaking god"
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Elizabeth
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Jan 14 2012, 6:41am
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At the risk of incurring much wrath
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zarabia
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Jan 14 2012, 5:13am
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Zathras
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JWPlatt
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Jan 14 2012, 5:32am
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LOL (Okay, I had to google it first, then LOL :) )//
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zarabia
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Jan 14 2012, 5:45am
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Erik Wecks is an idiot //
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lurtz2010
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Jan 14 2012, 5:17am
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This is the kind of comment that is not helpful.
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RosieLass
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Jan 15 2012, 1:28am
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Mercy!
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FoundEntwife
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Jan 14 2012, 6:15am
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I don't know what PJ et al plan for G and G, but...
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RoseCotton
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Jan 14 2012, 7:40am
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Read the article. He lost me....
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dormouse
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Jan 14 2012, 9:33am
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that would make me a Martian, too
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kiwifan
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Jan 14 2012, 7:59pm
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I agree with much of what he says
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geordie
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Jan 14 2012, 2:56pm
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This is all much ado about...
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 14 2012, 3:39pm
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don't dismiss him as an idiot, that's blind!
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karl marx
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Jan 14 2012, 4:15pm
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I think you must be thinking of someone else -
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geordie
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Jan 14 2012, 5:32pm
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For clarities sake...
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karl marx
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Jan 14 2012, 7:30pm
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Respectfully disagree.
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MatthewJer18
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Jan 14 2012, 8:14pm
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On Aragorn and Eowyn
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kzer_za
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Jan 14 2012, 8:58pm
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I agree 100% with Wecks about Aragorn and Frodo.
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RosieLass
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Jan 15 2012, 1:34am
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Oh, I don't know -
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Hanzkaz
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Jan 15 2012, 2:21am
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What Celeborn doesn't know won't hurt him...
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Flagg
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Jan 15 2012, 3:34pm
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No no no no no
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Black Breathalizer
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Jan 15 2012, 4:03pm
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That wasn't really what I meant.
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RosieLass
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Jan 16 2012, 5:25pm
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I don't think Gandalf - (some spoilers)
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Hanzkaz
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Jan 16 2012, 7:59pm
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I think the issue is...
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RosieLass
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Jan 16 2012, 9:05pm
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From Unfinished Tales:
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Darkstone
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Jan 16 2012, 9:27pm
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Right. But still.
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RosieLass
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Jan 16 2012, 9:55pm
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Yeah, but...
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Darkstone
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Jan 16 2012, 10:08pm
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Comfort, yes
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dave_lf
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Jan 16 2012, 10:14pm
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Until the movie comes out,
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RosieLass
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Jan 16 2012, 11:44pm
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Gandalf's character & origins
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Dzhon
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Jan 16 2012, 10:37pm
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At least some of them have read UT and the Sil.
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Elizabeth
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Jan 17 2012, 12:40am
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Why wouldn't have they?
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Darkstone
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Jan 17 2012, 1:38am
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Wasn't intended as criticism of PJ and co.
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Dzhon
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Jan 17 2012, 4:34am
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I don't think Gandalf's too proud -
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Hanzkaz
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Jan 17 2012, 6:46am
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To sum it up...
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Dzhon
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Jan 15 2012, 10:07am
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Read the article
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Mithrandír
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Jan 15 2012, 1:55pm
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I think a lot of people are misunderstanding
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dave_lf
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Jan 16 2012, 5:03pm
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