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"I could never read Tolkien. I always found him unreadable." - Billy Connolly talks a bit about Tolkien and 'The Hobbit'.
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Carne
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Sep 24 2012, 11:55pm
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"It looks like a cartoon, but the people are real. And it's shiny."
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Túrin_Turambar
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Sep 25 2012, 12:11am
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yeah that was the bit i noticed
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imin
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Sep 25 2012, 12:15am
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He followed that with "it's real".
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Estel78
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Sep 25 2012, 12:18am
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Think he might be referring to it being very colorful (as seen in the trailer)
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Carne
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Sep 25 2012, 12:20am
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Lol, I see what you did there! heheh. Your post at least was readable ;¬) //
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Xanaseb
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Sep 25 2012, 12:27am
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As long as he does a good job that's all I care about.
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Elessar
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Sep 25 2012, 12:37am
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This made me laugh
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Phibbus
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Sep 25 2012, 12:26am
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Connolly Quotes
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Debba521
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Sep 26 2012, 8:43pm
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Well, it IS the Holy Grail... of fantasy....
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Laitholiel_the_SeaElf
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Sep 29 2012, 4:51am
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Well I guess he at least has the attitude of a dwarf (stubborn?)
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Jeremy
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Sep 25 2012, 12:38am
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That's okay, Billy...
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Solicitr
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Sep 25 2012, 12:59am
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Reminder
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Altaira
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Sep 25 2012, 2:22am
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People say stuff like this
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SirDennisC
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Sep 25 2012, 1:25am
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He mentioned the pig in another interview a long time ago
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Carne
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Sep 25 2012, 1:28am
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Okay so is he riding a boar or not?
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SirDennisC
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Sep 25 2012, 1:31am
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Very safe to conclude that he is {NT}
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 25 2012, 1:32am
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Boar here in vlog 8?
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Eye's on Guard
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Sep 25 2012, 2:08am
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Dang!
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SirDennisC
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Sep 25 2012, 2:44am
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hehe
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redgiraffe
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Sep 25 2012, 5:00am
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I think so
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Phibbus
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Sep 25 2012, 1:35am
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He has a very 60-70s counter-culture view of Tolkien fans
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 25 2012, 1:31am
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Spot on!
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elostirion74
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Sep 25 2012, 5:10pm
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Connolly comes off so gruff, but
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Lissuin
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Sep 25 2012, 7:05am
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I never know whether to trust what he says or not ;-) /
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DanielLB
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Sep 25 2012, 7:12am
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Connolly is a comedian...
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Spaldron
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Sep 26 2012, 4:35am
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How do we know
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 4:56am
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He likes the scripts.
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Lissuin
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Sep 26 2012, 5:21am
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Aivale Cole was much nicer about it.
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SirDennisC
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Sep 26 2012, 5:27am
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A very lovely woman,
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Lissuin
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Sep 26 2012, 6:28am
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Because
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Spaldron
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Sep 26 2012, 5:21am
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Right, but as he's associated with the production
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 6:42am
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I wonder if he has ever tried reading the books
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DanielLB
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Sep 26 2012, 7:20am
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Not really
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Fardragon
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Sep 26 2012, 9:58am
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The Lord of the Rings, yes
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DanielLB
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Sep 26 2012, 10:03am
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It's not a matter of difficulty.
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Fardragon
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Sep 26 2012, 10:31am
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I didn't say it was
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DanielLB
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Sep 26 2012, 11:01am
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And that is the problem
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Fardragon
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Sep 26 2012, 11:14am
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I don't expect people to like Tolkien either
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DanielLB
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Sep 26 2012, 11:31am
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Well no
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Fardragon
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Sep 26 2012, 1:37pm
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We're going in circles.
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DanielLB
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Sep 26 2012, 2:43pm
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The nerve!
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Phibbus
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Sep 26 2012, 1:43pm
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Demonstrate me
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macfalk
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Sep 26 2012, 2:23pm
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Sorry
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Phibbus
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Sep 26 2012, 2:37pm
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Or I could follow you around
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Sep 26 2012, 5:40pm
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Thank you
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Phibbus
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Sep 26 2012, 6:32pm
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Of course there's no problem
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 7:26pm
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Well, thats just it
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macfalk
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Sep 26 2012, 9:39pm
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Not so fast, please
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Altaira
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Sep 27 2012, 3:47am
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I don't judge at all
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 27 2012, 5:37am
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Not to mention
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 27 2012, 5:56am
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True
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macfalk
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Sep 27 2012, 12:38pm
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Although the post was directed at you,
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entmaiden
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Sep 27 2012, 6:20pm
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Understood
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 29 2012, 5:18am
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too right!!!
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Elenorflower
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Sep 26 2012, 3:16pm
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The poems are not rubbish
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 7:24pm
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I haven't really seen anyone trash Tolkien around here.
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Tim
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Sep 26 2012, 9:23pm
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This seems pretty damning
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 26 2012, 9:51pm
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I don't know, seems you have to be virulent to get virulent, and this ain't virulent
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Tim
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Sep 26 2012, 10:30pm
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and actually
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Elenorflower
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Sep 27 2012, 9:41pm
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I'm giving examples of why people dislike The Hobbit
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Fardragon
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Sep 27 2012, 8:03am
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It's a bit late for an edit, but if you want to know what truly bad poetry looks like, go here:
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Fardragon
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Sep 27 2012, 4:33pm
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Got it
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Shelob'sAppetite
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Sep 28 2012, 1:16am
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hardly probable
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elostirion74
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Sep 27 2012, 8:37pm
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The script
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Fàfnir
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Sep 25 2012, 5:22pm
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I've always wondered about this
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rings7
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Sep 25 2012, 6:57pm
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Well
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SirDennisC
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Sep 25 2012, 7:23pm
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Taking money for what one despises makes one a...
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Morthoron
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Sep 25 2012, 8:13pm
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pleb! this word has been causing a certain mp lots of trouble in the UK currently! //
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imin
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Sep 25 2012, 9:00pm
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Connolly not an actual fan!
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macfalk
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Sep 26 2012, 10:34am
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He's an actor! Not a book reader.
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Pipe Dream
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Sep 26 2012, 11:15am
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His day job
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Elenorflower
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Sep 26 2012, 12:22pm
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Ah, this takes me back
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Tim
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Sep 29 2012, 1:58pm
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