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Laitholiel_the_SeaElf
Lorien
Sep 29 2012, 4:51am
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Well, it IS the Holy Grail... of fantasy....
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Tolkien essentially created this genre, so lovers of fantasy fiction owe him quite a debt of gratitude.
But you are what you love, And not what loves you back. And I'm in love with illusions So saw me in half. I'm in love with tricks So pull another rabbit out your hat.
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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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