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orcbane
Gondor
Mar 9 2008, 11:53pm
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Tolkien said to us in essence 'Get a life'
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Can't Post
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Perhaps the only thing more boring then critical analysis of literature is Fisking.
An Ent juggling spikey things ?
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User
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"Oo, those awful Orcs!"...
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diedye
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Mar 8 2008, 11:56pm
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Tolkien crying all the way to the bank.
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Penthe
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Mar 9 2008, 12:11am
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ZZZZZZ
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 9 2008, 2:21am
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Boner! Doner!
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 9 2008, 4:16am
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There's no excuse
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Eledhwen
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Mar 9 2008, 2:48am
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On giving away the ending.
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 9 2008, 4:21am
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Wilson wanted more sex in LotR.
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 9 2008, 4:06am
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"An impotence of imagination seems to me to sap the whole story."
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weaver
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Mar 9 2008, 3:24pm
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Dot and bar
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orcbane
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Mar 9 2008, 4:12pm
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Tolkien was a critic.
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 9 2008, 7:03pm
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Yep, and he was critical of other critics.
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Darkstone
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Mar 9 2008, 7:13pm
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Likewise some of his own criticism is now dismissed. //
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 9 2008, 7:46pm
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He is still recognized as ground-breaking
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FarFromHome
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Mar 9 2008, 10:18pm
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By critics that shall also be dismissed
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orcbane
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Mar 9 2008, 10:27pm
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Critics like Tom Shippey?
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 9 2008, 10:42pm
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Tolkien said to us in essence 'Get a life'
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orcbane
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Mar 9 2008, 11:53pm
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Was he also saying that to himself?
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 10 2008, 12:19am
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Sounds like the guy in the cartoon
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 11 2008, 7:38pm
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"Tolkien's Mistakes"
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Darkstone
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Mar 9 2008, 10:57pm
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Agreed. //
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 10 2008, 12:11am
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Literary Terms?
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 10 2008, 12:21am
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The Point of Literary Criticism
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 10 2008, 3:01am
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How many million copies
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Elizabeth
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Mar 10 2008, 1:30am
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James Branch Cabell was a respected fantasist.
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 10 2008, 1:41am
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Gee, it's the whole gang: Neil Gaiman, Robert Heinlein, even Deems Taylor!
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squire
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Mar 10 2008, 1:57am
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well
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a.s.
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Mar 10 2008, 2:15am
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"The Thin Queen of Elfhame"
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 10 2008, 2:18am
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Hah!
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squire
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Mar 10 2008, 3:30am
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he read what he liked
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a.s.
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Mar 10 2008, 10:46am
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Very interesting, thanks!
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Curious
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Mar 10 2008, 1:18pm
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Sex and Classism in Middle Earth
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 10 2008, 5:02pm
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Not True
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 10 2008, 6:46pm
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Not me.
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 10 2008, 7:29pm
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Not tonight
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 10 2008, 7:42pm
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That's not the issue, I don't think.
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Beren IV
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Mar 10 2008, 10:52pm
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sex is intended to be pleasurable
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a.s.
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Mar 10 2008, 11:14pm
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Tolkien's position.
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 11 2008, 12:21am
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Tolkien didn't say that sex was bad.
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Beren IV
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Mar 11 2008, 6:34pm
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Diddn't see this Post
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 11 2008, 8:08pm
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It's a version thing
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Beren IV
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Mar 11 2008, 8:49pm
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Good Point
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 11 2008, 9:11pm
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Not necessarily
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Beren IV
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Mar 11 2008, 10:56pm
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Not tonight; I have a headache
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squire
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Mar 12 2008, 3:27am
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Daeron Suitor, not Brother Then
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 14 2008, 8:13pm
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Neither is Morgoth's Ring
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Beren IV
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Mar 15 2008, 4:34am
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No 'canon', Agreed, But....
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 15 2008, 2:50pm
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Arrrgh!
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squire
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Mar 15 2008, 6:00pm
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Honestly, I don't think that it is even possible
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Beren IV
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Mar 15 2008, 6:26pm
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Good Point
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 15 2008, 6:49pm
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Canon blasts
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 15 2008, 9:24pm
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Sorry
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 10 2008, 11:52pm
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Flaming Youth
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 11 2008, 1:06am
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Roaring Twenties Was A Movie
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 11 2008, 1:31pm
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I'm not sure where all of this is going...
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 11 2008, 3:49pm
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And also a reflection of real social change
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Modtheow
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Mar 11 2008, 4:07pm
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Ma! Ma! Where's My Pa?
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squire
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Mar 12 2008, 3:38am
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interesting story
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Modtheow
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Mar 12 2008, 7:19pm
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Well, my grandmother
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 13 2008, 9:08pm
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"Mollydoodling"! :-D
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 11 2008, 7:42pm
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It's a common saying
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Beren IV
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Mar 11 2008, 6:20pm
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One point
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Tolkien Forever
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Mar 11 2008, 7:20pm
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1 Corinthians 7, KJV
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a.s.
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Mar 11 2008, 8:55pm
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Thank you for the translational history, a.s.!
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Beren IV
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Mar 11 2008, 10:47pm
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"Thou shalt have sex!"
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Darkstone
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Mar 11 2008, 9:17pm
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"but only with thy lawfully wedded spouse"
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a.s.
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Mar 12 2008, 12:39am
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Family board?
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Beren IV
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Mar 12 2008, 4:09am
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That is hardly true.
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Beren IV
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Mar 10 2008, 10:41pm
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I was the one who wrote that.
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Curious
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Mar 12 2008, 3:57am
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Sam is a *hero*
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Beren IV
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Mar 10 2008, 11:06pm
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Actually, Sam is kin to the Fallowhides.
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Curious
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Mar 11 2008, 10:17am
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Yes, blood will out
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FarFromHome
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Mar 11 2008, 11:11am
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The two overlap.
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Curious
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Mar 11 2008, 11:48am
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They do overlap
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FarFromHome
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Mar 11 2008, 12:00pm
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Such pride can be harmless.
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Curious
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Mar 11 2008, 12:12pm
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Tolkien also writes about overcoming prejudice
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FarFromHome
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Mar 11 2008, 12:35pm
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In the face of a common threat, yes.
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Curious
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Mar 11 2008, 11:03pm
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Normal and Innocent?
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squire
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Mar 11 2008, 11:57am
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Oh, I agree
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FarFromHome
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Mar 11 2008, 12:05pm
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What's spooky...
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Darkstone
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Mar 14 2008, 1:38pm
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Yep.
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FarFromHome
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Mar 14 2008, 5:46pm
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So did Tolkien mean...
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 11 2008, 2:23pm
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Mary Sue or Memoir
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Darkstone
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Mar 11 2008, 2:43pm
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How do we distinguish Tolkien the real author...
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 11 2008, 6:06pm
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An excellent question!
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Darkstone
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Mar 11 2008, 7:32pm
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Primitive Literature
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 11 2008, 3:33pm
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Yes and no.
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FarFromHome
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Mar 11 2008, 4:50pm
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I quite agree!
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 11 2008, 5:28pm
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Yes, I think we are both thinking
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FarFromHome
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Mar 11 2008, 5:43pm
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I often wonder
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 13 2008, 6:34pm
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Yes, we are very greedy
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FarFromHome
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Mar 13 2008, 7:27pm
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Gandalf Values
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 13 2008, 10:26pm
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Here's the quote from Tolkien's
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Curious
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Mar 11 2008, 11:26pm
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pronounced "Pwa-tem" :-)
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a.s.
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Mar 10 2008, 2:02am
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I'm a James Branch Caball Fan...
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 10 2008, 2:26am
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The most penetrating analysis by far,
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Elizabeth
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Mar 10 2008, 3:24am
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comment
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elostirion74
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Mar 10 2008, 6:40am
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Sex! Drugs! Race! Religion! Straying politicians!
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Dreamdeer
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Mar 12 2008, 1:01am
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It's a very entertaining thread
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Mar 13 2008, 9:11pm
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