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a.s.
Valinor
Mar 10 2008, 2:02am
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Cabell was a Virginia boy, honey. I don't really understand why Wilson would prefer a made-up version of France to a made-up version of Northwest Europe (she says, facetiously) but it probably has to do with the erotic, "grown-up" nature of Cabell's fantasies set in Poictesme. I've only read one Cabell fantasy, and that was Jurgen. Interesting, in a way, but very difficult. I say if you want difficult, read The Worm Oroborous and have some interesting reading while you wade through difficult prose. Here is a pretty neat annotation of Jurgen, if you're interested in some of the terminology, maps, etc. a.s.
"an seileachan" "Good night, little girls, thank the Lord you are well! Now go to sleep" said Miss Clavel. And she turned out the light and shut the door, And that's all there is. There isn't any more.
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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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