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weaver
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Jan 10 2009, 12:50am
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you certainly have a way with photos...
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I'm not sure if I should applaud you or hit you for this one...so I'll settle for just laughing uncontrollably for awhile!
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Ataahua
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Jan 10 2009, 1:02am
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Ew ew ew ew ew.
Gandalf in lime green and walk socks - who'd have thought it??
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Saurons master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Kyriel
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Jan 10 2009, 1:02am
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Are we talking about Tolkien's take on Gandalf, or our own extrapolations?
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And are both equally valid? 
It seems clear to me that Tolkien had a very old-school, idealized, religiously conservative view of sexuality. I think he'd be scandalized enough by the movie hints that Aragorn and Arwen are...intimately involved...before their wedding, without considering what Gandalf might have gotten up to in all his centuries of fleshly wandering.
On the other hand, Tolkien's characters have taken on lives of their own and gone far beyond his original intentions for them. For instance, it really isn't hard at all to picture Aragorn and Arwen making love - or Frodo and Sam, for that matter. I have no problem extrapolating new stories for them, especially since the Professor isn't around any longer to be offended.
But Gandalf, he's like Dr. Who to me. Yeah, I watched a lot of the old Who in college (mostly with Tom Baker), and in my mind he just really is an asexual being. I was horrified by that TV movie they made in the '80's or '90's or whenever when he (ack!) kissed a woman! And I've never seen any of the more recent Doctors, so I still have that old, asexual image in my head. Neither the Doctor nor Gandalf has any business...doing business. But as for Frodo and Sam: have at, it, boys! 
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Kyriel
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Jan 10 2009, 1:03am
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*grabs bottle of bleach, dumps directly into eyes* /
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LordotRings93
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Jan 10 2009, 1:32am
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No one in the LOTR universe is gay! Like when people say Frodo and Sam are... It ticks me off . Frodo is awesome and is not gay at all....
But, I have read on numerous sites that Sir Ian McKellen is gay. Which I have no problem with. As long as Gandalf isn't, hehe.
The HUGEST Lord of the Rings fan ever!
Owner of all Lord of the Rings merchandise.
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Ataahua
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Jan 10 2009, 2:24am
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you've responded to Kyriel's no-text post when I think you meant to respond to _V_'s originating post. (Change your view to Threaded View to see what I mean.)
When replying, be sure to click on the reply button of the post you want to respond to, and not the button of the last post in the thread.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Saurons master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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NorskGudTor
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Jan 10 2009, 4:00am
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I think Ian is a brilliant actor and was the perfect casting for Gandalf. I also do not mind HIS sexual preference at all. HOWEVER do we really need to have discussions about Gandalfs sexuality? of being gay or straight, I mean...seriously?
Of course I am still new to this board so what do I know. I always think these kind of discussions can go off topic fairly easily and all be it messy at times.
I would hate to see a board about Tolkiens works be used to discuss agendas or politics of the left or right.
Never walk
away from home
ahead of your axe and sword.
You can not feel a battle
in your bones,
or foresee a fight.
- The Havamal
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Ataahua
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Jan 10 2009, 4:53am
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I always think these kind of discussions can go off topic fairly easily and all be it messy at times.
...they can. But TORN's been around for a few years now and the members are used to discussing potentially delicate topics without getting personal or straying from the topic at hand. (Pun sub-threads and the occasional squire image notwithstanding...)
If you ever come across a post on TORN that you think needs looking at then you can post a query on Feedback or send a PM to an admin, but this thread is doing fine.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Saurons master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Valinor
Jan 10 2009, 8:26am
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That's priceless, squire! Thanks!
I do not suffer from LotR obsession - I enjoy every minute of it.
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Ufthak
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Jan 10 2009, 11:38am
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Frodo is awesome and is not gay at all....
You might want to rephrase that so it doesn't seem that the one directly invalidates the other. Just a thought.
"Who the hell are you?" he growled.
"I the hell am Harry," I said.
He pulled out his own gym bag and slammed the car door closed. "You always a wiseass?"
"No. Sometimes I'm asleep."
-Harry Dresden, 'Blood Rites', A Novel of The Dresden Files
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Earl
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Jan 10 2009, 12:09pm
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Naughty Ufthak
Crows and Gibbets! What is The House Of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and their brats roll around on the floor with their dogs! You are but a lesser son of greater Sires.
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Earl
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Jan 10 2009, 12:23pm
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*runs into the sunset screaming* MY EYES... MY EYES //
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Crows and Gibbets! What is The House Of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and their brats roll around on the floor with their dogs! You are but a lesser son of greater Sires.
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Kyriel
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Jan 10 2009, 2:45pm
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Watch your mouth, LordotRings93. Your bigotries are showing like a dirty Fruit of the Loom waistband over a pair of baggy jeans.
Those left standing will make millions writing books on the way it should have been. --Incubus
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Ufthak
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Jan 10 2009, 5:25pm
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*finishes laying the smacketh on newbies, disappears into the gloom for another ten months*
Awesome imagery by the way, Kyriel <;<D
"Who the hell are you?" he growled.
"I the hell am Harry," I said.
He pulled out his own gym bag and slammed the car door closed. "You always a wiseass?"
"No. Sometimes I'm asleep."
-Harry Dresden, 'Blood Rites', A Novel of The Dresden Files
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Farawyn
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Jan 10 2009, 6:30pm
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What "Hot Guys" thread did you pull that one from?
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Farawyn
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Jan 10 2009, 6:41pm
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It's pretty clear from OP's topic what this post is about, so if something isn't your cup of tea you don't have to click on it. There are so many other threads here on TORn for any/all Tolkien fanatics. Cool, huh?
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Starling
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Jan 10 2009, 8:00pm
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Somehow this reminds me of classic Seinfeld
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You know, this kind of conversation:
George: "Well, that Gandalf, he is playing for the other team, y'know, he's gay."
Jerry: "Really? Noooooo!"
All together now, "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
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Valinor
Jan 10 2009, 8:03pm
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nice turn of phrase there, Kyriel! Thanks, BTW. //
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"an seileachan"
Some say once you're gone, you're gone forever, and some say you're gonna come back.
Some say you'll rest in the arms of the Savior, if sinful ways you lack.
Some say that they're coming back in a garden: bunch of carrots and little sweet peas.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.
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a.s.
Valinor
Jan 10 2009, 8:10pm
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Gandalf; Frodo and Sam; and now...Tintin, too!
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There's always speculation about seemingly unattached characters, isn't there? This guy seems to feel he has solved the puzzle (if there ever was one, I am really not too familiar with this comic hero) of Tintin's sexual nature.
a.s. (potentially upsetting aspersion in one of the Q&As at the end of the article for CS Lewis fans...forewarning).
"an seileachan"
Some say once you're gone, you're gone forever, and some say you're gonna come back.
Some say you'll rest in the arms of the Savior, if sinful ways you lack.
Some say that they're coming back in a garden: bunch of carrots and little sweet peas.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.
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Call Her Emily
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Starling
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Jan 10 2009, 8:13pm
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And an excellent thought, well said //
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Deni
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Jan 10 2009, 8:29pm
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nobody know sth about his wife or if he ever had children or sth like that...but is this really a reason to say gandalf is gay??I donīt think so!-maybe he had a wife,maybe he canīt get any children or maybe he even canīt love a person like a human does just because heīs a wizard-and maybe love could be a conflict,which gonna change his magical skills...I donīt know-but if he really would be gay,whatīs saruman gonna be like?..his wife is also never mentioned before,isnīt she?
well..I think this should be a kind of funny or sth like that..I donīt take it seriously XD
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Valinor
Jan 10 2009, 8:38pm
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silneldor has competition, I see!!!
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Er. Wait. No. That's not a guy wearing a lady's suit. That's really a...a...man's bathing suit, isn't it?? I mean, it only holds up, er, covers up strategic areas of male anatomy.
While, conversely, directing a viewer's eyes directly, er, there. You know, "there".
Or wait: is it just a super stretchable speedo with the parts meant to be on the hips stretched up over the shoulders?
Oh heavens, how painful this looks.
squire, I must go take a swig of Pepto Bismol. The suit's not the only thing looking pale green.
Thanks.
a.s.
"an seileachan"
Some say once you're gone, you're gone forever, and some say you're gonna come back.
Some say you'll rest in the arms of the Savior, if sinful ways you lack.
Some say that they're coming back in a garden: bunch of carrots and little sweet peas.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.
Iris DeMent
Call Her Emily
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