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a.s.
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May 22 2009, 6:31pm
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GDT praises Torn in Time Magazine!
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This month's "Short List" feature, which is always at the end of every Time magazine edition, features Guillermo del Toro's list of "things he likes to bite into during his spare time". One of them is listed as "Tolkien online", to wit: TheOneRing.net is a great community where intelligent, articulate dissenters argue about fascinating minutiae--and not just about fantasy. Wow. Thanks, Mr. del Toro! a.s. (the occasionally articulate part-time dissenter, possibly intelligent)
"an seileachan" "If any one had begun to rehearse a History, say not I know it well; and if he relate it not right and fully, shake not thine head, twinkle not thine eyes, and snigger not thereat; much less maist thou say, 'It is not so; you deceive yourself.'" From: Youth's Behaviour, or, Decency in Conversation amongst Men, composed in French by Grave Persons, for the use and benefit of their Youth. The tenth impression. London, 1672
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Jazmine
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May 22 2009, 6:35pm
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Thanks GDT!
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Woodyend
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May 22 2009, 8:44pm
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I love reading your posts. And one other thing, you make it so easy to forget that English is a second language for you. Thanks for taking the time to drop by.
May your beer be laid under an enchantment of surpassing excellence for seven years! ~~~~~~~~Gandalf~~~~~~~ Listen. Strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords, is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!
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dernwyn
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May 22 2009, 9:25pm
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We just have spirited differences of opinions, of course. I will never forget GdT's first post here, and it makes me proud to think of him as "one of us".
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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a.s.
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May 22 2009, 10:41pm
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Well, I just had to answer your subject line, it was impossible not to!!! LOL a.s.
"an seileachan" "If any one had begun to rehearse a History, say not I know it well; and if he relate it not right and fully, shake not thine head, twinkle not thine eyes, and snigger not thereat; much less maist thou say, 'It is not so; you deceive yourself.'" From: Youth's Behaviour, or, Decency in Conversation amongst Men, composed in French by Grave Persons, for the use and benefit of their Youth. The tenth impression. London, 1672
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Dreamdeer
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May 23 2009, 12:23am
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It makes me want to try and come up with some controversial topic or other!
Life is beautiful and dangerous! Beware! Enjoy!
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Donry
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May 23 2009, 1:56am
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I'll make sure to check it out! Thanks!
What's the matter, James? No glib remark? No pithy comeback?"
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dernwyn
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May 23 2009, 3:10am
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Impossible to not answer - wait, I mean impossible to not not answer - no, that should be just "impossible to answer" - Oh, this is impossible!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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Peredhil lover
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May 23 2009, 5:23am
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That's a huge compliment! Thank you, Guillermo! (And thank you, a.s., for posting it!)
I do not suffer from LotR obsession - I enjoy every minute of it.
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May 23 2009, 5:29am
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Wow, to read that. I had to laugh a bit. Thanks for putting this up here a.s. And Mr. del Toro, well you are one of those intelligent, articulate dissenters arguing about fascinating minutiae, welcome to the club.
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May 23 2009, 7:18am
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Of course, it's entirely mutual. What a great mention for TORN! Thanks, Guillermo!
Silverlode "Of all faces those of our familiares are the ones both most difficult to play fantastic tricks with, and most difficult really to see with fresh attention. They have become like the things which once attracted us by their glitter, or their colour, or their shape, and we laid hands on them, and then locked them in our hoard, acquired them, and acquiring ceased to look at them. Creative fantasy, because it is mainly trying to do something else [make something new], may open your hoard and let all the locked things fly away like cage-birds. The gems all turn into flowers or flames, and you will be warned that all you had (or knew) was dangerous and potent, not really effectively chained, free and wild; no more yours than they were you." -On Fairy Stories
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Silverlode
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May 23 2009, 7:44am
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When he has the time, he joins in on our Hobbit board. He can't discuss everything with us but he does like to drop the occasional tidbit about how things are going with the Hobbit pre-production and to discuss filmmaking and mythology in general. We love hearing from him, of course, so it's nice to know he enjoys talking with us too. Welcome to TORN, by the way. We're glad to have you here.
Silverlode "Of all faces those of our familiares are the ones both most difficult to play fantastic tricks with, and most difficult really to see with fresh attention. They have become like the things which once attracted us by their glitter, or their colour, or their shape, and we laid hands on them, and then locked them in our hoard, acquired them, and acquiring ceased to look at them. Creative fantasy, because it is mainly trying to do something else [make something new], may open your hoard and let all the locked things fly away like cage-birds. The gems all turn into flowers or flames, and you will be warned that all you had (or knew) was dangerous and potent, not really effectively chained, free and wild; no more yours than they were you." -On Fairy Stories
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Kelvarhin
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May 23 2009, 8:40am
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Thanks for posting that a.s. So... does this mean we're cool now?
Warning items may fade in the wash. Kelvarhin's Universe~~~~~~~Laerasea's Travelling TORn Journal One book to rule them all One book to find them One book to bring them all And in TORn bind them In the land of TORnadoes...where the brilliant play
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dernwyn
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May 23 2009, 12:46pm
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He tends to pop onto the Hobbit Movie board. Here's a recent post of his...isn't he a delight?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 23 2009, 1:30pm
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An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition... OK, I guess by that definition, we do argue :-D Dang, I'm supposed to teach that stuff on Tuesday. Modus ponens and modus tollens and all that. It's been a long time--I'd better study up.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Elven
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May 23 2009, 1:40pm
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we made Time Magazine, and out of the mouth of GdT! We are blessed with good tornsib friends, stimulating and interesting topics to discuss, exciting news .. it really is a specail place! Thanks a.s. and thanks to Guillermo Cheers Elven x
Swishtail. Tolkien was a Capricorn!! Russell Crowe for Beorn!! Avatar: Liberace - The other Lord of the Rings. Quote of The Week: The thing is I always write in the morning, and I know that if I go to the Net I won’t write ... you can start in the most scholarly website and end up at Paris Hilton dot com .. GdT
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SirDennisC
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May 23 2009, 2:44pm
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some of us.
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Kelvarhin
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May 23 2009, 2:49pm
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Talking of ourselves now are we?
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(or did you mean GdT?) *sorry up late and I'm a little silly with it, sleep deprived not good LOL*
Warning items may fade in the wash. Kelvarhin's Universe~~~~~~~Laerasea's Travelling TORn Journal One book to rule them all One book to find them One book to bring them all And in TORn bind them In the land of TORnadoes...where the brilliant play
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a.s.
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May 23 2009, 2:56pm
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At least, that's what I think "intelligent, articulate dissenters argu[ing] about fascinating minutiae" translates to, doesn't it? "Geek"? LOL a.s.
"an seileachan" "If any one had begun to rehearse a History, say not I know it well; and if he relate it not right and fully, shake not thine head, twinkle not thine eyes, and snigger not thereat; much less maist thou say, 'It is not so; you deceive yourself.'" From: Youth's Behaviour, or, Decency in Conversation amongst Men, composed in French by Grave Persons, for the use and benefit of their Youth. The tenth impression. London, 1672
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SirDennisC
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May 23 2009, 2:58pm
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gracious turn of phrase to say the least.
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Kelvarhin
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May 23 2009, 3:01pm
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Well, I for one, am very happy to be a part of the 'coolest geeks anywhere' LOL {{{{{a.s.}}}}} Shards must go to bed now, way past my bedtime. Catch you soon. Kel x
Warning items may fade in the wash. Kelvarhin's Universe~~~~~~~Laerasea's Travelling TORn Journal One book to rule them all One book to find them One book to bring them all And in TORn bind them In the land of TORnadoes...where the brilliant play
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 23 2009, 3:34pm
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I'll be watching my mail box all day today, until this week's issue comes in. Not that he's saying anything I haven't said to, er, justify my time spent here
* * * * * * * Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight? A man may do both. For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!
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