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xMb
The Shire
May 24 2014, 11:03am
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'Fly you fools.'
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I'm usually a lurker around here but I had to come by and ask a question.
I was watching Fellowship with my son for the millionth time last night (got to love that fotr is a 6 year olds favorite out of all five so far) and I yet again found myself thinking 'I don't hear it' when gandalf says 'FLY you fools.'
I don't hear fly. I don't know WHAT I hear hah. Does anyone else find themselves thinking the same? Am I needlessly rambling? :)
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Rohan
May 24 2014, 1:47pm
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People who haven't read Tolkien often times have a hard time understanding the whole quote. It is spoken a little fast, and the articulation isn't great.
How many Tolkien fans does it take to change a light bulb?
"Change? Oh my god, what do you mean change?! Never, never, never......"
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Starling
Half-elven
May 24 2014, 8:21pm
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It's hard to demonstrate clear articulation,
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and to speak slowly, when one is hanging by one's fingertips and about to fall into a chasm of fire and death. 
When I saw the film I had never read the book, but I found 'Fly, you fools!' perfectly understandable.
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Rohan
May 25 2014, 7:38pm
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what he means by "Fly you fools" is that he realized that walking wasn't such a good idea after all and he wanted them to take the eagles to Mordor lol
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BlackFox
Half-elven
May 25 2014, 9:08pm
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"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake." - Henry David Thoreau
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The Shire
May 26 2014, 12:38am
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That is a very good point Starling!
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I always hear in my head 'fullo you fools!' even though I know that isn't the case xP
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boldog
Rohan
May 28 2014, 10:53am
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I was only 6 when i first watched FOTR and I always thought he said "Help me you fools". It never made sense to me, until i read the books, and watched it with subtitles that i realised he was saying "fly you fools" I still automatically think he says "help me" though 
I believe that Azog and Bolg are possibly the only two orcs who may be an exception to the typical evil nature of an orc. Azog had brought up his son, well enough that he actually acknowledges him as his own son. That is a first for any orc. And Bolg sets out to march upon Erebor in vengeance of his fathers death. How many orcs will Try and avenge another dead orc? Most will just forget about the dead one. This gives me hope that Orcs, have some traits of good in them, even if it is small aspects.
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Bofur01
Lorien
May 28 2014, 2:54pm
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I've always heard "run you fools"...
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...So mine was pretty accurate :p
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DaughterofLaketown
Gondor
May 28 2014, 3:04pm
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Is it strange I always understood what he meant?
I guess all those books I read as a kid paid off. 
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Bingo! //
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