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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-03-2006, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 49,092
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Books
11-03-2006, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,243
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Mister Underhill
The Nazgūl en route (the one that passed over Dol...
The Nazgūl en route (the one that passed over Dol Baran) was not sent as a result of Pippin looking into the stone, as G tells Pippin himself, and G is fairly explicit about the "error": As a... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-02-2006, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 14,083
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Mister Underhill
Esty, pio, Child... they are moderators from the...
Esty, pio, Child... they are moderators from the Ancient World, or Balmods, as we name them in Sindarin. |
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Forum: The Books
11-02-2006, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,243
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Mister Underhill
It's quite clear that Sauron wanted Pippin...
It's quite clear that Sauron wanted Pippin brought quickly because he had a craving for a nice, tasty dainty. These are difficult to be had in Mordor, as everyone knows, and when he clapped eyes on... |
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Forum: The Books
10-31-2006, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,243
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Mister Underhill
Time, tide, and BD discussion threads wait for no...
Time, tide, and BD discussion threads wait for no man. I haven't been able to read or compose in detail as I'd like, but I thought I'd throw out at least a few thoughts. It seems to me at... |
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Forum: The Books
10-27-2006, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,243
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Books
10-27-2006, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,243
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Mister Underhill
The orc-raid on Amon Hen was launched primarily...
The orc-raid on Amon Hen was launched primarily by Saruman, though, no? I don't think you can assume that Saruman shared his intel with Sauron; on the contrary in this case. I'm thinking the Mordor... |
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Forum: The Books
10-27-2006, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,243
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This is the most labored grammar-based argument...
This is the most labored grammar-based argument I've seen since the last time the wings debate reared its head. Surely if Bilbo and Gollum can navigate Gollum's use of 'he', 'ye', and 'it' when... |
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Forum: The Books
10-26-2006, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,243
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Mister Underhill
The same dehumanizing impulse that leads the...
The same dehumanizing impulse that leads the predator to view his prey as an "it", the way Gollum does with Bilbo: "Is it nice, my preciousss? Is it juicy? Is it scrumptiously crunchable?" |
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Forum: The Books
10-26-2006, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,243
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Mister Underhill
I interpret the "dainty" line to mean the Hobbit,...
I interpret the "dainty" line to mean the Hobbit, himself, not the Ring. Saruman, a former confidant of Gandalf and the White Council with some insight into their mindset and methods, might have... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-28-2006, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 289
Views: 88,704
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Books
09-19-2006, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 135,543
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Mister Underhill
davem, what's up, man? If anyone here seems...
davem, what's up, man? If anyone here seems "desperate" to prove anything, or convinced that his view is the one true way, or determined to silence any view other than his own, it's you. Since... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-17-2006, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,059
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Mister Underhill
Given Jackson's penchant for multiple cameos, why...
Given Jackson's penchant for multiple cameos, why limit the prof to just one? The (book) Gaffer is perfect, of course, but why not Nazgul #7, Helm's Deep Grandfather, Army of the Dead Footman, and... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
09-15-2006, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 31,465
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Mister Underhill
I think a lot of would-be Silmarillion readers...
I think a lot of would-be Silmarillion readers stumble over the Ainulindalė. It's a long way from either An Un- or A Long-expected Party in tone and style. I stumbled on it in the 70's; in fact I... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2006, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 15,145
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Mister Underhill
I'm in the middle of a long overdue re-reading,...
I'm in the middle of a long overdue re-reading, and was recently struck by the imagery in this passage from Helm's Deep: That visual of a lightning strike suddenly illuminating a valley crawling... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-08-2006, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 289
Views: 88,704
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Mister Underhill
The enormous amounts of money are exactly the...
The enormous amounts of money are exactly the thing that could bog it down for years. With so much at stake, interested parties are willing to fight long, grueling battles for their share of the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2006, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 135,543
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Mister Underhill
Well, there's also the rather dramatic Big Rip...
Well, there's also the rather dramatic Big Rip theory (http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/big_rip_030306.html), which does have to do with dark matter and such. |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
09-07-2006, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 182
Sticky: Feedback and Suggestion Box
Views: 95,382
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Sounds good. I'll throw an announcement up...
Sounds good. I'll throw an announcement up today. Aiwendil, I think I've set you up to be able to start threads in CbC -- check on that if you would. We'll also have to set the naming conventions... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-06-2006, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,602
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Mister Underhill
Yes, this does take me back! I haven't seen an...
Yes, this does take me back! I haven't seen an "I'm leaving the Downs... forever!" thread in a good long while. You've been awarded a week's ban to speed you on your way, though as Sauce said, you... |
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Forum: The Books
09-06-2006, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 135,543
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-05-2006, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,990
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Mister Underhill
Word to both of these sentiments! A hearty...
Word to both of these sentiments! A hearty welcome aboard to morm, who I trust will do a fine job in his new role (even if you can't lynch the average recalcitrant poster); and a hearty job well... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
09-05-2006, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 182
Sticky: Feedback and Suggestion Box
Views: 95,382
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Mister Underhill
I think Bb's right -- more frequent threads and...
I think Bb's right -- more frequent threads and smaller chunks might be the way to go, though I haven't looked at the text to see if there's an easy way of accomplishing that. The challenge here... |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2006, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 467
Views: 135,543
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Mister Underhill
To qualify as Downs discussion, posts are also...
To qualify as Downs discussion, posts are also required to be civil and respectful, particularly when it comes to a hot-button topic like religion. I've only skimmed the last couple of pages of this... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-21-2006, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 488
Views: 227,933
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Mister Underhill
Hard to believe, but the board software says that...
Hard to believe, but the board software says that Birdie hasn't even lurked since 8/28/05 -- almost exactly a year ago. Alas, Birdie. There's a slew of members I associate with that era who aren't... |
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Forum: The Books
08-16-2006, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 60,569
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Mister Underhill
I think one reason that the criticisms of Pullman...
I think one reason that the criticisms of Pullman and Moorcock come across as petulant (at least to me) is that it's the work that is the ultimate argument. The way to really "defeat" Tolkien and... |
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