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Forum: The Books
08-31-2004, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,746
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tar-ancalime
Again, sorry, but I don't agree.
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Again, sorry, but I don't agree. Shakespeare's Elsinore is just as fixed as Middle-Earth is: you can question God, women, and hosiery fashions till you're blue in the face, but you won't change... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-30-2004, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 11,288
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tar-ancalime
Yes, Seamus Heaney is a wonderful poet! I'm sure...
Yes, Seamus Heaney is a wonderful poet! I'm sure his Beowulf is amazing. If you've got a chance, read some of his other poems as well. And Fea, Could that have been A Separate Peace? |
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Forum: The Books
08-30-2004, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,746
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I'm not so sure I agree with you, Fordim. Do we...
I'm not so sure I agree with you, Fordim. Do we all share the same reality? I suppose in a broad sense we do, in that we're all on the same planet orbiting the sun at the same speed, but each... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
08-27-2004, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 47,900
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Oh, shame on me! I'd forgotten that Sam and...Oh, shame on me! I'd forgotten that Sam and Rosie do live together in Bag End. I suppose you're quite right about "the point of view of the hobbits and the Shire:" Bilbo and Frodo are... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
08-27-2004, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 47,900
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But what about Bag End? Bilbo and Frodo are both...But what about Bag End? Bilbo and Frodo are both lifelong bachelors. The only woman associated with Bag End is Lobelia, and she doesn't exactly inspire feelings of comfort and security. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
08-21-2004, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 13,559
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tar-ancalime
My husband and I both noticed that Howard Shore's...
My husband and I both noticed that Howard Shore's Shire music sounds more than a little like the second movement of Dvorak's 9th symphony. Kransha, the Grieg you mention is in much the same vein. ... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-16-2004, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 1,490
Views: 273,989
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tar-ancalime
H-I said:
I have a question about...
H-I said: I have a question about this: are these non-scoring reputation comments considered in bad taste? I have wanted to rate many posts but have refrained from doing so because I know I... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-16-2004, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 509
Views: 133,001
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tar-ancalime
Imladris thinks the moderators on the 'Downs are...
Imladris thinks the moderators on the 'Downs are doing a great job. This is a clever position to take, as Imladris is in fact a moderator, on the fan fiction site. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-29-2004, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 169
Views: 28,887
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tar-ancalime
Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I found...
Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I found myself lying in a cow! |
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Forum: The Books
07-14-2004, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 15,532
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into the fireYes, absolutely! There had never been a ring like it before--that's what makes it the One Ring--and certainly it had never been destroyed before. Who was to say what would happen when it was cast... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-13-2004, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 13,784
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tar-ancalime
Essex, you're absolutely right that the...
Essex, you're absolutely right that the filmmakers couldn't indicate the twelve-day interval without wasting a lot of time. Perhaps I was being a little harsh this morning. Also, I understand... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-13-2004, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 13,784
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tar-ancalime
Yes! Thank you! Bravo! Well done! I concur! ...
Yes! Thank you! Bravo! Well done! I concur! Lauds and acclamations! I tried to make this point several weeks ago in a thread about Faramir but, sadly, no one wanted to play with me. The... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-10-2004, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 782
Views: 236,278
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tar-ancalime
It's another year or two before I'm in this club,...
It's another year or two before I'm in this club, but I just wanted to say that it's refreshing to find I'm not the only one here on the Downs who remembers LPs and Atari. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-09-2004, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 174
Views: 42,328
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tar-ancalime
they're on to us
I was shopping for a birthday card the other day and saw this one: Also, Sapphire_Flame, that was a great quiz! |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-07-2004, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 26,975
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tar-ancalime
101 Quenya pickup lines
101 crackpot...101 Quenya pickup lines 101 crackpot theories about balrogs 101 ways to get (or not to get) "the wisdom of Gandalf" 101 authors who are clearly cribbing from Tolkien |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
06-24-2004, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 182
Sticky: Feedback and Suggestion Box
Views: 95,645
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tar-ancalime
history
davem said: I think that alternate versions of stories promote the fantasy/conceit/whatever that LotR et al is real history. It seems to me that most of historical research consists of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-23-2004, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 174
Views: 42,328
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the Choice of the half-geeks
The Matthew Sakey article seems to be directed at non-geeks who may want to date or live with geeks. This implies that geeks can and do procreate with non-geeks, thus creating a whole population of... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-22-2004, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 15,411
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tar-ancalime
Hilarious! I especially liked his "apology" to...
Hilarious! I especially liked his "apology" to his detractors. Thanks for pointing out this site. |
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Forum: The Books
06-19-2004, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,116
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tar-ancalime
Yes, can you imagine? "Thanks for the help and...Yes, can you imagine? "Thanks for the help and all, really appreciate it. Oh, by the way, I'm the king, not you, so if you'd kindly get off my throne..." ;) |
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Forum: The Books
06-18-2004, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,116
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tar-ancalime
marryin' cousins
In The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen it says that Gilraen is descended from Aranarth, who is of course a descendant of Ondoher on his mother's side. But you're right--it seems as though Aranarth himself... |
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Forum: The Books
06-18-2004, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,116
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a star on his browThere have been some compelling arguments made as to why Aragorn waited until after the War to claim the throne, but as I understand it the reason why he could claim it at all was because he was the... |
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Forum: The Books
06-17-2004, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 93,186
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
06-11-2004, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 43,055
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tar-ancalime
Exactly what I was going to say! I used to scan...
Exactly what I was going to say! I used to scan the pages, looking for "something to happen!" I remember finding the descriptive writing during the first travels of the Fellowship ("The Ring Goes... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
06-09-2004, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 43,055
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tar-ancalime
Bethberry said:
I think it goes even...
Bethberry said: I think it goes even farther than that: it is a way for Tolkien as an artist to show confidence in the art he has made. Only if the reader (or listener, or viewer--this is... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-05-2004, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 68,599
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