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Forum: The Books
08-09-2005, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,657
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Books
08-09-2005, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,657
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Mister Underhill
But isn't "deserving of grace" a contradiction in...
But isn't "deserving of grace" a contradiction in terms? The very definition of grace is that it is not deserved, but is given as a mercy: "grace: 1 a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-08-2005, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,599
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Mister Underhill
Ah, Google, how I love thee. Bb, if you're...
Ah, Google, how I love thee. Bb, if you're really interested in learning more, I found these links: complete contact information for Barker, including e-mail address and contact numbers, can be... |
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Forum: The Books
08-03-2005, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 593
Views: 192,441
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Mister Underhill
I interpret your post as a big thumbs up on how...
I interpret your post as a big thumbs up on how the thread is progressing and a note of encouragement to continue steady on. And you can take your authorial intention and stick it. Thanks for your... |
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Forum: The Books
08-03-2005, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 593
Views: 192,441
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Mister Underhill
As a writer -- and indeed just as a person going...
As a writer -- and indeed just as a person going around in the world -- this attitude of complete interpretive "freedom" sort of bums me out. I picture a reader -- or just some dude that I'm trying... |
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Forum: The Books
07-28-2005, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 20,939
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Mister Underhill
Just for the sake of clarity, my complaint all...
Just for the sake of clarity, my complaint all along in this thread has been the lack of a collaborative option. Intention of the author is only part of the equation as far as I'm concerned. I'd hate... |
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Forum: The Books
07-28-2005, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 20,939
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Mister Underhill
Well, even on a simplistic level of imagery,...
Well, even on a simplistic level of imagery, there can be much variation and room for creativity. In your mind's eye, summon up your Frodo. Hopefully he bears only a passing resemblance, if that, to... |
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Forum: The Books
07-28-2005, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 20,939
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Mister Underhill
Should have replied to this a while ago, but...
Should have replied to this a while ago, but better late than never. I wanted to get a comment in before the thread gallops off down the usual well-trodden road. Look: Now, I submit to you, Bb,... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-16-2005, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 145
Views: 31,548
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Mister Underhill
Heavens, I don't know how I overlooked this happy...
Heavens, I don't know how I overlooked this happy news! Belated -- but heartfelt -- congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Istarion. May you enjoy many long years of happiness together. And a warm... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-13-2005, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 11,516
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Mister Underhill
Nice to see you Dr. Squatter, my old colleague --...
Nice to see you Dr. Squatter, my old colleague -- both alive and well, and posting at the Downs. |
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Forum: The Books
07-13-2005, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 20,939
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Mister Underhill
He held the mouse in his hand, hesitating,...
He held the mouse in his hand, hesitating, forcing himself to remember the original Canonicity thread; and then with an effort he clicked the mouse, as if to delete the poll -- but he found that he... |
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Forum: The Books
07-11-2005, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 20,939
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Mister Underhill
davem and Bb, you two ought to have your own...
davem and Bb, you two ought to have your own show. "So who's from Moria?" "That's right." "No, I mean, who's from Moria?" "Of course he is. Why do you keep repeating yourself?" "I don't... |
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Forum: The Books
07-11-2005, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 20,939
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Mister Underhill
Where's the middle-ground -- the collaboration...Where's the middle-ground -- the collaboration between author and reader? |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-09-2005, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 270
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Views: 260,684
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Mister Underhill
1. Type in the "other name", highlight it, then...
1. Type in the "other name", highlight it, then hit the link button and enter the link in the popup box. 2. Active Topics are just topics that have recently been posted on. |
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Forum: The Books
06-14-2005, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,746
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Mister Underhill
This thread makes me think of a couple of...
This thread makes me think of a couple of Proverbs: These are both King James versions; in modern English bibles, "hoary head" is typically translated as "grey hair" or "grey head". And... |
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Forum: The Books
06-10-2005, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 169
Views: 56,923
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Mister Underhill
I get that, but I think your arguments so far as...
I get that, but I think your arguments so far as to exactly what that distinction is are based on an arbitrary rule that you've either formulated for yourself or picked up from somewhere else. It's... |
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Forum: The Books
06-09-2005, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 169
Views: 56,923
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Mister Underhill
The thing that drew me into this thread finally...
The thing that drew me into this thread finally was this (Your Honor, we'd like this marked "Defense Exhibit 1"): It seems to me that lmp is offering more of a professional opinion here, an opinion... |
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Forum: The Books
06-08-2005, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 169
Views: 56,923
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Mister Underhill
Let's do this true western style and just get a...
Let's do this true western style and just get a rope. ;) Actually, in all seriousness, I think you're going beyond nitpicking here and into an arbitrary division between what you term "narrator"... |
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Forum: The Books
06-08-2005, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 169
Views: 56,923
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Mister Underhill
On the charge of Breaking the Enchantment in the...
On the charge of Breaking the Enchantment in the Second Degree (pursuant to Literary Code 128.341a), we the jury find the Author-- Not guilty! Excellent defense, HI. Gandalf is, by calling... |
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Forum: The Books
06-05-2005, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,240
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Mister Underhill
Well feh -- who needs to be concerned about a...
Well feh -- who needs to be concerned about a little thing like survival for there to be stories? Look how well dinosaurs have made out over the years. Dragons arguably have the slight edge on that... |
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Forum: The Books
06-01-2005, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 16,004
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Mister Underhill
Here's a detail of the ship:
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Here's a detail of the ship: http://forum.barrowdowns.com/images/elvenboat.jpg |
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Forum: The Books
05-31-2005, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,240
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Mister Underhill
I've known a dragon-lady or two, and seen a...
I've known a dragon-lady or two, and seen a pint-sized Kimodo dragon or three at the zoo, but if Tolkien-esque dragons are still around, they're doing a pretty good job of keeping it on the down-low.... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-14-2005, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 305
Views: 93,783
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Mister Underhill
Just a quick note on something I've observed all...
Just a quick note on something I've observed all over the Movies forum -- the idea that LotR needs to be "made accessible" to find an audience. Don't 100 million-plus copies and fifty years of... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
01-30-2005, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 13,729
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2005, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 16,401
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Mister Underhill
Well, contract players have historically always...
Well, contract players have historically always gotten the shaft on profit participation; only very powerful stars are (or were) able to command a true percentage of profits. Rank and file actors are... |
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