[Gayalondiel]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Ever watch NFL players slap each other on the butt after making a great play? Or hug and dogpile on top of a player after the touchdown? How about the post-victory lockerroom celebration when the champagne is flowing and a player hugs his mvp buddy and tells the camera and the world, "I love this guy!"<BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Do we have to do this? what is this big taboo about men not touching? If the Fellowship was composed of nine women no-one would bat an eyelid at them hugging and kissing. And yes, male sports teams hug all the time and that's just for getting a ball to a certain point! The men in LOTR are fighting for the freedom of all middle-earth...slightly more intense, i think...<P>Sorry, i don't mean to be lairy