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Old 09-12-2010, 09:29 PM   #5
Feanor of the Peredhil
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Originally Posted by Nerwen View Post
The fact that figures of that kind have an 89.9847353% chance of having been made up on the spot notwithstanding, chickens can indeed fly a little bit, so that leaves dodos.
94.223^3% of people may believe that you just completely invented that statistic.

Nevertheless, I tend toward "just because they're made out of shadow doesn't mean they aren't real," combined with a healthy dose of "just because a body part exists doesn't mean it has to work: just look at wisdom teeth and appendices; not only are they not-useful, they seem to be designed specifically to make our lives WORSE."

Try telling me shadows don't exist! Don't be hatin' just because them vestigial shadow appendages are dysfunctional in an enclosed subterranean environment.

I like to think Gandalf's last words were a shrouded insult to Roggie.

"Fly, you fools!" he yelled, but nobody heard his next muttered sentence: "Because the balrog can't. Suck it, balrog!"
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