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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Not this again.
Some interesting replies. I work (part-time) for Her Majesty`s Civil Service, the most bureaucratic, inefficient and downright incompetent organisation on earth. I fit in rather well there, actually. Before that I stayed at home raising my kids for 7 years, and before that I studied Medieval History at Glasgow University.
I think it is a bit unfair to characterise Tolkien aficionados as nerds. In my experience they come in all shapes and sizes. I play chess regularly, which undoubtedly attracts more `socially challenged` people than JRRT.
Having just read my post I realise that I probably sound like a bit of a nerd myself, so I would just like to mention that I have studied various martial arts since I was seven years old and am a human killing machine.
Look into the
http://www.fortunecity.co.uk/library/classiccourt/77/Mirror of Desire.</a> </p>
Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000099>Taimar</A> <IMG SRC=http://www.ezboard.com/ezgfx/gicons/black_ball.gif BORDER=0 WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=10> at: 12/28/00 9:53:05 am