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skip spence · 07-13-2016, 05:47 PM

Come on man, you are much too serious, I'm sure Tolkien would tell you the same.

I guess the problem is you are too sure of yourself.

I mean... We all know that Tolkien was a tinkerer, he was trying to make everything fit together as the world grew and was enrichened. Which is why I said that Bill and Bert and Tom don't really fit into the latter, more developed Middle Earth, for some of the reasons you've touched, I understand that.

It's just, your reading that Orcs are some allegoric Alfa-preditor of our society is a bit much really.

EDIT. I do enjoy your speculation though, so please take no offence!

07-13-2016, 05:47 PM	#48
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	Come on man, you are much too serious, I'm sure Tolkien would tell you the same. I guess the problem is you are too sure of yourself. I mean... We all know that Tolkien was a tinkerer, he was trying to make everything fit together as the world grew and was enrichened. Which is why I said that Bill and Bert and Tom don't really fit into the latter, more developed Middle Earth, for some of the reasons you've touched, I understand that. It's just, your reading that Orcs are some allegoric Alfa-preditor of our society is a bit much really. EDIT. I do enjoy your speculation though, so please take no offence! __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan Last edited by skip spence; 07-13-2016 at 05:51 PM.