Bye Bye Balrogs

[Mister Underhill]

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Re: Bye Bye Balrogs

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> As the only member of &quot;management&quot; with a strong fondness for this forum...<hr></blockquote>I resemble that remark! <img src=wink.gif ALT="">

I usually try to follow the work going on &quot;down here&quot; (I like that phrase -- &quot;down here&quot;. In the basement of the Barrow Downs? With power tools, picks, and shovels?), but I almost never post since my HoME kung-fu isn't nearly strong enough to contribute meaningfully most of the time. I'm very fond of this forum.

Mithadan, I take it your (very mild) chastisement is aimed at the Canon regulars, but I've been following this discussion closely (I have a special place in my heart for Balrogs, it seems), and for the record I thought that some rather aggressive posts by Bob were handled with grace and restraint. What's with the 'tude, Bob? That baby keeping you up nights? I'm interested in hearing your views, too, but there's no need to be so curmudgeonly about it. Why not post this composition you've sent to HI so we all can have a look?

To get back on topic, I am in strong agreement with limiting the number of Balrogs as the MR note suggests, and I'll add my own feeble contribution to the discussion: <blockquote>Quote:<hr> From LotR, Bk II, Ch 7, The Mirror of Galadriel

'It was a Balrog of Morgoth,' said Legolas; `of all elf-banes the most deadly, save the One who sits in the Dark Tower.'<hr></blockquote>

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