Annoying experts - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

**The Saucepan Man** · 07-19-2004, 04:43 AM

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KoG, I believe that H-I was describing SPM as the example of an ITF. (Er, that is, Ideal Tolkien Fan).

Not sure that I'm all that happy at being cited as some sort of "benchmark" on a thread dealing with annoying experts.

I can be annoying, but rarely (I hope) in the contect of discussing Tolkien, and I am most certainly no expert.

That aside, I would respectfully decline the honour of "ITF". Quite apart from anything else, I firmly believe that there is in fact no such thing as an ideal Tolkien fan.

As for being middle-aged, well gee thanks! I like to think that I have a few more years yet (although, alas, all too few).

ninlaith · 07-19-2004, 12:07 PM

What I highly dislike is insistant incorrect experts. I've challenged many of my friends to suggestions that they have made about certain parts of the books and even though they're wrong, and you know it, they will argue with you until the end of time. And it is so frustrating. Also when it comes to quoting a certain line in one of the movies and they keep getting it wrong and you try to correct them and they say they're right. BLAH!!!

Gil-Galad · 07-19-2004, 12:10 PM

If you like to read other threads like this, check out my Annoying Amatuer thread...page 3 i think is my award-winning post...all i know its the first post on one of its pages

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07-19-2004, 12:07 PM	#2
ninlaith Wight Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: in my hobbit hole Posts: 204	What I highly dislike is insistant incorrect experts. I've challenged many of my friends to suggestions that they have made about certain parts of the books and even though they're wrong, and you know it, they will argue with you until the end of time. And it is so frustrating. Also when it comes to quoting a certain line in one of the movies and they keep getting it wrong and you try to correct them and they say they're right. BLAH!!!