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***Mister Underhill*** · 08-08-2002, 04:01 PM

Ha! Your out-of-context quote does not reveal the characteristic sarcasm implicit in Fëanor's mocking reply. Everyone knows those Silmarils were like super-heated potatoes.

Do you mean to imply that the Earth was widely considered flat when Tolkien wrote the early versions of the Silmarillion?

[ August 08, 2002: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]

08-08-2002, 04:01 PM	#16
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	Ha! Your out-of-context quote does not reveal the characteristic sarcasm implicit in Fëanor's mocking reply. Everyone knows those Silmarils were like super-heated potatoes. Do you mean to imply that the Earth was widely considered flat when Tolkien wrote the early versions of the Silmarillion? [ August 08, 2002: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]