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View Poll Results: Do balrogs have wings? | |||
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114 | 58.16% |
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82 | 41.84% |
Voters: 196. You may not vote on this poll |
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Corpus Cacophonous
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Is anyone actually inclined to be persuaded one way or the other by the various arguments? As for me, whatever the arguments, I will only accept wingless Balrogs if presented with irrefutable proof that Tolkien intended them so. It's an emotional/intuitive thing, y'see.
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As an aside, it is interesting that the ratio of "Yes" to "No" on this poll is remarkably similar to the result of the "Did Elves have pointed Ears?" poll. Are there any conclusions to draw from this? I suspect not, as the Elf ears poll is "confidential". Although we know that Fordim, at least, has voted "Yes" for Balrog's wings and "No" for pointed Elf ears. In contrast, I have voted "Yes" to both questions, and for broadly the same reasons.
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Beloved Shadow
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(actually, I don't care too much, I just enjoy watching everyone go back and forth- great stuff from both sides)
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
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As with the movies and with most subjects on this wonderfull website, I enjoy the forum for the various different views and learned exchanges. It's through here where I pick up bits and pieces of lore that i otherwise would surely miss myself. Otherwise, I remain entrenched in my own personal Idaho otherwise known as ME.
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Corpus Cacophonous
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So yes, it can happen.
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A Mere Boggart
Join Date: Mar 2004
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As someone who used to take a great interest in psephology, the study of voting patterns, this is starting to get really interesting. We have already had questions raised about whether the voting system is flawed, a former floating voter being persuaded by some pamphleteering, even questions raised as to what leads us into voting a certain way! And they wonder why real elections can get so fraught! Is the Barrow-Downs Select Committee going to examine the results?
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Pilgrim Soul
Join Date: May 2004
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But as yet no hanging chad....
and no scope for spoiling ballot papers. I think balrogs probably used their wings rather as chickens use theirs.......... Maybe balrog wings is just another gimmick by KFC?
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