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1 posted on 01/03/2014 5:37:19 PM PST by muleskinner
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Done!


2 posted on 01/03/2014 5:40:03 PM PST by resistance (abandon all hope and rational thought, become a democrat)
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Lord of the Rings — one of the finest tales ever told.
Have read it 2 times and planning a third. Find something new each time I read it -— :-)


3 posted on 01/03/2014 5:40:13 PM PST by EagleUSA
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4 posted on 01/03/2014 5:40:58 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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Done! And I love all the works of this genius.


6 posted on 01/03/2014 5:42:10 PM PST by ProudFossil (" I never did give anyone hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." Harry Truman)
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Salut! BTT


7 posted on 01/03/2014 5:43:15 PM PST by Billthedrill
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Some 18 yr Glenlivet


9 posted on 01/03/2014 5:47:01 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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Thank you for that. The man was a genius. Love his work.


11 posted on 01/03/2014 5:49:42 PM PST by SueRae (It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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“The Professor”


12 posted on 01/03/2014 5:50:16 PM PST by cdcdawg (Be seeing you...)
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Gene Wolfe wrote an awesome Tolkien essay a while ago. I guess he wrote Tolkien in the 60’s and Tolkien wrote back, pretty cool stuff.

http://www.thenightland.co.uk/MYWEB/wolfemountains.html

Freegards


13 posted on 01/03/2014 5:50:44 PM PST by Ransomed
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14 posted on 01/03/2014 5:52:10 PM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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“The Professor” and if i may: “The Inklings” as well.

woe to Britain. if only they had paid some heed to their truely wise men.


15 posted on 01/03/2014 5:56:42 PM PST by dadfly
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My late godparents gifted me with a copy of The Hobbit when I was still in grade school over 45 years ago. Their gift the year before was Misty of Chincoteague.

My 20 year old son at this moment is upstairs in the family room reading The Silmarillon. His head has been in the book 4-5 hours a day over Christmas break. Last night, the entire family, minus me, watched Return of the King on Blu-Ray. I was in the basement watching O'Reilly. Yeah, I know I need help...

I'm not as hard-core as some fans, but it sure seems apparent to me that Tolkien's work truly has stood the test of time.

19 posted on 01/03/2014 6:28:35 PM PST by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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OK...I may have to read Lord of the Rings now....


20 posted on 01/03/2014 6:32:34 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: muleskinner; Zionist Conspirator; GraceG


21 posted on 01/03/2014 6:41:31 PM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
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The price of gold sure has increased since Tolkien's Day!!


22 posted on 01/03/2014 7:03:35 PM PST by Bon of Babble (Don't want to brag...but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school!!)
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Read the Hobbit and the Trilogy when I was about 25 years old. Thought it was a wonderfully written fantasy. Read it again about 5 years later, only this time as a classic “good vs, evil” in a broader sense. THAT’S when I “got it”.


23 posted on 01/03/2014 7:22:10 PM PST by Dartman (CDN PM Stephen Harper may not be perfect, but we don't have to be ashamed or embarassed of him.)
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