 | | Re: LoTR # 1 on IMDB, Beowulf on NYTimes bestseller list
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(...) Well, it wasn't the significant focus of my schoolwork, but I have read mythology almost all my life. The reason I am disadvantaged in giving a truly well-rounded answer to your question is that I haven't "read" Tolkien, but only saw this LOTR (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Mountain bike advice
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(...) Hey Bram! Great questions. Let me chime in with my two cents. 1) Don't spend $200 - $400 on a bike. Spend more. Bottom line is that you get what you pay for and bikes are no exception. We made the mistake several years ago of spending ~ $150 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: LoTR # 1 on IMDB
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(...) Excalibur… HA! They wore their -shiny silver armor- EVERYWHERE, to dinned…to bed…on short walks to the river…to the bathroom… ;) They never changed their armor, *they lived in it!!!* Sure, it looked all shimmerin’ and fanciful, but COME 0N…not (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hey all, I'm looking for a new bike cause my current one is falling apart. Does anyone here have advice on the best mountain bike I can get for $200-$400, or any other advice pertaining to purchasing a bike? I would like at least front suspension, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Much as I hate to dispute Hop-Frog, I thought the shows were pretty cheesy. Of course, I watched all 3 tapes, so I may be biased... Aslan did *look* fairly decent, but didn't move very well. Steve (25 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: LoTR # 1 on IMDB, Beowulf on NYTimes bestseller list
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Yes, it is the Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf. I started reading it in the airport. In the foreword he makes clear his intentions to use old words current only among his Irish relatives, and English words clearly inherited from Irish, such as (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: LoTR # 1 on IMDB, Beowulf on NYTimes bestseller list
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(...) Well, I did not go to school for that sort of thing. It would be sufficient to have a few names or titles that come to your mind as primary sources. The National Geographic Explorer special on Middle-Earth last night visited with the world's (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: 3 Words For Christmas
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(...) answers! (...) more dessert, please more eggnog, please fortifying said eggnog five pounds gained prepare to diet! prepare to shop! after Christmas sales visits to in-laws off to Grandma's continuing family rituals waiting for Santa finally (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: LoTR # 1 on IMDB, Beowulf on NYTimes bestseller list
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(...) I wrote: "Most of the stuff passing as a plot is little more than rehashed Norse mythology." Is it the case that you want me to compare and contrast Tolkien's work to Northern European mythology? Seems like a rather thankless task. I am also (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | An Interesting Idea Involving Video Game Console Memory Card Labels
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This might seem like a strange area to post this message, but this was the only Off-Topic area that seemed appropriate. In any case, I have an idea and was looking for opinions as to whether or not it would be successful. When one buys memory cards (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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