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(...) Asimov's magazine (arrived yesterday) carries an article contrasting polar opposites Tolkien and ... Mervyn Peake (_Gormenghast_). Somehow I have managed to delay learning more than how to spell that, and this columnist considers him the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) So this is a metric gayometer, then :) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmm. It gave me 41%. Perhaps it is calibrated from UK "Gayness". Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Ah yes cool I'd forgotten those. I'll add them to the list :) (by the way the list in the last posting was a JOKE) :P -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Dave Schuler" (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That's a little premature. When I was a kid, *everybody* in my class had read or listened to those authors I brought up (thanks to reading lists). Tolkien was obscure by comparison (few are able to conquer Tolkien before age 12. He didn't win (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes: My point is that, if you use selective observation as you have done, it's (...) ??? Really? Please prove and do this for Monty Python's Holy Grail and The Matrix... :-) John (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This only helps to reinforce my assertation that LotR is basically Star Wars with the serial numbers filed off. Cheers, - jsproat (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) So, any time four characters unite against a powerful enemy, it's derivative of Tolkien? (...) So, any time an old character has a pre-story history with the enemy, it's derivative of Tolkien? And I would point out that Gandalf isn't (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That's not a bad point, and I should have specified "major 20th century works of Western fantasy. All of these Victorian Witchcraft writers played their part, but honestly none can be said to have had the impact of Arthur, Gandalf, or Harry. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I fully agree that lending aspects from other litriture or sources is valid and can lead to greater creativity and fantastic works. Shakespear's plays were nearly all reworkings of existing stories, Tolkiens LotR contains many aspects and concepts (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm an outsider, too, but if you remember what was on the children's fantasy list 20 years ago, there were a tremendous number of books about witchcraft, not derivative of those things either. Susan Cooper doesn't count (too Arthurian) but (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That just means you're a closet heterosexual. Dave! (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Mr L F Braun wrote in message ... (...) I'm gay and it gave me 38%. Guess I'll have to turn in my card :-) Kevin ---...--- NEW Tank Engine custom train set: (URL) Annual SYSTEM Creativity Contest: (URL) Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yeah... geez, Richard- what do you have against monkeys? Some of my best friends are monkeys. Besides, I said not to ask. You never listen, do you? -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I was just surfing the What's new gallery on Brickshelf and I came across some images that I found interesting. Nevermind that they have nothing to do with LEGO and therefore shouldn't even *be* on Brickshelf, but this one caught my eye in (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) 19%. Dunno exactly what it means, except that I'm who I am. It's frightening considering that I've always felt more "in touch" with the proverbial feminine side than most of my peers. Weeeeird. Maybe it's random? LFB (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dry cleaning! Imagine: laundry -- without water! It's chemicals! Dry cleaning! It's the future! No shrinkage! All I need is 10,000 dollars to open the first store! (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Haven't you always wanted a monkey? Adrian (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Agreed. I thought the powered personal scooters were bad enough... (...) 8?) Just make one of these with hidden handlebars & a retractable umbrella, and we'll all look like Inspector Gadget! (...) Well I've heard rumours about some new-fangled (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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