04-25-2002, 09:42 PM | #101 | |
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04-26-2002, 01:27 AM | #102 | |
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04-26-2002, 01:57 AM | #103 | |
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04-26-2002, 02:01 AM | #104 |
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Words are all we've got. make 'em count I say!
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04-26-2002, 02:17 AM | #105 |
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True. Anyway, this "evil" of the author becomes obvious when he's role-playing an evil character or writing about a character speaking. I get it now.
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04-26-2002, 02:25 AM | #106 | |
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And as for their military structure- heh, I wonder how he felt about the army?
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04-26-2002, 02:30 AM | #107 | |
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04-26-2002, 02:38 AM | #108 |
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The Volksungsaga most likely.
Actually, it's not that uncommon. Going into a battle your're scared sh_tless. Even if you've done it before. Singing often makes as much damned sense as anything else you can do.
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04-26-2002, 02:21 PM | #109 |
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The Army
Tolkien was in the Army in WWI - lost several of his close friends - I dont recall him ever saying that he regretted serving his country ...
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04-26-2002, 04:05 PM | #110 |
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Authors sometimes portray evil characters with the evil inside themselves that they perceive, making it definitely "of them". It depends on the type of person the author is.
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04-26-2002, 04:15 PM | #111 | |
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But I certainly don't ever remember him sayng he was pleased by the military life. Or that he wasn't scared.
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04-27-2002, 07:03 PM | #112 |
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Prettymuch everybody isn't entirely satisfied with the military. It might be fine, but there is always beauracracy and that pisses people off for some reason.
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04-28-2002, 05:35 PM | #113 | |
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Hmm- yes, I think we have discovered the true essence of evil! I shall soon start a burro.. a beuro... By gum! I'm even going to make it hard to spell!
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04-28-2002, 05:54 PM | #114 | |
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Yes, I'm sure Tolkien was patriotic, but being draughted for the war was not by choice, you HAD to do it. And needless people died, due to poor military tat tics. I'm sure that would have scarred anyone for life, in terms of warfare, and bureaucracy.
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04-29-2002, 11:19 AM | #115 |
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*quiet whisper*
Shell-shocked..... yes I'm afraid so... Thinks he's living in some futuristic world.... he keeps raving about the "damned TV" and "not enough ketchup with his fries". ... .... Yes, I'm afraid it's a terminal case.
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04-29-2002, 04:34 PM | #116 |
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The sarcasm here is thidk ennough to cut with a rusty bayonet
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04-29-2002, 05:08 PM | #117 |
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Saw toothed? That's against the Geneva Convention!
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04-29-2002, 06:45 PM | #118 |
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I'll redo that post...
The sarcasm here is thick enough to cut with a Morgul-knife... |
04-30-2002, 01:28 AM | #119 |
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But... Morgul knives are against the Geneva convention also....
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