08-18-2004, 01:03 PM | #1 |
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Hilarious LOTR Book Review
I saw this awhile back and just found it via search. Must be read to be believed:
http://www.wbcelite.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=740
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08-18-2004, 01:46 PM | #2 | |
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funny stuff...
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08-18-2004, 01:55 PM | #3 |
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And that is why Tolkien is fantasy for people who don't like fantasy (like me)
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08-18-2004, 02:45 PM | #4 |
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That reminds me of what Yogi Berra is supposed to have said about Shakespeare: "I don't like him. He is all quotations."
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08-18-2004, 02:58 PM | #5 |
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It was a bit too obviously a joke, me thinks, but otherwise pretty funny.
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I like the various condescending comments:
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08-20-2004, 06:01 AM | #7 |
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very funny i really enjoyed the thing. I haven't laughed at something online in awhile. Ive chuckled but laughed no.
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