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Old 08-05-2005, 12:56 AM   #1
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If you were trying to get a friend or sister to go on a date with Gimli, how would you describe him?
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Old 08-05-2005, 01:37 AM   #2
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Old 08-05-2005, 05:20 AM   #3
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If you were trying to get a friend or sister to go on a date with Gimli, how would you describe him?
I would do no such thing. Small, hairy, not-really human and Ugh...

Now seriously.

By not-really human I mean that nobody even knows what becomes of their souls after death. Right? Perhaps they return to Aule, perhaps sease to exist entirely. They can't even become decent wraiths via their rings. Perhaps they have no fear? Hardly. More likely their fear are bound to their bodies. Body dies, fea also.

In ME everyone seems to be overly concerned about beeing with one's sweetheart for all eternity. Beren&Lutien, Aragorn&Arwen, you get the picture. What about dwarves? No human, elf or man has ever married a dwarf...

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Old 08-07-2005, 12:12 AM   #6
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Old 10-19-2005, 02:17 PM   #8
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... with way too much bodyhair.
then no one go out with him. lol
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Old 08-13-2005, 05:02 AM   #9
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Now, you tricked everybody, Forkbeard!
What was your opening?
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If you were trying to get a friend or sister to go on a date with Gimli, how would you describe him?
You specifically asked what one would say to A FRIEND OR SISTER to send her on a ROMANTIC DATE with Gimli

Now anything of your two-pages praise for the Dwarf (and well-deserved one) doesn't remedy the fact that he IS NOT A SUITABLE MATCH for a MORTAL GIRL.

"Unfair question" as Gollum used to say...
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Old 08-13-2005, 12:50 PM   #10
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Now, you tricked everybody, Forkbeard!
What was your opening?

You specifically asked what one would say to A FRIEND OR SISTER to send her on a ROMANTIC DATE with Gimli

Now anything of your two-pages praise for the Dwarf (and well-deserved one) doesn't remedy the fact that he IS NOT A SUITABLE MATCH for a MORTAL GIRL.

"Unfair question" as Gollum used to say...

Not really. The assignment I had was to do a character analysis, and the question I started with was an attempt to try and turn Gimli every which way to do the analysis. I just posted what I came up with in the end. And I'd invite comments on it too!
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Old 08-14-2005, 08:50 AM   #11
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Now anything of your two-pages praise for the Dwarf (and well-deserved one) doesn't remedy the fact that he IS NOT A SUITABLE MATCH for a MORTAL GIRL.
Ooh, I don't know... aside from being on the short side, Gimli is not that unsuitable. I've become really impressed with our little axe-weilder in my last LoTR-reread so I wouldn't really mind a date with someone like Gimli, as long as he doesn't take me to Orc-chopping Fest 2005 or something similar.

Very interesting analysis, Forkbeard. A nice read.
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