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The works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Minister of Gandalf
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At the traditional carnival party of the political society of Bavaria, Markus Söder, the Bavarian Minister for Environment, showed up as Gandalf. A rather good Gandalf, I must add. (Well, apart from the dead weasel he seems to have wrapped around the staff for some reason.) [link]... more »
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20 Questions (Nautilus VI)
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Last time you found me out in less than 10 questions. I hope I have something better this time. Kingdom of plants, though there's some uncertainty about it.
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About this Breadbox??
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...Is the question: A: Will it fit into a breadbox? B: Is it bigger than a breadbox? -W ( I tend to think "A" - but I'm befuddled.)
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Welcome! FAQs and important information.
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Posting-Frequency: ~4 days (FAQs posted monthly) Welcome to the Tolkien newsgroups! Our FAQs can be found at: [link] Even if you haven't read all of /The Hobbit/ and /The Lord of the Rings/, you are welcome here, but be careful! Spoilers for the stories can be anywhere, even in the subject line of a message.... more »
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Widows' sons and fairy stories in Middle-earth
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I really don't have time to be here, but the question floated into my mind for some reason and I can't remember discussing it here before, though that could just be my memory (and Google's) being faulty. When Bilbo first encounters Gandalf in /The Hobbit/, he mentions several memories of the wizard. Among other things, he says,... more »
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Craigslist ad
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A friend just pointed me to an ad on Craigslist that I feel compelled to share here. It doesn't seem relevant at first (though it's still funny), but you'll no doubt guess where it's going: "Looking for Rabbi Versed in DARK TALMUDIC ARTS to create GOLEM." [link]... more »
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Etext chapter links
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For no apparent reason, I spent some time today looking back at the E-text project and tracking down Message-IDs and links to the original threads on Google Groups. I've now embedded those links on my Etext Chapter List page, at: [link] I have no idea if anyone out there has an interest in revisiting the... more »
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