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Ilsa

(61,695 posts) Sat Apr 15, 2017, 06:25 PM Apr 2017

A few lines from The Hobbit reminded me of someone:

Gandalf: There is no company. Not any more. And I don't like to think of what Thorin will do when he finds out what you've done.

Bilbo: I'm not afraid of Thorin.

Gandalf: Well you should be. Don't underestimate the evil of gold. Gold over which a serpent has long brooded. Dragon-sickness seeps into the heart of all who come near this mountain. Almost all.

I guess Donald isn't a fan of Tolkien and The Hobbit.

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A few lines from The Hobbit reminded me of someone: (Original Post) Ilsa Apr 2017 OP

Tolkien via Gandalf was right. I very much doubt that Trump has actually read... WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #1

Doesn't sound like a well-read adult. Ilsa Apr 2017 #2

He was asked that in an interview back in January... WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #3

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

1. Tolkien via Gandalf was right. I very much doubt that Trump has actually read...

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 06:51 PM

Apr 2017

'any' Tolkien or very many books at all for that matter.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

2. Doesn't sound like a well-read adult.

Reply to WePurrsevere (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 06:53 PM

Apr 2017

I wonder if, during an interview, he would be able to say what book he read last, except his own.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

3. He was asked that in an interview back in January...

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 07:16 PM

Apr 2017

And he changed the subject.
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a52362/donald-trump-favorite-books/

He's says his book "Art of the Deal" is second only to the Bible but he can't quite verses properly and I seriously doubt he's actually read any of the Gospels for some WWJD guidance.

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