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Mon May-05-08 11:23 PM
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Great...now I have to have read LOTR to understand WTF they're saying on GDP |
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Everyone is making "Hillary is ________" "Obama is ______" and "Bill is __________" comparisons.
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Mon May-05-08 11:26 PM
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You'll be okay unless they're complete dorks and decide that somebody is Tom Bombadil, who is the LOTR equivalent of Holy Grail's Sir Not Appearing in this Film.
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Mon May-05-08 11:32 PM
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5. I posted this as a response |
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Mon May-05-08 11:33 PM
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6. Kucinich is Tom Bombadil, obviously |
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Think about it - weird looking dude with a gorgeous wife, who knows way more than anyone gives him credit for, and is (so to speak) not appearing in the movie? It's indisputable...
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Mon May-05-08 11:27 PM
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and McCain is Gollum. which is which?
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Tue May-06-08 12:03 AM
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Edited on Tue May-06-08 12:05 AM by Drum
:rofl: I had that Gollum pic taped on my license for awhile, when those movies came out. :D
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Tue May-06-08 03:22 PM
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23. GDP is the land of Mordor |
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One does not simply log into Mordor. :P
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Mon May-05-08 11:27 PM
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3. You can dechipher GD-P? |
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YOU get THE GOLD!!! :woohoo:
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Mon May-05-08 11:29 PM
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4. Hillary is Bill Belichick and Obama is BJ McKay. |
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Good luck figuring that one out.
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Mon May-05-08 11:40 PM
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Hillary is smart, impersonal, and a cheater who has four Super Bowl rings.
Obama is young, drives a big rig, and travels around America with a monkey.
What's not to get?
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Mon May-05-08 11:54 PM
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8. Another thing GDP and LOTR have in common: I have no idea why anyone reads them. |
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GDP is just insane, and LOTR bored me to tears.
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Tue May-06-08 12:08 AM
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"Not bad" thinks I, so I start in on the 3 book set.....and it goes on, and on, and on, and...you get the picture.
I got about 1/3 into "Two Towers" and said "I'm gonna have to give this up." I went back to Kurt Vonnegut.
Hillary is like Mrs. Rosewater, Obama is like Kilgore Trout ..... nope -- it doesn't work.
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Tue May-06-08 12:16 AM
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11. Just link them to this |
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Tue May-06-08 01:00 AM
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14. The abridged version of the Council of Elrond |
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Tue May-06-08 02:32 PM
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I do not need to see that again.
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Tue May-06-08 08:59 AM
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:crazy:
Maybe this should be posted elsewhere also...
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Tue May-06-08 02:33 PM
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19. Do with it what you wish... |
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but remember, with great power, comes great responsibility.
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Tue May-06-08 12:46 AM
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12. it's just more juvenile bullshit n/t |
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Tue May-06-08 12:50 AM
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13. LOTR is too pop culture for me. |
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I remember when real nerds used to love LOTR and it was exclusively for nerds.
Now, everyone knows and loves LOTR. Damn Hollywood.
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Tue May-06-08 01:05 AM
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15. They only think they know it |
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Edited on Tue May-06-08 01:05 AM by pokerfan
Ask them who is Tom Bombadil. Or Glorfindel or Golberry or Radagast. Ask them who the Istari are. And the Valar and the Numernorians. Or whose images did the Argonath represent? Or how many seeing stones their were? The Old Forest, Old Man Willow. Ask them if they know what a fucking Barrow Right is.
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Tue May-06-08 03:12 PM
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21. I'm afraid my username betrays me. |
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Don't you mean Barrow Wight?
(Barrow Wright - like Jeremiah!)
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Tue May-06-08 03:21 PM
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Dick Cheney is a Barrow "Right." Ah yes, the http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/w/withywindle.html">River Withywindle.
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Tue May-06-08 09:10 AM
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Tue May-06-08 02:48 PM
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20. Mordor is Freeperville, GDP is more like Mirkwood |
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GD is the Shire The Lounge is Rivendell and/or Lothlórien Washington is Isengard The white House is the Orthanc
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