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Posted by Lem on 03-07-05
I've read Hitchhiker's Guide and its sequels! they're such great books, although personally I like Terry Pratchett's Discworld books better. why...
Location...Rugby...Nark
Posted by Man Of Westernesse on 03-07-05
Hi all, and welcome to new members. Feel new myself as I have not posted here for months (could not get my account to work, seems ok now & I will...
Who is right?
Posted by Annatar on 03-07-05
"Narked" ~ annoyed, a tad peeved, pi**ed off. Another one for you all... "Crabid" pron kra-bid. Cranky, cross, short tempered. A example of...
The Guide
Posted by G on 03-07-05
Yes Bob Praz, I have read Hitch-Hiker's. Douglas Adams was a genius and I hope the forthcoming movie adaptation lives up to the very high standard...
Location and Bookses
Posted by Annatar on 03-08-05
Man Of Westernesse, I knew you was a Donegal man but didnt know you were in exile in Sligo as well! Me too! I live in Sligo town...
HHGG!
Posted by Bob Praz on 03-08-05
I’m also looking forward to the movie adaptation of the Hitch Hiker’s Guide, and I also love Sam Rockwell. Nonetheless, I doubt the movie can...
Eragon
Posted by Elendur on 03-10-05
I read Eragon a while back. Whether you like it or not really depends on what you're looking for. I think the best way to some it up is that it's...
Since they put the article on here...
Posted by Farlas on 03-10-05
Since they put the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe video game article on here I'll ask, Any Narnia fans on here? Or C.S. Lewis fans in general?
Annatar
Posted by Man Of Westernesse on 03-10-05
Annatar, this is getting seriously Deja Vu 'ish. I am 'Originally' from outside Ballybofey in Donegal. Living in Carney, Sligo.
I must ask...
Posted by Farlas on 03-11-05
Since I like geography, and it bugs me when people say words wrong I must ask, do you say Sligo: slygo or sleego or some other way?
Man Of Westernesse
Posted by Annatar on 03-11-05
Man Of Westernesse, thats just too freakly spooky! Yup I,m the HSE.... kinda. Over in the Cluainin Centre. A Helpdesk Mucker be I. Which one on it...
Book Recommendations
Posted by G on 03-12-05
Has anyone here read the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman?
Wôôaaahh!
Posted by Julie on 03-12-05
Some people here are poetic! That's nice! It's better than other forums...
Well Olpays...
Posted by Farlas on 03-13-05
If you live in Michigan you can get your concealed weapons license. If they pull a gun on you then you can pull a gun on them. Then you at least...
It is unfortunate Faerlas
Posted by Julie on 03-14-05
I live in Canada, it is illegal to carry a gun or knifes...I don't have a criminal record and I want it to stay that way! So when I have to go out...
Attacks and Shligigh
Posted by Annatar on 03-14-05
Faerlas, County Sligo (Contae Shligigh in the Irish)pron: Slygo. It is a city, not a very big one though. There are some nice things about Sligo...
I must tell...
Posted by Man Of Westernesse on 03-14-05
Faerlas, you were right first time “sly-go”. Sligo is classified as a city, though it’s a pretty small one, but too big for “town” by our...
In Response
Posted by Elendur on 03-14-05
Well, Annatar, I've read enough of your posts to know all is meant well and in good humor. So I know you won't mind a response.
We may seem crazy...
Posted by Farlas on 03-15-05
Well, we Americans may seem like gun happy cowboys, but I assure you, there are many of us that are anti gun, anti cowboy. Their rights... And we...
Elendur...
Posted by Farlas on 03-15-05
In some of the circles I run in, people would say the following in response to your post... Preach it! AMEN! I love the way you put it. Simple and...
The Man With The Power
Posted by Annatar on 03-15-05
"Do you know the man?" "What man?" "The Man with the Power" "What Power?" "The Power of Voodoo" "Voodoo?" "You do" "I do?" "Know...
Ones Leaders
Posted by Annatar on 03-16-05
Elendur,you are spot on about blind faith and that we are all blind in some circumstances. Some are naive to think that everyone will listen to...
Sigh...
Posted by Farlas on 03-16-05
I love the man with the power thing! Bachelor and the Bobby soxer... One of my favorite movies... Anyway, most guns used in crimes were bought...
For generations of arguments
Posted by Julie on 03-16-05
Elendur I agree, it is not normal, I am no criminal and I don't have a gun but criminals do (that's why they are criminals lollll) but still, if I...
Emperor Annatar
Posted by Annatar on 03-16-05
Faerlas you said about the 100,000 people thing could depends on location, I agree, Lovely Donegal or Limerick(stab city), but overall... I think...
Annatar, Annatar
Posted by Elendur on 03-17-05
I never thought it of you. Actually, I did. But that's not the point. You, ever so careful not to believe without proof (and perhaps a little to...
Of America and the World
Posted by Bob Praz on 03-17-05
I’ve finally come around to post a bit of my opinion on the debate. I can be very political, if I have a mind, but I usually avoid submitting any...
Maple Syrup...
Posted by Farlas on 03-17-05
Don't worry! I never thought canadians all ran around putting maple syrup on everything and dressing up like lumber jacks. Then again, I've lived...
Happy St-Patrick's day!
Posted by Julie on 03-17-05
Happy Saint-Patrick's day to ya all! Especially you Annatar, since you are Irish! But this is a great celebration for all who love to have fun and...
Ireland and Analogies
Posted by Elendur on 03-17-05
First I'll get out my one political comment: Bob, I disagree with that nuke analogy because nukes have the ingrained quality of not being precision...
Why do we love the Irish?
Posted by Farlas on 03-19-05
I do have Irish blood in me. So that may be why I like it. Part of it could be that Ireland practically emptied its borders into our country during...
propaganda - proper goose
Posted by Annatar on 03-19-05
If you are trying to find meaning in the title, dont bother, alot of people have gone mad trying to get meaning from what is say/type. The whole...
Precision Weapons
Posted by Annatar on 03-19-05
There has never been a weapon invented that hasn't killed the innocent by accident. Knife or nuke, both result in the same. End of dreams and...
Funny accent? Try Michigans!
Posted by Farlas on 03-19-05
I don't think the Irish have funny accents. I love the way Irish people talk! I think the Mid-Western accent is something to be laughed at.
Various Replies
Posted by Elendur on 03-19-05
Uh-oh. Looks as if we're gonna have a yes! no! did! didn't! argument. Annatar, our CIA has quite a history of screw-ups, and I wouldn't dismiss...
Well, that was random...
Posted by Farlas on 03-19-05
Your last post kinda jumped around there Annatar. I don't know what you were talking about when you said the Brittish were bankrupt or something...
Other Tolkien Books
Posted by Frodo_Lives on 03-21-05
This is going to be a very random question considering the topic of discussion that has been happening but I was wondering if ya'll had any...
Apology
Posted by Farlas on 03-21-05
I typed the same thing twice and didn't realize it! My computer made it look like I didn't get the first one posted, so I wrote the second one...
Accents
Posted by Elendur on 03-21-05
Way-ul, aa (as in "cat") never say-ud we don't hi-uv a bit of an accent down south, all aa was sayin' was we don't hi-uv nearly nuthin' as...
speaking of funny accents
Posted by Julie on 03-21-05
We french canadians, we have a funny accent when we speak english! I used to work in a departement store in downtown Montreal so, I was required to...
Dialects and the analogy
Posted by Bob Praz on 03-21-05
A quick word on the analogy I used in my previous article. Firstly, don’t worry Elendur, I take no offence; I was merely offering one of many...
Other good books...
Posted by Farlas on 03-23-05
Well, I enjoyed The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, found in the The Tolkien Reader. I liked Unfinished Tales, but I think it was edited by Christopher...
accents
Posted by Lem on 03-23-05
I live in the suburbs of Washington, DC, have lived here all my (short) life, and find it hard to distinguish the oddities of my accent. the vowel...
Allegory and Nail Hitting
Posted by Annatar on 03-23-05
Bob Praz hit the nail on the head, the greater the availability of weapons, the greater the danger. Good people will hold back from using force...
New York Accents
Posted by Frodo_Lives on 03-23-05
Someone mentioned New York accents. They are one of the coolest accents ever. Take the word dog. They would pronounce it doyg. Like the end of...
Thoughts
Posted by Thorongil on 03-24-05
I haven't posted in a while, but I still check back and I have a few thoughts. On the handgun debate, I am no expert, but I feel that wide...
J.R.R.T.'s other works
Posted by Bob Praz on 03-25-05
I completely forgot to write about this in my last post, so I’ll do it here. If you’re interested in the background of LOTR and the Silmarillion,...
Re: Thorongil
Posted by Farlas on 03-25-05
I havn't read Mere Christianity, but I have read all seven Chronicles of Narnia and Out of the Silent Planet. I want to finish his sci fi trilogy.
The Screwtape Letters
Posted by Elendur on 03-25-05
Very good and easy to read. The thing I've noticed most about Lewis's theological works is that, rather than saying new thoughts, he just...
How does Frodo...
Posted by Farlas on 03-26-05
I was thinking about this a while back and forgot to ask, how DOES Frodo get stung by Shelob? Wasn't he wearing a mithriel shirt? -Faerlas Elwind...
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