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Re: LotR is Unrealistic!

?jevind L?ng
SubjectRe: LotR is Unrealistic!
From?jevind L?ng
Date01/17/2002 23:33 (01/17/2002 23:33)
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David Wall wrote:

David Wall
"?jevind L?ng" <ojevind.lang@swipnet.se>wrote on 17 Jan 2002:

?jevind L?ng
David K. Wall wrote:

David K. Wall
"?jevind L?ng" <ojevind.lang@swipnet.se>wrote:

?jevind L?ng
I want to complain at the fact that nowhere in the book are any Rohirrim given kitchen duty for turning up too late at roll call. That is a common occurrence in real armies and *should* have been included.

David K. Wall
LotR is fantasy, right? You don't seem to have a problem with elves, wizards, dragons, wraiths, magic rings, hobbits, ents, orcs, dwarves, and so on, so why worry about warriors who actually want to fight, and show up on time?

?jevind L?ng
I do have a problem with elves, wizards, dragons, wraiths, magic rings, hobbits, ents, dwarves and so on. They all turn up in the evenings and talk about their problems when I want to sleep. And that does include the magic rings; after all, the Ring spoke on Mount Doom, didn't it?

David Wall
I would have said that was Frodo, but never mind. If you have all these legendary critters showing up at night, maybe you ought to lay off the mushrooms -- or send me some.

As for the "It was the Ring that spoke on Mount Doom" school of thought, it is plain you were not here (lucky you!) when He-who-must-not-be-named preached that heresy. Give away my mushrooms to others? Nevah!

?jevind

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