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Re: OT: Donald&Feanor

Count Menelvagor
SubjectRe: OT: Donald&Feanor
FromCount Menelvagor
Date08/24/2004 07:46 (08/23/2004 22:46)
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FollowsLaurie Forbes

"Laurie Forbes" <moc.rr.eniam@1sebrofr>wrote in message news:<kYsWc.166538$bp1.117399@twister.nyroc.rr.com>...

Laurie Forbes
"Matthew Bladen" <tamibirt@oohay.oc.kuREVERSO>wrote in message news:MPG.1b942e80ae6c77129896a1@news.btopenworld.com... | In article <cgceo8$gdd$1@nyytiset.pp.htv.fi>, Morgil | <morestelx@hotmail.com>says... | | >In fact, Tolkien added an indirect homage, maybe to acknowledge | >his debt to Disney, in LotR, with the famous cameo appearance | >of the mysterious Quick Duck in the Moria battle scene... |

was donald also a wanker? or did he prefer to diddle?

| Yet another instance of well-meaning editorial wrong-headedness. The | original text was 'quack duck'.

tolkien was right to remove such a blasphemy.

Clearly, you don't know anything about research and sources and loose canon. The pre-original text, which you don't have access to but I do, was, of course .... OK, what were we talking about? Oh, yes! The word was "quidnunc." Now, nothing against Christopher, but it makes a big difference how you interpret your dad's scribbles if you're pulling all this stuff together at the age of 40 or if you're forced to start when you're 7. Or 9.

forcing christopher to read THIS draft was nothing short of child abuse. i am appalled.