Glotmorf on 15 May 2003 01:25:01 -0000


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RE: [Spoon-business] Re: [spoon-discuss] Force vs. Source


On 5/14/03 at 9:17 PM Baron von Skippy wrote:

>> >-Listen to what I mean, not what I say - I can't keep his names
>straight.
>> >Right, Barad-Dur was the one in Mordor... look, a distraction!-
>>
>>Ya know...I always figured that the "two towers" indicated in the title
>>"The Two Towers" had to do with Minas Morgul (which Frodo was navigating)
>>and Minas Tirith (which everyone else wound up defending), since those
>are
>>explicitly towers (that's what "Minas" means), as opposed to Orthanc,
>which
>>is called a pinnacle and Barad-Dur which is more of a fortress.
>>
>>Or am I just being off-topic geeky again?
>>
>>						Glotmorf
>>
>-Other than the ballot, there hasn't been anything really game-related
>around here in about two days, so don't worry about it too much. Next
>we'll
>probably debate whether Tolkien or Jordan is better, or some such nonsense.
>
>Jordan. Hands down.-

Tolkein wasn't a fetishist polygamist with control issues, as far as I know.  Though Frodo and Sam do seem to get a little overly affectionate toward the end.

						Glotmorf

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