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IRL (In Real Life) => Enigmas of the Mystical => Topic started by: besilarius on April 23, 2015, 06:38:05 AM

Title: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: besilarius on April 23, 2015, 06:38:05 AM
http://www.strangehistory.net/2010/10/11/a-ring-a-curse-stone-and-j-r-r-tolkien/
Title: Re: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: Martok on April 23, 2015, 01:02:50 PM
Very cool!  Surely that tale must have given Tolkien a few ideas, at least.  Thanks for sharing besilarius. 

Title: Re: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: Nefaro on April 24, 2015, 04:08:06 AM
Quote from: besilarius on April 23, 2015, 06:38:05 AM
http://www.strangehistory.net/2010/10/11/a-ring-a-curse-stone-and-j-r-r-tolkien/


WTF is up with that article.  Is the guy talking about himself in the 3rd person? 

Reading that mess was like masturbating with a cheese grater.


"Beachcombing spends too much time in the capital.  Beachcombing thinks he should walk the dog and finish chopping up the body he hid in a ditch along the side of the road."
Title: Re: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: Staggerwing on April 24, 2015, 05:30:22 AM
That Beachcomber guy always writes like that. He has an odd affect but he does find all kinds of weird and interesting things to blog about.
Title: Re: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: Nefaro on April 24, 2015, 10:10:08 AM
Much like some of those RPS review writers semi-coherent writing that drives me nuts. 

Don't think I could read that stuff regularly without clawing my eyes out.  You must be pretty resilient to mad ramblings.  ;D
Title: Re: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: Barthheart on April 24, 2015, 10:36:11 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on April 24, 2015, 10:10:08 AM
Much like some of those RPS review writers semi-coherent writing that drives me nuts. 

Don't think I could read that stuff regularly without clawing my eyes out.  You must be pretty resilient to mad ramblings.  ;D

I'm with you ... I couldn't even make it to the end of that one article....  :buck2:
Title: Re: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: besilarius on April 24, 2015, 06:38:44 PM
That's nothing.  Listen to a meeting of flag rank officers.
They all need to get the last word in, so constantly cutting into a person speaking.
Title: Re: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: Barthheart on April 24, 2015, 08:23:11 PM
Quote from: besilarius on April 24, 2015, 06:38:44 PM
That's nothing.  Listen to a meeting of flag rank officers.
They all need to get the last word in, so constantly cutting into a person speaking.

Pfft... that's just like listen to my in-laws try and have a conversation....  :buck2:
Title: Re: An inspiration for Tolkien?
Post by: Centurion40 on April 28, 2015, 09:33:10 AM
All pikers compared to my kid.  He even interrupts himself.