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Did Gollum deserve death?

Guest Did Gollum deserve death? 03-21-2007, 03:14 PM

Folwren Gandalf didn't say that... 03-21-2007, 03:29 PM

Guest Where the plague did Gandalf... 03-21-2007, 04:23 PM

Morwen [QUOTE=Folwren]Gandalf didn't... 03-21-2007, 05:25 PM

Kuruharan Right here... 03-21-2007, 05:35 PM

Folwren Thank you Kuruharan. Right... 03-21-2007, 06:00 PM

Morwen I don't equate "dealing out... 03-21-2007, 06:45 PM

Guest I totally agree to the above... 03-22-2007, 12:12 PM

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Guest I think you are hugely... 03-22-2007, 07:08 PM

Boo Radley Gandalf's quote reads:... 03-22-2007, 07:16 PM

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Mithalwen Well my country doesn't... 03-21-2007, 03:41 PM

The Might As Mithalwen already pointed... 03-21-2007, 04:23 PM

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Lalwendë I agree with everything... 03-22-2007, 04:39 AM

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The Might I agree with Raynor here. As... 03-22-2007, 07:29 AM

Folwren I agree with Raynor, and... 03-22-2007, 08:00 AM

The Might Is it me or has the the... 03-22-2007, 08:13 AM

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Lalwendë I agree. Such a discussion is... 03-22-2007, 08:56 AM

The Saucepan Man You are right that the... 03-22-2007, 09:12 AM

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Lalwendë Tut tut Mr Sauce. Now, would... 03-22-2007, 10:56 AM

The Saucepan Man Well, if we are going to... 03-22-2007, 12:12 PM

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Mithalwen Cue Rumpole and the Golden... 03-22-2007, 02:03 PM

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Mithalwen Can't you...? There is a... 03-22-2007, 02:42 PM

Raynor Would you care to give some... 03-22-2007, 02:46 PM

Mithalwen LOTR as we know it is a work... 03-22-2007, 03:26 PM

The Might Lalwende, with all due... 03-22-2007, 04:08 PM

Lalwendë Me subjective? Isn't... 03-22-2007, 04:52 PM

davem And let's not forget that... 03-22-2007, 05:21 PM

The Saucepan Man This debate is (as so often... 03-22-2007, 07:38 PM

Folwren Some readers, p'raps, maybe,... 03-22-2007, 08:02 PM

davem Doesn't work. A reading of... 03-22-2007, 03:57 PM

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davem Smeagol spent 500 years alone... 03-23-2007, 01:16 AM

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HerenIstarion My apologies for [probably]... 03-25-2007, 09:18 AM

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03-23-2007, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by davem

Oh & Sauce, I wasn't referring to your interpretation as 'simplistic'...

The word "your" is not my emphasis btw.

Please excuse me that my level of literary understanding is not high enough to enable me to make good contributions in such a discussion.
I am however able to read between the lines in many of the posts and see this subtle irony.
I agree with SPM here.

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