Re: OT: Tolkein Non-Fanism

Funny you bring it up. I finished Fellowship just last night after maybe 5 attempts
in twenty years. I'm girding my loins for the next volume. Just how does one
gird anyway?

-Weiben

On Wed, 01 August 2001, David Peterson wrote:

>
> In a message dated 8/1/01 7:33:39 AM, microtonal@SERICAP.COM writes:
>
> << >     I'm not a Tolkien fan,
>
> Heresy! A conlanger not a Tolkien fan? Unthinkable! :) >>
>
>     I've tried to read The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring on two
> non-consecutive occasions (Simpsons joke), and have failed at both.  I made a
> serious attempt at the latter just this summer--could not do it!  I'd much
> rather read Tom Robbins's new book.  :)  Anyway, I say it's okay to be a
> non-Tolkiener on Conlang!  Stand with me, brethren; I know ye exist!
>
> -David

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