L. Marcus Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Could be worse. You could be descended from a pervy hobbit fancier. Those don't procreate -- Sam killed them when they tried something. IndianaJoe3 and Drhoz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Did anyone else wonder at Frodo and Sam's relationship during certain parts of the movies? I know Sam was Frodo's best friend and devoted and all that... but I think Sam Austen took it a little far at times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 It mirrored the source material perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 That's true, the books were unusually non-homophobic given the time they were written. Legolas/Gimli, Aragorn/Boromir, and especially Frodo/Sam were all rather affectionate towards one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 That's true, the books were unusually non-homophobic given the time they were written. Legolas/Gimli, Aragorn/Boromir, and especially Frodo/Sam were all rather affectionate towards one another. It was before we became more fearful. lemming 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Reading the books, I did not pick up on any man-crushes... but for some reason Sean Austin's portrayal of Sam's devotion to his friend Frodo came across as a man-crush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Considering that Tolkien was a product of the Brittish public school and university system -- and a Great War veteran to boot -- it's not surprising to find a bit of Bro Yay in his writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 I believe the term is "Heterosexual Life Partner". In the time that JRRT was growing up, for two men (or two women) to share a living place and other properties with a close friend was not unusual. In public, of course everything was Very Proper English. In private, well some were not so proper, but many were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 "It's things like this that show whether you have character or are one." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 I brought pie to work for the second shift to celebrate Pi Day (3-14). In response one employee asked:"So, you gonna bring us hookers on Hump Day too?!" Cancer, Roter Baron, Drhoz and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roter Baron Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Yeah! Bring on them Hookers! Happy Hump Day, ya'll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 But isn't Hump Day a weekly occurrence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 "Follow the money." "I should have, but I let my principles get in the way." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 But isn't Hump Day a weekly occurrence? For some of us, daily Lucius Alexander The palindromedary has a hump every day. The backandforthtrian has two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 TMI, Lucius, WTMI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Bump! Bump! Bump! Did you ever ride a Wump? We have a Wump with just one hump. But we know a man named Mr. Gump. Mr Gump has a seven hump Wump. So if you like to go Bump! Bump! Just jump on the hump of the Wump of Gump! --Dr. Seuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 After bringing in a dog with some bad vomit issues (along with a sample): Me : "Do you want the photo of the vomit?" (Before I figured out a good way to bring a sample in, I did photograph it) Vet : "I like your photographery so I'm sure it's a beautiful photo, but no." I did make a nice b&w image out of it, thinking of sending a 20"x30" of it to him... Cancer, L. Marcus and BlueCloud2k2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 "Resistance is futile... but encouraged. " martin4frogs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 "Resistance is futile... but encouraged. " Oh I'll have to quote you on that..... Lucius Alexander The palindromedary notes that futility doesn't always stop Lucius Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 That one was overheard from the Ben 10 episode the kids were watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 $785 a square foot?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 "Happy Tax Day! For you guys, anyway. Why? Because you don't pay taxes yet. For the rest of us, Not So Happy Tax Day!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 "No, I promise you, there is no alarm in that piece of tissue." "Ya wanna bet, ya wanna bet, ya wanna bet." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 "I don't care how tough you are, if you get hit by a falling tuba, it's going to ruin your day." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 "I worked on my pantheon creator all yesterday." Enforcer84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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