2011 Roll Call

> The Who's Who of the Tolkien Newsgroups 2011 *

The Who's Who of the Tolkien Newsgroups 2011 *


Name/Alias(es): Steve Hayes

Gender: Person, not a grammatical construct

Age: 69

Nationality: South African

Posting since: About 1991

Heroes: Jesus Christ, various saints

What are your hobbies and/or interests?: history, genealogy, culture,
literature

What do you dislike?: ad hominem posts on Usenet (containing words like
"loser", but often misspelled "looser"

How did you discover the works of J.R.R. Tolkien?: Recommended by a friend

Which of J.R.R. Tolkien's books have you read and which is your
favorite?:Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion. Favourite LOTR

Which is your favorite character from "The Hobbit"? "The Lord of the
Rings"? "The Silmarillion"?:Gandalf.

Where would you live if you could dwell anywhere in Middle-earth?:

Bree

Which lord would you serve if you lived in Middle-earth? (You can
choose any of the lords from any of the first three ages.): Aragorn

Have you ever tried to learn to speak or write any of the languages
that Tolkien invented?: No.

Has Tolkien inspired you to write any stories of your own?: Yes.

Has Tolkien had any impact on the moral choices of your life? (In
other words, did you recall specific quotes from his works when you
were trying to figure out what was the right thing to do?):

Yes. Notably "It was pity that stayed his hand" in reference to Bilbo not
killing Gollum. And Gandalf's strategy discussion with Merry and Pippin when
he returned from his encounter with the Balrog.


Would you recommend the works of Tolkien to your friends?: Yes.

Do you have a favorite Tolkien-related website?:

http://oxfordinklings.blogspot.com/

What is your favorite Tolkien-related reference book?:

Don't have one

What other authors has Tolkien inspired you to read?:

Fantasy generally, most of which has been disappointing.

What other authors do you currently enjoy reading?:

Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis.

Did you enjoy any of the movies about Middle-earth?:

Haven't seen any of them.

Notes:


--
Steve Hayes
Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/litmain.htm
http://www.goodreads.com/hayesstw
http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/Methodius
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> This may be the final year of the Usenet, so we should find out who is
> still here since the last survey in 2008.

Don't you think it will take a few years more for Usenet to fizzle sadly
out?

> The Who's Who of the Tolkien Newsgroups 2011 *

> Name/Alias(es):

Jon Lennart Beck, aka (copypasting, adding a few and some commentary, and
translating from Norwegian into English):

Russian: Voron; Croat: Gavran; Quenya: Corco/Quaako; Sindarin: Corch/Craban;
Adûnaic: Khâu/Khô; Greek: Kirina/Korax; Czech: Havran; Polish: Kruk; French:
Corbeau; Finnish: Korppi; Catalan: Corb; Cornish: Marghvran or Brán vrás;
Welsh: Brân; German: Rabe; Dutch: Raaf; Old High German: (h)raban; Germanic:
*hrabnaz, *hraban; Irish: Crú; Icelandic: Hrafn, plural hrafnar (Korpr/Krákr
from one source); Hungarian: Holló;Japanese: Karasu; Italian: Corvo;
Spanich: Cuervo; Latin: Corvus; Mandarin: Wu[1] Ya[1]; Faeroese: Ravnur
(nom. sing.) - ravnar (nom. plural) - ravn (akk. sing.); Yiddish: Rob;
Turkish: Karga; Albanian: Korb; Romanian: Corb; Slovene: Vrán or Krákar;
Bulgarian: Garvan; Estonian: Kaaren eller ronk; Menelvagors homebuilt
language Taranian: Yêma; Hindi: Kauvá (means also crow); Sanskrit: Kákam
(ditto); Persian: Zagh; Lithuanian: possibly Varnas; PIE: *Amer; Tamil:
annankákai (The first two n's represent a long retroflex nasal, the second
is velar. The first k is 'semi-voiced', i.e., halfway between a k and a g,
the second is normal. No word stress.); Marathi: kávla ('v' is a
semi-vowel, l is retroflex. Light stress on the first syllable).
Cantonese: Wu Nga (means both crow and raven; dai wu nga means big crow, gu
ying wu nga means giant crow). I also use Rare and Eware, from my own
conlang Ajacai (both of these mean male raven), and Huginion and Muninion
(mixing Old Norse mythology with Tolkien's Elvish). And then there is
Harabanaz/HarabanaR from Old Germanic, the age of the Elder Futhark, before
proto-Norse split off as an increasingly separate language sub-family.

<Sign language, apparently French:>
This is the gloss of the signs involved: C BIRD BLACK

The individual characteristics of each sing (phonology, phonetic and
morphology)

C (letter C from QSL (LSQ in French), ASL, LSF and other signed languages)

All fingers forming top part, other fingers forming bottom part of C
palm facing towards center
location of sign is shoulder height, slightly infront ob body (neutral
signing space)
no contact with non dominant hand
no movement
lips pronouncing corbeau.

Bird:

index and thumb outstreched, all other fingers closed (letter Q)
palm is facing forwards
back of hand touches the mouth
no contact with non-dominant hand
close and open gap between thunmb and index two times
no lip movement

Black

hand closed in a fist, except for the index, which is outstreched
palm facing down
tip of index touches forehead
no contact with non-dominant hand
slide the index from oposite side from the hand to the side of the hand
lips pronounce noir


All the signs are to be done with the same hand (the dominant hand).
I suspect that the signs would be the same for ASL (American Sign Language)
without the lip movement, since this language doesn't allow lip movement in
it's grammar.
The LSF (Langue des Signes de France) should be pretty close also, I don't
know the status of lip movement for it though, the lip movement from QSL
might have come out from it's evolution (since it is rather peculiar) or
from LSF. The other language that really influenced QSL is ASL. I can try
to get ASL, but I don't really anyone who speak LSF, and no one speakks it
fluently among my friends.

> Gender:

Nerd.

> Age:

42.

> Nationality:

Norse.

> Posting since:

1998, I believe.

> Heroes:

None.

> What are your hobbies and/or interests?:

Daydreaming. Lots of that.

> What do you dislike?:

It is difficult to anger or annoy me, but stress at work can do it. Pallets
made from cardboard or similar weak materials, loaded with a tonne and a
half of furniture as we receive them from suppliers.
(What were they THINKING?)

> How did you discover the works of J.R.R. Tolkien?:

My mother read The Hobbit to me and the rest of class when I was about
seven. A few years later I read the LotR. Snowball bin rollin sence.

> Which of J.R.R. Tolkien's books have you read and which is your
> favorite?:

Most of them. But I have not read Roverandom, Mr. Bliss, or Leaf by
Niggle - easier to list the omissions, you see. No favourites.

> Which is your favorite character from "The Hobbit"? "The Lord of the
> Rings"? "The Silmarillion"?:

No favourite character. When I daydream myself into the story I run as
myself, not usurping the role of one of Tolkien's own subcreated characters.

> Where would you live if you could dwell anywhere in Middle-earth?:

South Ithilien, near the Ethir. After the War of the Ring ended, since I
don't want to return to the beach after a lovely swim in the surf only to be
faced with leering orcs or stone-faced, slave-hunting Haradrim. Perhaps my
preferences will change come summer; I'm tired of scraping ice off my car in
the morning dark. But I would also like to be able to travel. The library
in Rivendell would be nice. Visiting Lórien too, although I would certainly
be refused entry during Galadriel's rule there, unless I happened to do
something particularly important to her and her folk.

> Which lord would you serve if you lived in Middle-earth? (You can
> choose any of the lords from any of the first three ages.):

None. I should prefer to be a lesser ally of the enemies of Sauron and his
once master.

> Have you ever tried to learn to speak or write any of the languages
> that Tolkien invented?:

Only rudimentarily.

> Has Tolkien inspired you to write any stories of your own?:

Parodies. Four of them may be found at
http://tolkien.slimy.com/etext/EtextChps.html .

> Has Tolkien had any impact on the moral choices of your life? (In
> other words, did you recall specific quotes from his works when you
> were trying to figure out what was the right thing to do?):

No need. I have never found myself in a situation where I waffled on a
moral issue, and needed specific guidance. Or if I have, I'll be in a bit
of a sweat if the scriptures are true and I will stand before God the Judge
on the Last Day.

> Would you recommend the works of Tolkien to your friends?:

Yes.

> Do you have a favorite Tolkien-related website?:

No.

> What is your favorite Tolkien-related reference book?:

The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales,
Farmer Giles of Ham, Smith of Wootton Major, ---

> What other authors has Tolkien inspired you to read?:

None. Tolkien has inspired me to read more Tolkien.

> What other authors do you currently enjoy reading?:

Currently I am wasting more time daydreaming than reading. But fantasy,
mostly on the humorous side, is enjoyed.

> Did you enjoy any of the movies about Middle-earth?:

I have watched three movies that were inspired by the LotR, and copied many
names and a few themes. I enjoyed them. For the purists out there, I do
not confuse the story in the movies with that in the books.

Hræfn.
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[snip]

> Name/Alias(es):

> Jon Lennart Beck, aka (copypasting, adding a few and some commentary,
> and
translating from Norwegian into English):

>Russian: Voron; Croat: Gavran; Quenya: Corco/Quaako; Sindarin:
>Corch/Craban;
Adûnaic: Khâu/Khô; Greek: Kirina/Korax; Czech: Havran; Polish: Kruk; French:
Corbeau; Finnish: Korppi; Catalan: Corb; Cornish: Marghvran or Brán vrás;
Welsh: Brân; German: Rabe; Dutch: Raaf; Old High German: (h)raban; Germanic:
*hrabnaz, *hraban; Irish: Crú; Icelandic: Hrafn, plural hrafnar (Korpr/Krákr
from one source); Hungarian: Holló;Japanese: Karasu; Italian: Corvo;
Spanich: Cuervo; Latin: Corvus; Mandarin: Wu[1] Ya[1]; Faeroese: Ravnur
(nom. sing.) - ravnar (nom. plural) - ravn (akk. sing.); Yiddish: Rob;
Turkish: Karga; Albanian: Korb; Romanian: Corb; Slovene: Vrán or Krákar;
Bulgarian: Garvan; Estonian: Kaaren eller ronk; Menelvagors homebuilt
language Taranian: Yêma; Hindi: Kauvá (means also crow); Sanskrit: Kákam
(ditto); Persian: Zagh; Lithuanian: possibly Varnas; PIE: *Amer; Tamil:
annankákai (The first two n's represent a long retroflex nasal, the second
is velar. The first k is 'semi-voiced', i.e., halfway between a k and a g,
the second is normal. No word stress.); Marathi: kávla ('v' is a
semi-vowel, l is retroflex. Light stress on the first syllable).
Cantonese: Wu Nga (means both crow and raven; dai wu nga means big crow, gu
ying wu nga means giant crow). I also use Rare and Eware, from my own
conlang Ajacai (both of these mean male raven), and Huginion and Muninion
(mixing Old Norse mythology with Tolkien's Elvish). And then there is
Harabanaz/HarabanaR from Old Germanic, the age of the Elder Futhark, before
proto-Norse split off as an increasingly separate language sub-family.

<Sign language, apparently French:>
This is the gloss of the signs involved: C BIRD BLACK


I can't find the Danish ravn and the Swedish korp in the list. BTW, in Old
Swedish, the word for raven was "ramn". There was also an Old German "hrabo"
and an Old German *rappo. Old English "hræfn".

Öjevind
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"Raven" spoke
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>

<snip>

>> Did you enjoy any of the movies about Middle-earth?:
>
> I have watched three movies that were inspired by the LotR, and
> copied many names and a few themes. I enjoyed them.



> For the purists out there, I do not confuse the story in the
> movies with that in the books.

Do you believe it is a matter of choice?

I agree that the films -- whether by Jackson, Bakshi or anyone else
-- should be considered a different story about different characters:
a story that shares some superficial similarities with Tolkien story,
and characters that share names with Tolkien's characters, but
nonetheless not the same story or the same characters.

However, personally I find that I am not _able_ to separate the two
to the degree necessary to enjoy Jackson's _Return of the King_ in
particular -- it is not due to a lack of trying to separate them -- I
would much rather be able to just enjoy the film than get upset over
it (unless I carefully make sure not to watch the 5 - 10 minutes that
I find unbearable), but so far I have not been able to. Of course I
could be (sub-consciously, I'd claim) _choosing_ to be a 'purist' and
thus (again sub-consciously) refuse to separate them -- I _could_ be,
but I prefer to believe otherwise

--
Troels Forchhammer <troelsfo(a)googlewave.com>
Valid e-mail is <troelsfo(a)gmail.com>
Please put [AFT], [RABT] or 'Tolkien' in subject.

Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the
world, and beyond them is more than memory, Farewell!
- Aragorn, /The Lord of the Rings/ (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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On Jan 24, 12:00 am, Morgoth's Curse
wrote:
> This may be the final year of the Usenet, so we should find out who is
> still here since the last survey in 2008.
>
>                 The Who's Who of the Tolkien Newsgroups 2011 *
>
> Name/Alias(es): Tenworld
>
> Gender: M
>
> Age: 62
>
> Nationality: USA
>
> Posting since: 1993
>
> Heroes: Jethro Gibbs
>
> What are your hobbies and/or interests?: hiking, following flamewars on USenet
>
> What do you dislike?: pompous posters
>
> How did you discover the works of J.R.R. Tolkien?: roommate in college
>
> Which of J.R.R. Tolkien's books have you read and which is your
> favorite?: Most of them, ROTK
>
> Which is your favorite character from "The Hobbit"?  "The Lord of the
> Rings"? "The Silmarillion"?: Gandalf
>
> Where would you live if you could dwell anywhere in Middle-earth?: Rivendell
>
> Which lord would you serve if you lived in Middle-earth?  (You can
> choose any of the lords from any of the first three ages.): Aragorn
>
> Have you ever tried to learn to speak or write any of the languages
> that Tolkien invented?: no
>
> Has Tolkien inspired you to write any stories of your own?: no
>
> Has Tolkien had any impact on the moral choices of your life?  (In
> other words, did you recall specific quotes from his works when you
> were trying to figure out what was the right thing to do?): no
>
> Would you recommend the works of Tolkien to your friends?: yes
>
> Do you have a favorite Tolkien-related website?: no
>
> What is your favorite Tolkien-related reference book?: Maps of Middle earth
>
> What other authors has Tolkien inspired you to read?: none
>
> What other authors do you currently enjoy reading?: Steve Berry, Michael connell, Larry Niven
>
> Did you enjoy any of the movies about Middle-earth?: Peter Jacksons, some parts improved on the books, other parts not so much, but I recognize movies as a different art form than books. Wish he would do sequels not covered by books to see how he could do on his own
>
> Notes:
>
> *  As modified, edited, revised and mangled by Morgoth's Curse.  I
> omitted any reference to contact information due to concerns about
> Internet security and privacy, but feel free to include that
> information in "Notes" if you wish.
>
> Morgoth's Curse
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>> What do you dislike?:

> Stupidity. In particular when it is expressed as prejudiced
> intolerance.

I hope by this you mean wilful stupidity, not honest lack of knowledge or
intelligence. But, reworking Clarke's 3rd Law, any sufficiently advanced
stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. Is this roughly what you had in
mind?

Ramn.
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> "Raven" skrev i meddelandet
>

>>Russian: Voron; Croat: Gavran; Quenya: Corco/Quaako; Sindarin:
>>Corch/Craban; Adûnaic: Khâu/Khô; Greek: Kirina/Korax; Czech: Havran;
>> Polish: Kruk; French: Corbeau; Finnish: Korppi; Catalan: Corb; Cornish:
>> Marghvran or Brán vrás; Welsh: Brân; German: Rabe; Dutch: Raaf; Old
>> High German: (h)raban; Germanic: *hrabnaz, *hraban; Irish: Crú;
>> Icelandic: Hrafn, plural hrafnar (Korpr/Krákr from one source);
>> Hungarian: Holló; Japanese: Karasu; Italian: Corvo; Spanich:
>> Cuervo; Latin: Corvus; Mandarin: Wu[1] Ya[1]; Faeroese: Ravnur
>> (nom. sing.) - ravnar (nom. plural) - ravn (akk. sing.); Yiddish: Rob;
>> Turkish: Karga; Albanian: Korb; Romanian: Corb; Slovene: Vrán or
>> Krákar; Bulgarian: Garvan; Estonian: Kaaren eller ronk; Menelvagors
>> homebuilt language Taranian: Yêma; Hindi: Kauvá (means also crow);
>> Sanskrit: Kákam (ditto); Persian: Zagh; Lithuanian: possibly Varnas;
>> PIE: *Amer; Tamil: annankákai (The first two n's represent a long
>> retroflex nasal, the second is velar. The first k is 'semi-voiced',
>> i.e., halfway between a k and a g, the second is normal. No word
>> stress.); Marathi: kávla ('v' is a semi-vowel, l is retroflex. Light
>> stress on the first syllable). Cantonese: Wu Nga (means both crow
>> and raven; dai wu nga means big crow, gu ying wu nga means giant
>> crow). I also use Rare and Eware, from my own conlang Ajacai
>> (both of these mean male raven), and Huginion and Muninion (mixing
>> Old Norse mythology with Tolkien's Elvish). And then there is
>> Harabanaz/HarabanaR from Old Germanic, the age of the Elder
>> Futhark, before proto-Norse split off as an increasingly separate
>> language sub-family.

> I can't find the Danish ravn and the Swedish korp in the list. BTW, in Old
> Swedish, the word for raven was "ramn". There was also an Old German
> "hrabo" and an Old German *rappo. Old English "hræfn".

Ravn is also Bokmål Norwegian, while ramn is Nynorsk. Korp occurs in
some Norwegian dialects. As for hræfn, check my signature in my previous
post. Brennus (name of the Gaul who sacked Rome because the Romans had been
uppity) is conjectured to mean Raven (Brân in modern Welsh), while Frankish
king Clothair's son Chramne/Chram/Chramn seems to mean the same in Old
Frankish.

Roäcsson.
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:11:35 +0100, Troels Forchhammer wrote:

>> For the purists out there, I do not confuse the story in the movies
>> with that in the books.
>
> Do you believe it is a matter of choice?
>
> I agree that the films -- whether by Jackson, Bakshi or anyone else --
> should be considered a different story about different characters: a
> story that shares some superficial similarities with Tolkien story, and
> characters that share names with Tolkien's characters, but nonetheless
> not the same story or the same characters.
>
> However, personally I find that I am not _able_ to separate the two to
> the degree necessary to enjoy Jackson's _Return of the King_ in
> particular -- it is not due to a lack of trying to separate them -- I
> would much rather be able to just enjoy the film than get upset over it
> (unless I carefully make sure not to watch the 5 - 10 minutes that I
> find unbearable), but so far I have not been able to. Of course I could
> be (sub-consciously, I'd claim) _choosing_ to be a 'purist' and thus
> (again sub-consciously) refuse to separate them -- I _could_ be, but I
> prefer to believe otherwise

Which 5-10 minutes do you find "unbearable"?


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"Öjevind Lång" wrote in message

> "Morgoth's Curse" skrev i meddelandet
>
>
>> This may be the final year of the Usenet, so we should find out who is
> still here since the last survey in 2008.
>
>> The Who's Who of the Tolkien Newsgroups 2011 *
>
>
Name/Alias(es): Chris Hoelscher
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Nationality: USA
Posting since: 1999
Heroes: John Lennon, Groucho Marx
What are your hobbies and/or interests?: Reading, burning DVDs from family
stuff, History
What do you dislike?: Political Correctness, Bureaucracy, hypocracy
How did you discover the works of J.R.R. Tolkien?: My dad had a copy of LoTR
in the late 60s
Which of J.R.R. Tolkien's books have you read and which is your favorite?:
all have read or skimmed everything - so far the Silm is my favorite
Which is your favorite character from "The Hobbit"? - Bard
"The Lord of the Rings"? Fangorn
"The Silmarillion"?:Beren
Where would you live if you could dwell anywhere in Middle-earth?:
Cuivienen
Which lord would you serve if you lived in Middle-earth? (You can choose
any of the lords from any of the first three ages.): Thingol
Have you ever tried to learn to speak or write any of the languages that
Tolkien invented? No
Has Tolkien inspired you to write any stories of your own?:No
Has Tolkien had any impact on the moral choices of your life? (In other
words, did you recall specific quotes from his works when you
were trying to figure out what was the right thing to do?): No.
Would you recommend the works of Tolkien to your friends?: Yes.
Do you have a favorite Tolkien-related website?: No.
What is your favorite Tolkien-related reference book?: n/a
What other authors has Tolkien inspired you to read?: None.
What other authors do you currently enjoy reading?: None
Did you enjoy any of the movies about Middle-earth?: yes
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On Jan 24, 10:32 pm, "Chris Hoelscher"
wrote:

> Heroes: John Lennon, Groucho Marx

Ah. A Marxist-Lennonist. Even better is John Lennon wearing a
Groucho moustache.

> What do you dislike?: Political Correctness, Bureaucracy, hypocracy

Yeah, I don't like doctors either...
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This may be the final year of the Usenet, so we should find out who is
still here since the last survey in 2008.

The Who's Who of the Tolkien Newsgroups 2011 *


Name/Alias(es): Dave/NY Teacher

Gender: Male

Age: 40 in early February

Nationality: USA

Posting since: Mid 90s, but under a screen name that I no longer remember. I
remember the University of Buffalo switched to usenet in 91 and I posted
Tolkien-related material then , but not sure if it was *this* newsgroup.

Heroes: Lincoln. Churchill. You can't be a history teacher and not list
those two, at least, just for their command of the language.

What are your hobbies and/or interests?: Cooking, 80s -era rock and roll,
science and science fiction

What do you dislike?: Beans, in any form; cats; ignorance.

How did you discover the works of J.R.R. Tolkien?: I saw the cartoon version
of The Hobbit on TV, and then my older brother handed me a copy of the book.
By 7th grade I had read the Silm and LOTR multiple times.

Which of J.R.R. Tolkien's books have you read and which is your
favorite?: I am not much into JRRT's non-Middle Earth works.

Which is your favorite character from "The Hobbit"? "The Lord of the
Rings"? "The Silmarillion"?: Hobbit - Roac; LOTR - Faramir; Silm - Tulkas

Where would you live if you could dwell anywhere in Middle-earth?: I would
probably wander over great distances...

Which lord would you serve if you lived in Middle-earth? (You can
choose any of the lords from any of the first three ages.): not big into
serving someone based upon their lineage... had several ancestors fight to
get royalty out of my homeland.

Have you ever tried to learn to speak or write any of the languages
that Tolkien invented?: Nope.

Has Tolkien inspired you to write any stories of your own?: Inspired many a
tale that are all still stuck in my head.

Has Tolkien had any impact on the moral choices of your life? (In
other words, did you recall specific quotes from his works when you
were trying to figure out what was the right thing to do?): I try to
remember that "all that is gold does not glitter," especially when meeting
students for the first time...

Would you recommend the works of Tolkien to your friends?: Yes, and I have

Do you have a favorite Tolkien-related website?: no

What is your favorite Tolkien-related reference book?: none

What other authors has Tolkien inspired you to read?: Asimov (if the
foundation beat out LOTR for the first Hugo Award, it must be good...)

What other authors do you currently enjoy reading?: Mostly biographies and
histories. Tolkien has ruined fantasy for my because none of it measures
up. I liked the first Shanarra trilogy, and grew to like Harry Potter (the
stories, not the character, who I find annoying).

Did you enjoy any of the movies about Middle-earth?: yes, tremendously.
That is not to say that they are flawless (they are very flawed), but they
are a separate medium, and that requires changes from the original. In my
mind, Jackson made the following serious errors: The portrayal of Faramir,
the portrayal of Aragorn as the man-who-would-not-be-king, leaving out the
Numenorean blades carried by the Hobbits, changing the visual of the
witch-king, and ignoring the visual of Aragorn's standard billowing on the
ships of the corsairs. In the extended version, he has the witch king all
but defeat Gandalf, which simply would not have happened. None-the-less, I
understand the changes and can live with them grudgingly.


Notes:


* As modified, edited, revised and mangled by Morgoth's Curse. I
omitted any reference to contact information due to concerns about
Internet security and privacy, but feel free to include that
information in "Notes" if you wish.


Morgoth's Curse
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On Jan 25, 10:38 am, Öjevind Lång wrote:

> >> What do you dislike?: Political Correctness, Bureaucracy, hypocracy
> > Yeah, I don't like doctors either...
>
> You mean the Hypocratic Oath?

Or maybe it's because they swear a Hypocritic oath that I don't like
them
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On Jan 24, 3:00 am, Morgoth's Curse
wrote:
> This may be the final year of the Usenet, so we should find out who is
> still here since the last survey in 2008.

If it is, it will be the fault of the newsgroups themselves, for not
submitting to MORAMBAR's benignant dominion.

>                 The Who's Who of the Tolkien Newsgroups 2011 *

Name/Alias(es): Pseudonymus al-Faqha'ter, Pseudonymus Roghater

Gender: Male (jellyfish)


Age: 66.6 (jellyfish years)


Nationality: Fredonian


Posting since: 2002


Heroes: Tolkien, Mussolini, Wal-Mart, AIG, Goldman Sachs, Enron.
Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman used to be my heroes, before my research
uncovered that they had stolen all

their ideas from TOLKIEN. MORAMBAR is more than a hero; he is my
saviour.


What are your hobbies and/or interests?: World domination, oppressing
the masses, eating plankton, spamming, pyramid scams, HMOs.
Worshipping
MORAMBAR and spreading the Truth about Tolkien are missions, not
hobbies.


What do you dislike?: Balrogs, Counts, TEUNC disinformation, Jensen's
so-called FAQ, unions, the welfare state, Obamacare, fishing nets. I
*loathe*
Christopher "Tolkien" and his lies.


How did you discover the works of J.R.R. Tolkien?: I found them in
the
shipwreck of the Tolkienic; but the BUQ (Book of Unanswered Questions,
TOLKIEN's deepest revelation of His

innermost thoughts, which drive unbelievers and heretics raving mad)
was revealed to me by
MORAMBAR. Blessed be He!


Which of J.R.R. Tolkien's books have you read and which is your
favorite?: The BUQ, Tolkien's correspondence with MORAMBAR, and the
essay on why poor people suck are my favorites. I've read all that can
be scientifically attributed to

TOLKIEN, although I've only skimmed some of the letters (published by
Baron Bogusz), as they run into the

billions (and the indefatigable Baron is always discovering more!),
and I'm a busy jellyfish.

Administering this sacred Academy of Tolkien Studies is more than a
full-time job.


Which is your favorite character from "The Hobbit"? "The Lord of the
Rings"? "The Silmarillion"?: Thorin, Farmer Maggot, and Fëanor, the
heralds of the Market


Where would you live if you could dwell anywhere in Middle-earth?:
Numenor, after it had sunk


Which lord would you serve if you lived in Middle-earth? (You can
choose any of the lords from any of the first three ages.): MORAMBAR
alone do I acknowledge as Lord and Master


Have you ever tried to learn to speak or write any of the languages
that Tolkien invented?: Yes, but the field is so dominated by
Christopherite Hostetto-Saloism that I have made very little headway


Has Tolkien inspired you to write any stories of your own?: All my
writings, many of which are required reading, were inspired by
Tolkien
and MORAMBAR (apart from an early bit of juvenilia about plankton
classification)


Has Tolkien had any impact on the moral choices of your life? (In
other words, did you recall specific quotes from his works when you
were trying to figure out what was the right thing to do?): All the
time. For example, I was once faced wih the question of whether to
fire janitors for unionizing. In the end, I followed Pippin's
example,
and tore up the labor laws.


Would you recommend the works of Tolkien to your friends?:
Absolutely,
so long as FATS research has confirmed that they actually are by
Tolkien. No Christopherite garbage, please!


Do you have a favorite Tolkien-related website?: http://fats.teunc.org,
your one-stop source for TOLKIEN'S

Truth!(tm)


What is your favorite Tolkien-related reference book?: MORAMBAR'S
Guide to the interpretation of the BUQ.

For a full list of the best sources on TOLKIEN and a summary of the
most up-to-date research, see:

http://fats.teunc.org/index.php?page=tolkien


What other authors has Tolkien inspired you to read?: Ayn Rand, Roy
Campbell; Horus Engels


What other authors do you currently enjoy reading?: George W. Bush,
Jerry Springer, Ken Lay


Did you enjoy any of the movies about Middle-earth?: Yes, despite the
Christopherite influence, wholly due to the machinations of Philippa
Boyen, betrayer of MORAMBAR'S sacred intent.

Still, as MORAMBAR remarked: The Truth has never been wrapped to a
prettier package than the complete

boxed set of Jackson's movies.

Bonus question: Are you friend or foe of TEUNC, the Dark Lord of
Chaos and Strife? I used to be its foe, but TEUNC is no longer worthy
of my hate.


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