Posts by Deborah
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I couldn't finish it, despite being a Tolkien nerd from way back. Too damned depressing.
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I always feel a little shocked when telemarketers et al address me as "Mrs <last name>". I didn't change my name n marriage, so "Mrs <last name>" sounds like my mother to me.
I prefer not to use a title at all, but for those occasions when one really is required, I recommend getting a PhD. Solves the title problem quite nicely.
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Elsewhere, and in more of a Hand Mirror mood, have you read this tour de force in the Age?
No, I hadn't read it. The analysis is spot on. I've posted it at THM - thank you.
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David, it was such a pleasure to go back and re-read that fabulous March 2004 post, and the equally good January 2004 post it linked to.
Any other gems you'd care to point us to?
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but didn't teh necromancer episode occur before the events in the Hobbit?
No - recall that Gandalf leaves the dwarves and the hobbit on the outskirts of Mirkwood, and then goes away to deal with some other business, which turns out to be driving the Necromancer from Mirkwood.
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He turns 50 during The Hobbit.
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I think Graeme's right on the name issue - we're calling the candidates what they call themselves. Always the polite thing to do....
I suspect that Hillary chose to use her last name to avoid confusion with [Bill] Clinton, but also to defuse the images of a powerful woman. A lot of her photography puts her on the same level as people, c/f standing higher than them and leading them, which is the more usual shot for male politicians. It's a 'come with me' approach rather than an 'I will lead you' approach. Using her given name rather than her family name reinforces that.
And presumably "Obama" is serving the same sort of purpose, emphasising his fitness to lead as a powerful man. Also, don't forget that a standard way of belittling black men is to refer to them as 'boys' and to use their given name. He's quite sensible to use a form of his name that emphasises equality.
Also, "Obama 08" (say it out loud) is quite catchy, like "Kevin 07".
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Also the meeting that Thorin and Gandalf have in The Prancing Pony, before the start of The Hobbit, in which they discuss the danger of the dragon (recounted in The Book of Lost Tales, I think).
I think I'm coming out as a nerd too...
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Well, Deborah, I don't mean to threadjack but do you refer to gays and lesbians as 'queers'?
No, I don't. I refer to gays and lesbians as gays and lesbians.
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sadly those elves are very long lived
So will Brett McKenzie get to reprise his role as Figwit?