25-05-2002 18:45									#31
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quote: Originally posted by SKILORD god those books were boring. i've read LOTR, all of it, but it is as BORING a book as i;ve ever read.

The key is to skip over the poems, the songs, and to sneer at the elves. Poncy arrogant twits.

I recommend reading the LOTR just to get all the jokes in Bored of the Rings. I loved Tim Benzidrine. Guess who I hated the most in LOTR. Some of the jokes are a bit dated though.


The Hobbit was better. Less elf crap.

	25-05-2002 18:50									#32
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Bored of the Rings was funny for about 5 chapters, until all the characters had been met, and then after that, I laughed twice more until the end. Its so repetative.

	25-05-2002 18:50									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Ned My god, what a title after 9/11!

I never thought of that...

	25-05-2002 18:51									#34
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quote: Originally posted by Immortal Wombat Bored of the Rings was funny for about 5 chapters, until all the characters had been met, and then after that, I laughed twice more until the end. Its so repetative.

You didn't grow up in the sixties. I did mention that some of the jokes were dated didn't I?

	25-05-2002 19:02									#35
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I may have missed some of the more subtle jokes. But having the more blatent ones hammered on for 800 pages was excessive.

	25-05-2002 19:08									#36
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800 pages? Thats the LOTR not BOTR. BOTR has the advantage of being short. The start of Tai-Pan is about the same length as the whole of BOTR. I nearly gave up on Tai-Pan as it spent 150 pages on introductions. Then it got going. The only reason I go past the start is because a friend told that I had nearly reached the end of the intro at the point where I stalled out.

	25-05-2002 19:21									#37
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800 pages. It was a small fat edition

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quote: Originally posted by Immortal Wombat 800 pages. It was a small fat edition

Thats still not Bored of the Rings. BOTR is 150 pages. Lord of the Rings has no jokes. Not a single one. Well I don't remember any. Unlike a lot of people around here I only read LOTR once. My copies were read at dozens of times till they fell apart by others.

Try Nine Princes in Amber. Now that is a heck of a fantasy series and the books are only 200 pages each. Totals out to 1000 pages but they all go fast. No poncy elves either. It does have a unicorn though. Can't tell you what makes the unicorn way different from any other in fantasy because its an essential plot point.

	25-05-2002 19:36									#39
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Maybe I read "Bored of Bored of the Rings" ?

	25-05-2002 20:32									#40
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quote: Originally posted by Saint Marcus haven't seen the trailer yet (downloading it now), but I'm guessing it's Gandalf.

Right on. But I didn't want to say it. I didn't want to spoil it for those who have not read the book.

	25-05-2002 21:39									#41
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quote: Originally posted by Ethelred Lord of the Rings has no jokes. Not a single one. Well I don't remember any.

Sure there are: Sam's eavesdropping, Gandalf's two eyes, etc., etc. They aren't very good, but they are there.

	25-05-2002 21:52									#42
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	25-05-2002 22:09									#43
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IW,

Bored of the Ring dimensions:

Paperback: 176 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.49 x 8.01 x 5.33

(source Amazon)

	25-05-2002 22:59									#44
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edition?

	25-05-2002 23:18									#45
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Go to the source, IW. I gave the website.

I remember reading the book. It was not anywhere near 800 pages.

Unless you are reading an edition with 1 inch type, you're not going to find one that is 800 pages...

	26-05-2002 00:15									#46
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Have you seen the number of 'false entry voided' markers?????

	26-05-2002 00:22									#47
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Ok, I went to amazon, its a different edition to the one I read. Its only been out in the UK for a few years.
Maybe not 800 pages then. Felt like it though, what with the same lines being used over and over again.
"boggies are greedy" "aragorn is a wimp" "sam is gay" yadda yadda

	26-05-2002 00:41									#48
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I actually agree with you. Was a long time ago that I read it. But that was my impression also...

	26-05-2002 04:14									#49
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quote: Originally posted by Immortal Wombat "boggies are greedy" "aragorn is a wimp" "sam is gay" yadda yadda

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I am not even going to write what Bilbo was called. I think it might get filtered.

	26-05-2002 04:23									#50
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Spoilers ahoy - not that you shouldn't know after reading the book and stuff like that...

quote: Originally posted by JohnIII Sure there are: Sam's eavesdropping, Gandalf's two eyes, etc., etc. They aren't very good, but they are there.

I recall having fun with the orcs mistaking Sam for a great warrior in the end of Two Towers and when Sam defeated that big spider... though the tale of Sam, Frodo and Gollum passing the swamp had been quite dry for my tastes so my perception of fun could of been warped at that time.

	26-05-2002 04:42									#51
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Oh, and the BBC radio version (which is otherwise excellent) has an hilarious piece of bad acting from the guy who plays Gandalf. When Treebeard tells him that he let Saruman go, Gandalf say 'Wha..?' like some cheesy B-movie actor.

Sam defeating the spider was more of a scene from the Hobbit than LotR.

	26-05-2002 21:15									#52
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Ned is such an idiot. Not only does he use a pic of Gandalf as an avatar icon despite beign a moron, he doesn't even know what he's on about with all that. Go sign the petition, Ned.

	26-05-2002 21:35									#53
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lol. indeed. judging by his avatar you'd expect him to be a LotR nut.

	26-05-2002 21:41									#54
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and wise as well... alas, he's neither

	26-05-2002 21:48									#55
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quote: Originally posted by JohnIII Sam defeating the spider was more of a scene from the Hobbit than LotR.

I'm not sure if I understood your point right, but it was definitely in LotR.

	26-05-2002 21:56									#56
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Noo, the whole theme of the scene seemed to me to be lifted from the Hobbit rather than fitting in with LotR.

	26-05-2002 22:19									#57
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quote: and wise as well... alas, he's neither

yup

	26-05-2002 22:22									#58
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well yes.

	26-05-2002 22:39									#59
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indeed


Ned might be grey though.

	26-05-2002 23:52									#60
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Ecthelion and Saint Marcus, Actually I loved the movie and am now reading the books. It seems that we have at least one thing on which we agree. But it may be a cold day in h*ll before there is another.