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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-20-2012, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,482,244
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Mister Underhill
Cheers to you, Squatter! :smokin:
I miss...
Cheers to you, Squatter! :smokin: I miss your wit and style. Good one! And a needed reminder to work harder to incorporate "outlandish" into my day-to-day vocabulary. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-20-2012, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,473
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Mister Underhill
Ha, the Witch-king must have scared the pants off...
Ha, the Witch-king must have scared the pants off of Éowyn! Par for the course for Frazetta, who was a fan of bare bottoms on his male and female figures both. I'm surprised there isn't one of... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-19-2012, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,482,244
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Movies
04-25-2012, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,542
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Mister Underhill
I'm really curious to see that footage projected....
I'm really curious to see that footage projected. Apparently the preview went splat. I'm sure they'll be massaging it from now til Christmas. It really is a shame, the rush to move the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-12-2012, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 15,533
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Mister Underhill
Maril! Nice to see an old shade skulking around...
Maril! Nice to see an old shade skulking around these parts. Thanks for the link. I've read the first few entries, and it is fun to watch a complete noob experiencing LotR for the first time. ... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-29-2012, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,482,244
Posted By
Mister Underhill
Thanks for the Happy Birthdays! There never seem...
Thanks for the Happy Birthdays! There never seem to be enough hours in the day to do all the things I want to do, including participate on the Downs, but at least I can still enjoy semi-regular... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-03-2012, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 998
Views: 448,914
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Mister Underhill
And to you and your tribe, Bb. Thanks for a...
And to you and your tribe, Bb. Thanks for a restrained reply to a rather annoying post on my part. Apologies to you, Esty, and other Rothfuss fans for my boorishness. I think I shall give Rothfuss... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-31-2011, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 998
Views: 448,914
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Mister Underhill
My mouth is hanging open, my old friends! When...
My mouth is hanging open, my old friends! When NotW received so much buzz a couple of years back, I thought I'd check it out -- but he lost me in the first few sentences with the bit about the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-21-2011, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 133
Views: 72,219
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Mister Underhill
I agree, and I think his talent will cover a lot...
I agree, and I think his talent will cover a lot of other sins. For me, many of the problems with LotR stem from, in my humble opinion, a miscast Elijah Wood. Just imagining Freeman in the Frodo... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-20-2011, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 133
Views: 72,219
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Mister Underhill
My secret hope for this trailer, to say nothing...
My secret hope for this trailer, to say nothing of the film itself, is that it rouses a few slumbering wights and draws them from their barrows to caper on the Downs once more... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
12-14-2011, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,491
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Mister Underhill
Well I must say that I'm thoroughly enjoying...
Well I must say that I'm thoroughly enjoying these discussions. Esty, what a great idea for a little holiday Tolkien treat. I'm amazed it never occurred to any of us before now. Well done, as... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
10-25-2011, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 22,958
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Mister Underhill
It has been a long, long time since I read the...
It has been a long, long time since I read the Tales just for the sake of the stories themselves. Thanks, Esty, for getting me to pick up my old copy for sheer pleasure rather than as a resource for... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-24-2011, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,188
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Mister Underhill
I still find myself wishing that Del Toro had...
I still find myself wishing that Del Toro had been able to stay on as director. Let it go, Underhill. Let it go! That ship has sailed. The X-factor in this that gives me some hope is the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2011, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 36,868
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Mister Underhill
Yes, web-browsing is primitive and clunky to say...
Yes, web-browsing is primitive and clunky to say the least. On the other hand, if you have the 3G version and don't have a smart phone, your Kindle can be a poor-man's smart phone in a pinch (say... |
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Forum: The Books
09-20-2011, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,280
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Mister Underhill
And we named a pub-slash-brewery after you, my...
And we named a pub-slash-brewery after you, my friend! http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/unde/SquatterSign.jpg You'll have to forgive the missing apostrophe. The sign-maker is one of those... |
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Forum: The Books
09-20-2011, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,280
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Mister Underhill
I kid because I love. :) I've always preferred...
I kid because I love. :) I've always preferred "grey" to "gray" for instance, which I'm almost certain traces back to Tolkien. I estimate that one in five people in California does sound... |
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Forum: The Books
09-19-2011, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 10,280
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Mister Underhill
My guess is this is probably another one of those...
My guess is this is probably another one of those U.K. things. Let's face it -- you folks have a long history of creative spelling, to say nothing of your pronunciations. |
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Forum: The Movies
09-09-2011, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 143
Views: 63,840
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Mister Underhill
Interesting discussion here on book versus movie...
Interesting discussion here on book versus movie Boromir, and his function in the story. My (now quite rusty) HoME-fu reminds me that Boromir was originally conceived as a nastier piece of work than... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2011, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 36,868
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Mister Underhill
Heh -- I guess the upside of loaning books Kindle...
Heh -- I guess the upside of loaning books Kindle style is that, like faithful hounds, they come back to you, rather than disappearing into your friends' libraries a la Hugo Bracegirdle. |
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Forum: The Books
09-07-2011, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 36,868
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Mister Underhill
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Forum: The Books
09-07-2011, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 36,868
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Mister Underhill
You know, I wasn't sure myself so I had to look: ...
You know, I wasn't sure myself so I had to look: Lending Kindle Books (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200549320) The short answer is -- if the rights holder has... |
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Forum: The Books
09-06-2011, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 36,868
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Mister Underhill
I will continue to buy paper books for as long as...
I will continue to buy paper books for as long as they continue to print them. I couldn't resist picking up a nice 40th anniversary copy of Dune yesterday. There's one I haven't read since junior... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2011, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 36,868
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Mister Underhill
I don't judge. I've spilled many a condiment,...
I don't judge. I've spilled many a condiment, not to mention various beverages, crumbs, and smears of dessert, amongst the timeless words of literature's greatest lights, so far be it from me. ... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2011, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 36,868
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Mister Underhill
Yes, print-on-demand was what I had in mind when...
Yes, print-on-demand was what I had in mind when I added the "by far the most convenient" caveat. It'll be interesting to see how the technology develops there. All too often POD books are... |
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Forum: The Books
09-03-2011, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 36,868
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Mister Underhill
Yes, agreed. Like it or not, this is the way...
Yes, agreed. Like it or not, this is the way things are heading. The good news is that for most of us, there will be more physical books around for the rest of our lives than we can ever hope to... |
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