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doug*platypus · 01-20-2003, 03:58 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> life size cardboard cutout of Legolas (what there's a difference?) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Oooooh!!! Mreow! I love it! Blue, I'd hate to be the one to check your PMs. Those Legolas fans are rabid, I warn you. I tried to make fun of his confused face after Gandalf dies, but no dice. Apparently he's every bit the actor that Sean Astin and Elijah Wood are. Prediction: Mark Hamill Syndrome.<P>I think that to own posters of your favourite stars is fine. For music groups and sportspeople it's even more understandable, because they're not just playing a character, you're worshipping them for what they really are (supposedly). I can't see anything wrong with it, but it's a fine line as to how much is too much. Course, I'm hardly one to talk given the number of Tolkien books on my shelf. Hey, at least it's not heroin.

01-20-2003, 03:58 AM	#8
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> life size cardboard cutout of Legolas (what there's a difference?) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Oooooh!!! Mreow! I love it! Blue, I'd hate to be the one to check your PMs. Those Legolas fans are rabid, I warn you. I tried to make fun of his confused face after Gandalf dies, but no dice. Apparently he's every bit the actor that Sean Astin and Elijah Wood are. Prediction: Mark Hamill Syndrome.<P>I think that to own posters of your favourite stars is fine. For music groups and sportspeople it's even more understandable, because they're not just playing a character, you're worshipping them for what they really are (supposedly). I can't see anything wrong with it, but it's a fine line as to how much is too much. Course, I'm hardly one to talk given the number of Tolkien books on my shelf. Hey, at least it's not heroin. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.