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KoG, I believe that H-I was describing SPM as the example of an ITF. (Er, that is, Ideal Tolkien Fan).
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Not sure that I'm all that happy at being cited as some sort of "benchmark" on a thread dealing with annoying experts.
I can be annoying, but rarely (I hope) in the contect of discussing Tolkien, and I am most certainly no expert.
That aside, I would respectfully decline the honour of "ITF". Quite apart from anything else, I firmly believe that there is in fact no such thing as an ideal Tolkien fan.
As for being middle-aged, well gee thanks! I like to think that I have a few more years yet (although, alas, all too few).
