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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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Well I was disappointed that this wannabe Tom--erm, "i Tom"--lacks the finesse with language which the original Tom has.
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Heaven's doorstep
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sell tom tom buy bombadillo! ![]()
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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Or perhaps:
"I Tom Buy Tom Sell spamadillo" ? ![]()
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Pilgrim Soul
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
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Well I think that this Tom is a better poet..touch of the William Carlos Williams quality.
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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![]() Poetry of course is 9/10ths taste, but for me the really interesting aspect of the original Bombadillo--well, there are several--is the fact that even his prose is rhythmic, metred. Nonsense as he is, there's quite a bit to old Tom if one scratches the surface, like much in Tolkien.
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I think Mith has a point, though. There is something to be said for the simple directness with which “i tom” conveys his message...
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
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This is one of the reasons I love the Downs so much - our witty members can take trash and make it so enjoyable that it turns into a jewel of humour!
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