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   Michael Ikeda to no.spam@no.spam   
   Re: Tolkien spoofs, satires and parodies   
   02 Jul 09 22:23:53   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.books.tolkien, alt.fan.tolkien   
   From: mmikeda@erols.com   
      
   Sean_Q_  wrote in news:h2jajt$p5k$1@aioe.org:   
      
   > Does posting a Tolkien parody by definition constitute   
   > disrespect for the Master and his works?   
   >   
   > My thesis is, not necessarily.   
   >   
      
   Especially since one of the best pieces of Tolkien parody (Farmer   
   Giles of Ham) was actually written by Tolkien.   
      
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   Michael Ikeda    mmikeda@erols.com   
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