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|    Michael Ikeda to no.spam@no.spam    |
|    Re: Tolkien spoofs, satires and parodies    |
|    02 Jul 09 22:23:53    |
   
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   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.   
      
   --   
   Michael Ikeda mmikeda@erols.com   
   "Telling a statistician not to use sampling is like telling an   
   astronomer they can't say there is a moon and stars"   
   Lynne Billard, past president American Statistical Association   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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