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   From: fwbrown@bellsouth.net   
      
   On Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:52:39 in article <201402131352396809-omea   
   lymdatgeemaildotcom@news.giganews.com> Bill O'Meally  wrote:   
   > On 2014-02-13 16:02:15 +0000, O. Sharp said:   
   >   
   >> Cutting out much, but tmc1982@gmail.com writes in part:   
   >>   
   >>> You can argue whether or not Jackson's adaptation is faithful (hint:   
   >>> it's not. Tolkein writing has more in common with the Encyclopedia   
   >>> Brittanica than it does an action film)   
   >>   
   >> A small hint: If I were to go out to Usenet to promote my blog, I'm not   
   >> sure going straight to newsgroup.fans.name-of-author and insulting said   
   >> author is a good strategy.   
   >   
   > Not to mention spelling said author's name correctly.   
      
   This might explain why I like Tolkien's books so much more than Jackson's   
   films.  As a child I often read the Encyclopædia Britannica for fun,   
   whereas I'm rather lukewarm about action films in general.   
      
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