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There's an unintentional irony in what you say, alas Larry Send a noteboard - 13/12/2011 12:44:26 AM
A propensity of one with a small mind. You can orate all day about how many books you've read, and the numerous languages you've read them in, all that tells me is that you do indeed care what anonymous people on a fantasy website think of you.


Neither Tom nor I are "anonymous" or "pseudonymous" (which is the word you should use when referring to people who go by handle names that are not their given names). But now that I'm thinking about pseudonyms...has anyone else before ever told you that the two parts of your handle name translate from French into English as "MyAss"?
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Aren't the Tolkien comparisons getting a little...old? Dark Knight - 09/12/2011 09:51:39 PM 3284 Views
The comparison bothers me, but not because Tolkien isn't relevant. lord-of-shadow - 09/12/2011 10:05:22 PM 2120 Views
I agree with this. Nate - 09/12/2011 10:21:34 PM 2179 Views
Re: I agree with this. DomA - 10/12/2011 07:09:33 PM 2132 Views
Exactly *NM* ironclad - 12/12/2011 12:09:19 PM 1123 Views
Only when shit works are being compared to him Larry - 09/12/2011 10:22:26 PM 2067 Views
Larry, Macharius - 10/12/2011 01:13:18 AM 2072 Views
Snide dismissal that will be passed off as for his own entertainment. Ghavrel - 10/12/2011 04:55:43 AM 1942 Views
We get a lot of that around here. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 10/12/2011 05:18:01 AM 877 Views
makes me wonder... LadyLorraine - 10/12/2011 04:37:33 PM 1962 Views
Re: makes me wonder... James - 11/12/2011 03:03:15 AM 1910 Views
Well-deserved condescension. Tom - 11/12/2011 03:54:27 AM 2104 Views
You're sure about that? A Deathwatch Guard - 11/12/2011 04:20:26 AM 2352 Views
Re: You're sure about that? James - 11/12/2011 05:25:08 AM 2014 Views
Re: You're sure about that? A Deathwatch Guard - 11/12/2011 06:03:02 AM 1950 Views
i think you shouldn't judge a whole world's school programs on your school LadyLorraine - 11/12/2011 06:42:30 AM 1953 Views
Yeah, I'm limited in my knowledge, lol A Deathwatch Guard - 11/12/2011 08:03:26 AM 1975 Views
My school was...not great. James - 11/12/2011 04:02:36 PM 1977 Views
I'm 24. James - 11/12/2011 03:49:06 PM 1932 Views
If you're arguing that children should be able to read genre fiction, fine. Tom - 11/12/2011 08:52:27 PM 1816 Views
Well, I suppose it depends on the type of genre being read Larry - 11/12/2011 09:36:16 PM 2067 Views
How often do you hear the challenging writers mentioned at this site? Tom - 12/12/2011 02:03:05 PM 1826 Views
Only when you, me, and a couple others write reviews Larry - 12/12/2011 04:21:14 PM 2218 Views
Oh, it was the same as it always is Tom - 12/12/2011 05:23:56 PM 1877 Views
True Larry - 12/12/2011 06:29:10 PM 2005 Views
One note nossy - 13/12/2011 12:17:48 AM 2008 Views
Perhaps Larry - 13/12/2011 12:49:34 AM 1957 Views
*Sighs* Such is the plight of those shining few intelects... Narg - 23/12/2011 01:15:47 AM 2004 Views
Much of the actual "Classics", that is, Greek and Latin originals, kids would eat up. Dan - 12/12/2011 03:13:03 AM 1836 Views
Try teaching Apuleius in schools... *NM* Tom - 12/12/2011 04:12:49 AM 991 Views
Plato is exciting, brutal and scandalous? Legolas - 12/12/2011 09:59:13 PM 1933 Views
You're upfront and honest about it; he isn't. The difference matters to me. *NM* Ghavrel - 11/12/2011 05:18:42 AM 1051 Views
Uhh...uh... Larry - 11/12/2011 05:34:23 AM 1914 Views
this is a bit off topic, but out of curiousity... LadyLorraine - 11/12/2011 06:28:35 AM 2046 Views
I've discussed this dozens of times at this site. Perhaps you've missed all of the posts. Tom - 11/12/2011 08:57:44 PM 2049 Views
mk I'll go look. I probably did miss it (or at least don't remember it!) LadyLorraine - 11/12/2011 09:08:02 PM 1937 Views
I have a successful career that was inspired by the video games I played as a child. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 11/12/2011 05:52:21 PM 1082 Views
Now let's get all the people who just pissed their lives away with video games and see the %. Tom - 11/12/2011 08:58:42 PM 2070 Views
The majority of players neither waste their lives nor make a career out of it. lord-of-shadow - 11/12/2011 11:29:29 PM 1973 Views
Yeah, sorry, I don't think you could say that with a straight face in real life. *NM* Tom - 12/12/2011 04:13:52 AM 1046 Views
Then you have a closed mind on the subject. Ironic, considering your stance on edification. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 12/12/2011 05:47:50 AM 966 Views
No, just with respect to you. *NM* Tom - 12/12/2011 02:00:15 PM 1016 Views
Tom, you pulled the "Say that to my face!" line. You lost the right to talk about respect. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 12/12/2011 03:20:15 PM 1062 Views
Once again, I really don't care what you think. *NM* Tom - 12/12/2011 03:37:40 PM 1018 Views
Did I imply that you did? My apologies. I'd hate to insinuate that you'd stoop that low. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 12/12/2011 04:13:25 PM 964 Views
As well read as you seem to be, you think you'd be smart enough... MonCul - 11/12/2011 06:20:06 PM 1911 Views
I thought I have made it clear that I don't care if people don't like me here. Tom - 11/12/2011 08:44:58 PM 1816 Views
Re: I thought I have made it clear that I don't care if people don't like me here. Macharius - 12/12/2011 04:04:37 PM 1876 Views
That statement has just confused me. Tom - 12/12/2011 04:06:53 PM 1830 Views
Re: That statement has just confused me. Macharius - 12/12/2011 04:14:27 PM 1865 Views
I never learned Hittite. I had a book on pre-order for a long time but never ended up getting it. Tom - 12/12/2011 05:41:03 PM 1787 Views
What you have made clear, I think, is the fact that you deal in generalizations and stereotypes. MonCul - 12/12/2011 10:12:12 PM 2006 Views
There's an unintentional irony in what you say, alas Larry - 13/12/2011 12:44:26 AM 1906 Views
Tom, Dick, or Larry...you may use your true first name, but you're still an anonymous entity to most MonCul - 13/12/2011 04:49:35 AM 2163 Views
With such comeback skills, you must have ruled the playgrounds as a kid, no? Larry - 13/12/2011 05:21:42 AM 2075 Views
I thought it was a pretty good comeback. MonCul - 13/12/2011 12:37:15 PM 2024 Views
Think again, Skippy Larry - 13/12/2011 01:34:41 PM 1931 Views
There are no special snowflakes, are there? Larry - 11/12/2011 09:39:21 PM 1846 Views
There are many way of widening one's horizons and broadening one's mind. Legolas - 11/12/2011 10:08:24 PM 1592 Views
I said as much in my comment Larry - 11/12/2011 10:20:03 PM 1840 Views
What I don't like- rebelaessedai - 12/12/2011 04:28:55 AM 1972 Views
Why don't you name something, then? Tom - 12/12/2011 04:40:29 AM 1899 Views
Sure. rebelaessedai - 13/12/2011 07:30:56 AM 1740 Views
Mentioning Ender's Game pretty much shot your argument in the foot. Tom - 13/12/2011 02:02:59 PM 1843 Views
You dismiss the entire video game medium because many games lack value. lord-of-shadow - 13/12/2011 03:59:11 PM 1988 Views
You're like the McDonald's paid advocate trying to say Big Macs are actually healthy. Tom - 13/12/2011 05:46:37 PM 1747 Views
McDonalds food is inherently unhealthy. lord-of-shadow - 13/12/2011 06:02:18 PM 1978 Views
For the sake of argument ... Nate - 13/12/2011 04:09:51 PM 1925 Views
Stephenson is not literature, that's for damn sure. Tom - 13/12/2011 05:49:24 PM 1777 Views
Thank you, The Voice of Lews Therin. *NM* Vivien - 16/12/2011 05:14:42 AM 1077 Views
I'll leave it up to others to define as they wish against their self-conceptions of me Larry - 10/12/2011 10:52:54 AM 1987 Views
that's alright. I really have no desire to stroke your twit-ego. *NM* LadyLorraine - 10/12/2011 04:36:56 PM 850 Views
Considering the firestorm I appear to have touched off, that may be best. Macharius - 12/12/2011 12:57:49 PM 1906 Views
I know, John Larry - 12/12/2011 04:27:04 PM 1818 Views
Re: I know, John Macharius - 12/12/2011 05:06:26 PM 1939 Views
As I've said in the past, I'd be scared if anyone agreed with me anywhere approaching 100% Larry - 12/12/2011 06:33:52 PM 1813 Views
Re: As I've said in the past, I'd be scared if anyone agreed with me anywhere approaching 100% Macharius - 12/12/2011 07:13:37 PM 1889 Views
Same guy Larry - 12/12/2011 07:26:13 PM 1935 Views
Ha! Excellent point. *NM* Tom - 11/12/2011 03:44:52 AM 997 Views
Blurbs are not generally very original in their comparisons - would kind of defeat their purpose. Legolas - 09/12/2011 10:42:17 PM 1933 Views
I have to agree. ? - 09/12/2011 10:54:06 PM 1915 Views
They're there for marketing A Deathwatch Guard - 10/12/2011 12:20:17 AM 1921 Views
Most of those comparisons are like that anyway DomA - 10/12/2011 05:32:45 PM 2102 Views
Maybe if so much of the genre weren't crap derivative works it wouldn't be so common. *NM* Tom - 11/12/2011 03:44:24 AM 996 Views
To be fair, a lot of it isn't. rebelaessedai - 11/12/2011 04:06:07 AM 1894 Views
I suspect that if it really isn't derivative it's not being compared to Tolkien in the first place. Tom - 11/12/2011 04:18:57 AM 1815 Views
That's true. rebelaessedai - 11/12/2011 11:08:01 AM 1788 Views
But see, that's where things start to get referred back to Tolkien. Tom - 12/12/2011 04:30:12 AM 1973 Views
Maybe they mean something else by using his name. Cannoli - 11/12/2011 03:50:15 AM 1969 Views
When they don't work, yes. nossy - 11/12/2011 03:18:44 PM 1909 Views
The Tolkien fanaticism gets old. And yes, for me it is unreadable. everynametaken - 11/12/2011 11:37:53 PM 1841 Views
No, because the movies are very contemporary and relevant, thus he will remain so for quite a while. Dan - 12/12/2011 03:14:53 AM 1934 Views
Disagree all you want, but LotR is still the touchstone when it comes to works of fantasy. Vodalus - 12/12/2011 03:48:20 AM 1820 Views
Yes *NM* Hieshyn - 22/12/2011 07:08:38 PM 1111 Views
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