and like my father always used to say .. 'a quick game's a good game' ..

not that it has universal application to all games mind you .. but as a general rule and all .. its not a bad saying ..

*bows* ..

<*chuckes .. and roley poley's down subjugation slope*>

mmm .. grrrr .. grumble mumble razzle frazzle ... :roll: there's not an author alive that hasn't borrowed or adapted ideas that originated some where other than them .. Ideas that have been around for generations .. ie Norse and Greek mythology .. .. similarities sure but entirely different also .. ...

sad isnt it??

.. there are respectable fellow Watchmen that do enjoy Brooks Jordan and Eddings even ..

I'm just not one of 'em ..

Definitely like GRR Martin though ..

Beren you're clearly a Watchmen with exceptional literary tastes ..

Well I saw Episode 2 today and loved it!! It was fantastic .. brilliant ... engaging .. and way cool .. the guy who wrote about it as being boring needs his head examined .. It was fab .. and so cool they did indeed maintain the feel of the series .. and as a prequel it really shouldnt exceed the or...

Yes .. I would think that the experience of being raised in India and his dad working in a Leper colony definitely influenced his choice of disease for his main character .. Infact SRD's choice in this respect has always fascinated me. What better infirmity .. it receives widespread negative stigma ...

mmm .. now there's a thought ...

.. I probably would have preferred it if he (Vet) and his mini-him .. hadn't actually spoken at all ..

How quickly the conversation comes back to the Erection of the Colossus!!

FAr Out fAntasmagoriCal suggestion!!!! Guy Pearce would be a great TC .. a very plain dude .. gaunt looking .. been hit with the ugly stick a few times too much!! He is PERFECT!!! could do the non-communicative .. the whole TC hang-up thing well I LOVE IT!! welcome to the Watch 'bampitt' .. by the w...

uggh its more than I could bare!! If the Land remained permanently destroyed with no hope of future .. oh ... no its much too horrible to contemplate!! :cry: The only solace I found in the end of WGW was the fact that TC would go on as a scepter (sp?) .. continue to exist .. not 'end' .. no finality...

I prefer to think of it in this way ..

.. t'was not I that raised it ..

.. t'was I that drew/acknowledged the parrallel

'loathed it'???!!!! ... *throws hands into the air .. pffft .. "girlys .." .. :roll: :wink: LOL Yes now you mentioned it the guy who played Anakin was a little wooden .. at first I didnt buy him as Anakin but then he kinda grew on me .. though I will say .. he really looks like the conflic...

.... LOL

Still those things manage to give a completely different feel. A young person can read and enjoy Tolkien and happily miss all the deep bits but would most likely find Donaldson too difficult and disturbing. brilliantly perceptive point .. I havent thought of the comparison between these 2 unique au...

Very interesting .. 1. whether the earth power in the Land prevents defects and disease .. TC was told that the inhabitants of the Land knew no illness/disease .. and I remember when TC had that vision of himself given leperosy to the inhabitants of the Land .. and his son Roger etcc... .. but even ...

Yes welcome Nerdanel .. be welcome among us .. welcome and true!

Re: attar .. Donaldson uses a lot of medical terminology .. I guess it is because of his dad being a doctor and all .. I havent made the effort to search for 'attar' in a dictionary as I am familiar with its meaning .. but I am sure you would find it in a medical dictionary .. Not that I can recall ...