They certainly embrace the myth of French superiority nt - padreken

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Topic - LOTR. - patrickU 01:30:21 01/08/04 (83)

"The Hun race"??? How about that for racism?...nt - Fente 12:32:25 01/20/04 (0)

Ha! So true! nt - Lord Dot 22:44:46 01/09/04 (1)

So patently false. - J.R. 08:49:50 01/11/04 (0)

Franco you said? Please tell me where did you find that info, Patrick: IÂ´m all ears... - orejones 04:11:48 01/09/04 (5)

Re: Franco you said? Please tell me where did you find that info, Patrick: IÂ´m all ears... - patrickU 04:20:29 01/09/04 (4)

Thank you Patrick. About that work, the books are very good..., the films far from that - orejones 10:15:31 01/09/04 (1)

Re: Not even a hint of boreness, my only regret is that..... - patrickU 10:50:26 01/09/04 (0)

When you say "racism", what do you mean exactly Patrick? (nt - dennzio 06:15:49 01/09/04 (1)

Re: When you say "racism", what do you mean exactly Patrick? (nt - patrickU 06:22:23 01/09/04 (0)

Hard to swallow old buddy since he fought "The Hun" in WWI. - dennzio 10:59:50 01/08/04 (35)

Re: Well not so hard... maybe....Vieux frere.... - patrickU 11:46:02 01/08/04 (2)

You can find any sort of dreamt up garbage on the net, that doesn't make it credible.... - dennzio 16:36:51 01/08/04 (1)

Re: You can find any sort of dreamt up garbage on the net, that doesn't make it credible.... - patrickU 00:25:50 01/09/04 (0)

Re: Maybe but how about the times around the third Reich? - patrickU 11:25:39 01/08/04 (29)

Tolkien was too busy to pay attention to all that fuss, besides... - dennzio 16:41:52 01/08/04 (28)

Re: Tolkien was too busy to pay attention to all that fuss, besides... - patrickU 03:06:01 01/09/04 (26)

"One thing I did feel was the most manly (read homosexual) between some of the characters..." - LOL! - Audiophilander 11:16:00 01/09/04 (23)

Re: You see your experience... - patrickU 11:33:08 01/09/04 (22)

Now you're in pure BS territory, Patrick. - Audiophilander 12:35:29 01/09/04 (1)

Re: Paris ( Match ) Hilton..Bravo.... - patrickU 12:58:24 01/09/04 (0)

I still say if Jerry Lewis had played Frodo, you would have seen it three times by now. (nt - dennzio 12:05:42 01/09/04 (19)

Re: No chance! I donÂ´t like him..... - patrickU 12:54:50 01/09/04 (0)

Well, it would have been much more interesting than having that monotonic Wood! (nt) - orejones 12:15:59 01/09/04 (17)

Re: Well, it would have been much more interesting than having that monotonic Wood! (nt) - patrickU 13:16:44 01/09/04 (6)

"...constipated all the way down." That's the way one might describe ... - Audiophilander 00:48:46 01/10/04 (5)

Re: "...constipated all the way down." That's the way one might describe ... - patrickU 02:22:19 01/10/04 (4)

As to your query: I'm not prejudiced against your private behavior, just these public displays of disaffection for LoTR. - Audiophilander 05:46:46 01/10/04 (3)

Re: No prejudice about my private behavior? - patrickU 05:57:29 01/10/04 (2)

Re: No prejudice about my private behavior? - Audiophilander 07:56:46 01/10/04 (1)

Re: No prejudice about my private behavior? - patrickU 08:15:26 01/10/04 (1)

Sorry orejones, but I could not disagee with you more! - Audiophilander 12:57:26 01/09/04 (9)

Marry them if you so like, buddy! But thatÂ´s not going to make them any better... - orejones 02:18:16 01/10/04 (8)

Re: Marry them if you so like, buddy! But thatÂ´s not going to make them any better... - patrickU 09:16:37 01/10/04 (0)

The only thing that you left out was "IMHO" which can be shortened to "IMO" for absolute accuracy. - Audiophilander 07:07:03 01/10/04 (6)

Well, enough is enough: letÂ´s call a spade a spade - orejones 09:23:45 01/10/04 (4)

Spades are also great for shallow digs; you certainly shoveled a lot of dirt at fans of Peter Jackson's LoTR films. - Audiophilander 22:46:24 01/10/04 (3)

Do you want to see what a perfect casting looks like? - orejones 07:44:58 01/12/04 (2)

Re: The best casting I have ever seen - rico 12:28:46 01/15/04 (0)

LOL! The only thing Ford deserves credit for is finding a non-western role in which John "One-Note" Wayne could act! - Audiophilander 16:27:47 01/13/04 (0)

Re: The only thing that you left out was "IMHO" which can be shortened to "IMO" for absolute accuracy. - patrickU 09:22:39 01/10/04 (0)

Re: Mon Dieu! - patrickU 06:30:32 01/09/04 (0)

Re: Tolkien was too busy to pay attention to all that fuss, besides... - dennzio 06:18:48 01/09/04 (0)

Re: Please Denn! nt - patrickU 00:36:45 01/09/04 (0)

BTW, there is no racism in the books or the movie. - dennzio 11:01:56 01/08/04 (1)

Re: BTW, there is no racism in the books or the movie. - patrickU 11:28:19 01/08/04 (0)

Racism? Be more specific; it must be VERY deep "under" because I only see the "lying" part. - Audiophilander 09:33:21 01/08/04 (37)

Well, the Elves were pretty damned Aryan, weren't they--and immortal to boot. 8^) n - albee33 15:53:16 01/08/04 (8)

Aryan Elves? So what's that make the Balrog? - J.R. 08:44:29 01/11/04 (0)

It's a fictional world; they elves weren't trying to conquer it. - Audiophilander 17:00:50 01/08/04 (4)

Whoa, the British Wagner? No man is without prejudice, politics, and opinion. - albee33 18:44:35 01/08/04 (3)

The British Wagner? That's ludicrous. - J.R. 08:35:44 01/11/04 (0)

"No man is without prejudice, politics, and opinion." - Perhaps, but we're not talkin' about ... - Audiophilander 22:50:53 01/08/04 (1)

Re: "No man is without prejudice, politics, and opinion." - Perhaps, but we're not talkin' about ... - patrickU 00:40:23 01/09/04 (0)

No they were not Nazis. - dennzio 16:49:24 01/08/04 (1)

Re: No they were not Nazis. - patrickU 04:05:46 01/09/04 (0)

Re: Is that " The Art of Cunning ? ".... - patrickU 10:52:06 01/08/04 (25)

My apologies for getting your point of origin wrong. - Audiophilander 15:22:47 01/08/04 (24)

Re:You donÂ´t have! But does it really matter? - patrickU 03:56:16 01/09/04 (6)

"I think that YOU did oveact[sic]." - No, when someone makes an accusation of racism, it shouldn't be taken lightly. - Audiophilander 09:03:14 01/09/04 (5)

Re: "I think that YOU did oveact[sic]." - No, when someone makes an accusation of racism, it shouldn't be taken lightly. - patrickU 09:05:02 01/09/04 (4)

Patrick, I've read ALL of your posts in this thread & there's more than a simple query involved in your assertions. - Audiophilander 09:41:53 01/09/04 (3)

Re: In books ? - patrickU 10:08:21 01/09/04 (2)

That's the implication. - Audiophilander 11:00:20 01/09/04 (1)

Re: That's the implication. - patrickU 11:16:30 01/09/04 (0)

He's French. And cagey too. (nt - dennzio 16:55:29 01/08/04 (15)

Word has it he's really a Bulgarian milk man. 8^) - albee33 18:46:41 01/08/04 (2)

Re: Yes, who cares? - patrickU 04:11:33 01/09/04 (1)

Vulgar Bulgar or not, I still love you. The milk must be delivered! 8^) n - albee33 06:39:11 01/09/04 (0)

Hee, hee; well, if that's true, then I guess he has a serious identity conflict. - Audiophilander 17:13:58 01/08/04 (11)

Do the French even have a mythology? - dennzio 19:18:15 01/08/04 (10)

Of course they do! And more than one, as boundaries were not the same as todayÂ´s - orejones 11:53:11 01/09/04 (2)

Re: Of course they do! And more than one, as boundaries were not the same as todayÂ´s - patrickU 13:10:45 01/09/04 (0)

But still, nothing, you know, French. (nt - dennzio 12:08:47 01/09/04 (0)

Apparently the French have built a mythology around the theory that Jerry Lewis is funny. - Audiophilander 22:18:08 01/08/04 (3)

Reminds me of a scene in his 1960 film the BellBoy - grinagog 23:03:16 01/08/04 (2)

"Perhaps clever mime is more appreciated in French culture, no?" - Perhaps, but a mime is a terrible thing to waste, no? - Audiophilander 00:17:19 01/09/04 (1)

Beautiful!! That got me grinning! <nt> - grinagog 01:26:11 01/09/04 (0)

They certainly embrace the myth of French superiority nt - padreken 20:12:41 01/08/04 (2)

Napolean, scourge of Europe, has a pretty nice tomb! n - albee33 06:37:08 01/09/04 (0)

Re: They certainly embrace the reality of French arrogance. nt - patrickU 04:02:36 01/09/04 (0)

It's very hard to believe that.... - dennzio 16:54:03 01/08/04 (0)

Re: Speaking of Stalin... - rico 09:47:56 01/08/04 (1)

Re: Speaking of Stalin... - Gee LP 10:31:52 01/08/04 (0)

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They certainly embrace the myth of French superiority nt - padreken 20:12:41 01/08/04 (2)

Napolean, scourge of Europe, has a pretty nice tomb! n - albee33 06:37:08 01/09/04 (0)

Re: They certainly embrace the reality of French arrogance. nt - patrickU 04:02:36 01/09/04 (0)