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Message no. 1
From: Tim P Cooper <z-i-m@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Magical Traditions [an OT remark]
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 16:33:03 EST
On Wed, 29 Jan 1997 11:07:12 -0500 Steve Kenson <TalonMail@***.COM>
writes:
>Ashelock <Ashelock@*******.NET> wrote:
>
>I have a strong desire to do something about New Orleans in the next
year or
>two, but the magic 8-ball says "details hazy, ask again later."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I'm sorry, this is totally OT, but has anybody read "Bored of the Rings"?

>
>Steve (speaking entirely of his own opinion, and not
>official-FASA-anything)
>

~Tim
Message no. 2
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Magical Traditions [an OT remark]
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 00:44:36 +0000
|
|On Wed, 29 Jan 1997 11:07:12 -0500 Steve Kenson <TalonMail@***.COM>
|writes:
|>Ashelock <Ashelock@*******.NET> wrote:
|>
|>I have a strong desire to do something about New Orleans in the next
|year or
|>two, but the magic 8-ball says "details hazy, ask again later."
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
|I'm sorry, this is totally OT, but has anybody read "Bored of the Rings"?

Yes.... Funny in places, but the jokes get monotonous after a while.
Pratchett is much funnier....
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Message no. 3
From: "Paul J. Adam" <paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Magical Traditions [an OT remark]
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 00:34:20 +0000
In message <19970131.133439.2319.8.z-i-m@****.com>, Tim P Cooper <z-i-
m@****.COM> writes
>I'm sorry, this is totally OT, but has anybody read "Bored of the Rings"?

Read it. Loved it.

Still not sure whether the authors should be honoured greatly, or burned
at the stake for sacreliege :)


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praiseworthy...

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Message no. 4
From: L Canthros <lobo1@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Magical Traditions [an OT remark]
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 22:46:26 EST
On Sat, 1 Feb 1997 00:34:20 +0000 "Paul J. Adam"
<paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK> writes:
>In message <19970131.133439.2319.8.z-i-m@****.com>, Tim P Cooper <z-i-
>m@****.COM> writes
>>I'm sorry, this is totally OT, but has anybody read "Bored of the
>Rings"?
>
>Read it. Loved it.
>
>Still not sure whether the authors should be honoured greatly, or
>burned
>at the stake for sacreliege :)
>
>
I suppose "Bored of the Rings" is a satire on The Lord of the Rings? For
those interested, where might I find it?

Canthros
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Message no. 5
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Magical Traditions [an OT remark]
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:04:28 +0000
|I suppose "Bored of the Rings" is a satire on The Lord of the Rings? For
|those interested, where might I find it?

Bookshops? If they don't stock it you could probably still order it...
(Or is it out of print?)

Anyway, it's by the Harvard Lampoons, if that's any help...
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______________________________________________________________________________
|u5a77@*****.cs.keele.ac.uk| "Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky?" |
|Andrew Halliwell | |
|Principal subjects in:- | "I think so brain, but this time, you control |
|Comp Sci & Electronics | the Encounter suit, and I'll do the voice..." |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|GCv3.1 GCS/EL>$ d---(dpu) s+/- a- C++ U N++ o+ K- w-- M+/++ PS+++ PE- Y t+ |
|5++ X+/++ R+ tv+ b+ D G e>PhD h/h+ !r! !y-|I can't say F**K either now! :( |
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Message no. 6
From: Tim P Cooper <z-i-m@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Magical Traditions [an OT remark]
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:00:43 EST
On Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:04:28 +0000 Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
writes:
>|I suppose "Bored of the Rings" is a satire on The Lord of the Rings?
For
>|those interested, where might I find it?

To put it euphemistically, yes. It pretty much sums up Tolkien's 1200
(plus or minus) page series in around 100 (or less) pages. I had to stop
reading it during physics in highschool...it was too hard trying to keep
quite, and me going into convulsions every few pages was a bit
distracting to the teacher.

>
>Bookshops? If they don't stock it you could probably still order it...
>(Or is it out of print?)

I think it might be out of print. I stumbled onto my copy (a few years
ago) a few months after a friend suggested it to me - wandered into a
book store and saw a single copy of it sitting on the shelf, did a double
take and pulled out my wallet. I haven't seen any copies since.

>
>Anyway, it's by the Harvard Lampoons, if that's any help...
>

~Tim

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