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BonnieJoDouglas · 07-07-2011, 05:32 AM

[QUOTE=Ransom;1646580]I feel the same way. What the fuss is about Tolkien I'll never understand. In fact, even most of his closest friends in the "Inklings" didn't care for it. They took turns reading from their work at their meetings, and once when Tolkien began to read, Hugo Dyson yelled, "Not another f***ing Elf!" Thenafter, Tolkien's stories were banned from the meetings for a time.
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Ha ha! That's hilarious - exactly how I feel about them!

Glad I'm not the only one who doesn't "get" Tolkien!

07-07-2011, 05:32 AM	#16
BonnieJoDouglas Thespian Extraordinaire Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brighton, East Sussex Device: Kindle	[QUOTE=Ransom;1646580]I feel the same way. What the fuss is about Tolkien I'll never understand. In fact, even most of his closest friends in the "Inklings" didn't care for it. They took turns reading from their work at their meetings, and once when Tolkien began to read, Hugo Dyson yelled, "Not another fing Elf!"* Thenafter, Tolkien's stories were banned from the meetings for a time. QUOTE] Ha ha! That's hilarious - exactly how I feel about them! Glad I'm not the only one who doesn't "get" Tolkien!