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Can we please stop making baseless comparisons to Lord of the Rings? Thanks. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 25/03/2011 06:22:50 AM
Being big and being literature are not actually the same thing.

And as long as we are making inane comparisons, I'll just point out that Tolkien was actually working a real job throughout the entirety of his writing, as opposed to going to various conventions and watching football games.

So, um, no.
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This message last edited by Ghavrel on 25/03/2011 at 06:25:31 AM
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