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Mary Sue arrives at Hogwarts

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jIyajbe’

from CNN: Hospital seeks Klingon speaker “There are some cases where we’ve had mental health patients where this was all they would speak,” said the county’s purchasing administrator, Franna Hathaway. County officials said that obligates them to respond with a … Continue reading

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catch-phrase of the day

Google gives 2910 results for “wretched hive of scum and villainy”. 2004 Oct 24: now “about 6,070”; a disturbing trend. 2006 May 10: now “about 76,100”

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Jack Vance’s monument

I’ve received the first half of the Vance Integral Edition, and it looks swell. The printing is crisp, the binding solid. I had doubts about the new typeface (designed by the instigator of the project, in what seemed an awful … Continue reading

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Tree, Spare That Woodsman

This is probably old, but it’s new to me, and a hoot: The Definitive Middle-earth Test

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because once was not enough

Found in the Archives, a continuing irregular series. I wrote on 2002 Jan 07: If I had twins, I’d be tempted to name them Kevin and Eugene (or Melissa and Deborah), rough translations of each other. And on 2002 Jan … Continue reading

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teeming, with orcs

Straight Dope Message Board – If LotR Had Been Written By Someone Else!? (ten pages so far; I’ve only looked at the first and last, but those are quite good on the whole) Update: The entries have been more neatly … Continue reading

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