Comments | mock_the_stupid: OH MY LORD!!!!!! (of the Rings)

wordcandlemage in mock_the_stupid

OH MY LORD!!!!!! (of the Rings)

Dec 21, 2006 18:24

One of my coworkers came up to me recently and said "You saw those Lord of the Rings movies, didn't you ( Read more... )

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lion December 22 2006, 02:11:44 UTC

Christ almighty.

into_amystika December 22 2006, 02:17:15 UTC

o_O

cryptaknight December 22 2006, 02:23:19 UTC

You should have really blown his mind and showed him the entire series of Narnia books.

cmzero December 22 2006, 03:16:57 UTC

Or Charlotte's Web.

matanai December 22 2006, 08:04:54 UTC

nobody would have known what pigs look like back then!! they didn't have the special effects!

tasllyn December 22 2006, 16:31:12 UTC

OOh!!! Mathnet!!!!

Sorry, squee moment.

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biscayne December 22 2006, 02:24:54 UTC

*dies* Wow! ROFL.

kdorian December 22 2006, 02:38:36 UTC

*Weeps*

The special effects in my head as I read were WAY cooler anyway!

zegenta December 22 2006, 04:12:39 UTC

YES!

jenny0 December 22 2006, 13:38:36 UTC

Exactly!

In response to everyone bemoaning books-to-films, I wonder what is the proportion of people who read the books after seeing the films vs people who are stupid enough to think the films came first?

kdorian December 23 2006, 00:55:41 UTC

Probably pretty close to the proportion of young and/or stupid people who watch the film and think about it.

But only pretty close, cause some young people know better.

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