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The Hobbit Hole XIV - Hill and Water Under Sky
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Posted on 08/05/2004 5:47:31 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Hill and water under sky

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: JenB

I just saw an ad for an anime called "Shaman King" produced by Shonen Jump, the same company whose name I see on "Kenshin" manga. Have you ever heard of it/seen it?


2,761 posted on 08/15/2004 4:30:51 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Overtaxed

Divine emperor from what?


2,762 posted on 08/15/2004 4:31:31 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora

Rome.


2,763 posted on 08/15/2004 4:38:39 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Fedora

I think it's a kids' manga, not that that automatically must be bad. "Shonen Jump" has more kids-titles, even with RK, than, say, Viz or TokyoPop, the other two major US Manga publishers.

Sigh... watching some anime here and realizing that in Anime-World, one could make a fortune selling high-blood-pressure meds.


2,764 posted on 08/15/2004 4:43:20 PM PDT by JenB
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To: Overtaxed

You're still watching "Ben-Hur", you mean?


2,765 posted on 08/15/2004 4:45:33 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora

Yep. It's a long movie.


2,766 posted on 08/15/2004 4:46:55 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Alkhin; Wneighbor; Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear; My back yard; Professional Engineer; ...
Hey Texas...got batteries?


2,767 posted on 08/15/2004 4:47:55 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (www.wardsmythe.com ~ Updated 8/15/04)
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To: JenB

"Sigh... watching some anime here and realizing that in Anime-World, one could make a fortune selling high-blood-pressure meds."

LOL! Why's that? :)

I saw a display stand for TokyoPop when I was at B&N. They had quite a few titles. I guess now that you mention it a lot of them did seem kids/teen-oriented.

I'm watching "Malcolm in the Middle" while I'm finishing up this political biography I'm reading for my article.


2,768 posted on 08/15/2004 4:48:05 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: JenB; Overtaxed; Fedora

Ft. Collins, Colorado. 1997.
2,769 posted on 08/15/2004 4:51:05 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (www.wardsmythe.com ~ Updated 8/15/04)
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To: Fedora

Um, well, if you haven't noticed, when anyone's wounded, their blood spurts out at least a foot, spraying everything in sight, and continues to gush for several minutes.

Most manga you'll find here is teen/YA-oriented - that's who buys manga right now. Not a huge market for, say, stories aimed at middle-aged housewives.

I'd say about a third of manga is aimed at twelve year old kids; a third at the 13-18 bracket; and the rest appeals to "all ages" or to older readers, varying. There's overlap... Kenshin probably fits in the 13-ish bracket but a lot of people my age love it.


2,770 posted on 08/15/2004 4:54:15 PM PDT by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands

Third floor apartment. I'm not worried.


2,771 posted on 08/15/2004 4:54:41 PM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB

Two words. Storm surge.


2,772 posted on 08/15/2004 4:56:10 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (www.wardsmythe.com ~ Updated 8/15/04)
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To: Overtaxed

I bet "Red Zone Cuba" *seemed* longer, though :)


2,773 posted on 08/15/2004 5:01:01 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Corin Stormhands

Sure those aren't just hurricane things?


2,774 posted on 08/15/2004 5:01:09 PM PDT by JenB
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To: Fedora

Did it ever!


2,775 posted on 08/15/2004 5:03:45 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: JenB

"Um, well, if you haven't noticed, when anyone's wounded, their blood spurts out at least a foot, spraying everything in sight, and continues to gush for several minutes."

It's just a flesh wound :) I'm taking it this is the remaining three episodes of "Bebop"?

Hmmm--sounds like the middle-aged housewive anime market niche has rich untapped potential--if I can just come up with the right superhero. . .

I guess US comic books aim at the same demographic these days. They used to write for younger kids in the 8-12 range or so, but in the 80s the demographic shifted to teen/YA.


2,776 posted on 08/15/2004 5:08:06 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora

Intermission.


2,777 posted on 08/15/2004 5:11:34 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

Hmm--so what was worse between "Red Zone Cuba" and "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank"?

I'm thinking of watching "Catalina Caper" tonight--a Season 2 episode I don't think I've seen before.


2,778 posted on 08/15/2004 5:12:39 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora
if I can just come up with the right superhero. . .

Dishwasher Man!

Laundry Man!

Vacuum Man!

Menu Man!

2,779 posted on 08/15/2004 5:13:16 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Fedora

I think "Red Zone Cuba" was worse.

"Are they still in Cuba?"


2,780 posted on 08/15/2004 5:14:54 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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