[condi2008]

Man! I've been gone for 2 weeks and have already lost my ability to scan for such things as "this is an excerpt". Anyway, an excerpt it is, and the rest of the article is worthwhile reading...

[HairOfTheDog]

Heh... Good morning... There isn't a link to the rest!

ecurbh? - You still here? - Nevermind, I will ping em...

Folks, I bet Condi will post a link to the rest of the article shortly!

Ring Ping!!

~HairOfTheDog, standing in for the Ring Ping King...

[HairOfTheDog]

Condi, we do need that link to the rest of the article!

Mr. Mooney, the author, did a pretty silly LoTR article in a different paper last week, so I can't imagine I will like this one, but we shall see!

The other one is here:
Tolkien Picks Up A Few More Bits Of Cultural Baggage [Awww... the orcs are just misunderstood!]