20 Questions (Nautilus)
	Here it goes. The object I have chosen comes more or less completely from the kingdom of plants. It is mentioned very briefly, but it stuck in my mind because something is done to it that I never would have done. By Nautilus  - 7 Nov - 18 new of 18 messages

	Welcome! FAQs and important information.
	Posting-Frequency: ~4 days (FAQs posted monthly) Welcome to the Tolkien newsgroups! Our FAQs can be found at: [link] Even if you haven't read all of /The Hobbit/ and /The Lord of the Rings/, you are welcome here, but be careful! Spoilers for the stories can be anywhere, even in the subject line of a message.... more » By Steuard Jensen  - 7 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	newspapers don't tell you about it, why do you think that is soldier grunt, nazi whore, dying slave?
	Stanley McChrystal: A History Of Condoning Torture [link] / / expressed deep concerns about being sent to Iraq or Afghanistan. Having counseled scores of returning soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, first at Walter Reed... more » By John from the Book  - 7 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	20 QUestions - Raven III
	Once more I have to start a new thread for my answer because the server is being ornery... "Raven" <jon.lennart.beck.its.my.n...@ mail.its.in.danmark> skrev i meddelandet news:4af1dd04$0$56781$edfadb0f@dtext02.news.tele.dk... ...15. Is it "a coat of stout ring-mail, short for a full-sized orc"? Öjevind... more » By Öjevind Lång  - 4 Nov - 14 new of 14 messages

	Queen Berúthiel's cats
	They're mentioned only once in the Trilogy (including Appendices), when the Fellowship is in darkest Moria and Aragorn says: [Gandalf] has led us in here against our fears, but he will lead us out again, at whatever cost to himself. He is surer of finding the way home in a blind night than the cats of Queen Berúthiel."... more » By Sean_Q_  - 4 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	BBC dramatization
	What a surprise to hear the Black Riders at the door of Orthanc, interviewing Saruman to ask him about the Land of the Halflings. Then they intercept Grima on his way to Isenguard and interrogate him about Mithrandir. SQ By Sean_Q_  - 3 Nov - 9 new of 9 messages

	on the origins of dwarves ....
	the silmarillion states (chap 2) that in their beginning the Dwarves were made by Aule in the darkness of Middle-Earth (as opposed to Aman) - and he made the first seven fathers in a hall under the mountains in Middle-Earth ... okay ... so ... Where? Mt Gundabad? is it held in reverence by the dwarves NOT (only) because it... more » By Chris Hoelscher  - 2 Nov - 8 new of 8 messages

	Another False Lead
	After years of painstaking research, I have now ascenrtained that the slanderous claim that Pippin was secretly betrothed to Goldberry at the time of the War of the Ring is yet another lie spread by the scoffers and mudslingers! I'm most displeased. Will the calumny never end? Horus Engels By heng...@swirve.com  - 31 Oct - 11 new of 11 messages

The Obama family will not poison their children with mercury, but will advance that all leaderless American children should. When asked why...

CDC GUESSTIMATED H1N1 CASES and REFUSED INFORMATION REQUEST [link] Treason warranting trial for death. The Obama family will not poison their children with mercury, but will advance that all American children should. When asked why, it is claimed their children are healthy already, so why pregnant mothers though?... more » By Johnny for NEW! Coast to Coast Radio Host - Vote Early and Vote Often ! !  - 25 Oct - 1 new of 1 message

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	Posting-Frequency: ~4 days (FAQs posted monthly) Welcome to the Tolkien newsgroups! Our FAQs can be found at: [link] Even if you haven't read all of /The Hobbit/ and /The Lord of the Rings/, you are welcome here, but be careful! Spoilers for the stories can be anywhere, even in the subject line of a message.... more » By Steuard Jensen  - 25 Oct - 3 new of 3 messages