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inglor
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 Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:25 am Post subject: Short Bio for the Prof |
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http://www.nndb.com/people/511/000022445/
Interesting Bio for the Prof. A few things I did not know.
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KhazarKhum
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I love grammatically mangled entries on writers. 
And you gotta love this entry:
Risk Factors: Smoking
WTF?????  |
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AngmarofCarnDum
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The author failed to mention under the category of "risk factors" mustard gas, artillery fire, bullets, bayonets, tanks and, of course, influenza epidemics during Tolkien's career in the military in World War I. Obviously he survived those minor risks but still World War II lay ahead of him, with its potential of being bombed in a blitz, killed by invading German or other troops, and the various other factors associated with war. The author failed also to mention the possibly of Tolkien and almost everyone else being destroyed by an atomic bomb during the post-war period. Of course, the author failed to see the real possibility of Tolkien's slipping on a banana peel on the sidewalk and dying of a broken neck because of the fall. The obvious was overlooked.  What pure poppycock! "Risk factor: smoking!" The strange thing was I had just lit up my pipe when I started reading this and was looking forward to reading the article. I still finished the pipe, though. |
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KhazarKhum
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He drove cars, didn't he? That's a bad one, right there. And he did go to pubs, so you can probably add "Alcohol" to the list.
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AngmarofCarnDum
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As I recall from reading his biography sometime back, Tolkien did drive but he was not fond of it. He also was a terrible driver, so that is a risk there whenever he did drive. He preferred to ride a bicycle, another risk. Did he wear a helmet? Riding without one could be another risk?
He was quite fond of pubs and drank a lot, which is yet another risk factor. While riding on his bicycle without a helmet on his way to or from the "Eagle and Child" pub (a favorite of the Inklings), he could have been hit by a speeding car or truck. For that matter, he could have just fallen off the bicycle and broken his neck.
I had never realized before what dread perils Tolkien faced every day. |
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