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The most epic confrontations in the Tolkien Legendarium. Note: If you haven't read The Silmarillion and to a lesser degree Unfinished Ta...

Bull in the Pen (Michael Rose) Three sixes, the sign of the Pope. ...Devil The fence can't hold - too much bull in a the pen I said the ...

America is not the world. (who else?) America, your head's too big Because America, your belly's too big. And I love ya, I just wish...

Spanish Caravan (Jim Morrison) Carry me caravan take me away Take me to portugal, take me to spain Andalusia with fields full of grain I hav...

What are your favorite 15 Tolkien characters? (7 runners up allowed) No Valar or Maiar allowed for this quiz (Wizards, Eagles, Sauron, Balro...

What are your 10 favorite Harry Potter characters? Mine are, in order: Snape Dumbledore Hermione Luna The Weasley twins Lupin Hagrid Cho Gin...

What are your 10 favorite Star Wars characters? Mine are, in order: Boba Fett Han Solo Wedge Antilles Darth Maul Imperial guards Obi-Wan Sno...

Try Not to Breathe. (Michael Stipe) I will try not to breathe I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees These eyes are the eyes of ...

I Sit and Think I sit beside the fire and think of all that I have seen, of meadow-flowers and butterflies in summers that have been; Of ye...

Richard Cory Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown, Clean fav...

FOOD , yo. Most people seem to believe there are only five food groups. They got this notion way back in grammar school from someone called ...

THE SUN. The Sun is your friend, but don't forget protection from harmful UV rays. There's no substitute for the heavens when it com...

~ Well, "jagulars" always call, "Halloo!" And when you look up, they drop on you. ~ Pooh

LIFE IS HORROR I heard a man say, without moving his lips, or opening his eyes, "Dread the passage of Jesus, for he will not return....

There are so many things I want to say to you; so many things I want to ask. I don't get the present or the past. Couldn't believe w...

What does it take to win your heart anyway? How do men slip and slide into your life, Treat you good and bad and underhandedly break your he...

Marital - I mean martial - arts. As we all know it is impossible to be skilled in the marital arts. You do one thing brilliantly, and like a...

Big ol' storm. Here's a photo from Cassini showing a Category 9 storm on Saturn, which has a thick atmosphere to begin with. Yes, I...

One thing that bugs me. Yep, there's only one. Well... anyways, I hate how hard it is to type special characters on computers, especiall...

Amateur art that is better than mine - Part I But I've lost the credits. If one of these is yours and you want it removed, let me know.

Amateur art that is better than mine - Part II But I've lost the credits. If one of these is yours and you want it removed, let me know....

GRATUITOUS PHOTO SECTION or: People Can't Help But Look At Other People Barry Bonds Björk Edward Norton Renée Zellwegger Charlize Theron

Jessica Alba Grace Kelley Brendan Perry Hard Gay Scarlett

Stephen Morrissey

Kate Beckinsale