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Posted by voodooKobra • 3/07/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: epic battle
The concept of this thread is simple:
Pit any two logically related people together and argue about who is either better or worse.
For example: Who was worse? Hitler or Stalin? Who was funnier? George Carlin or Douglas Adams?
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Let me get this thing rolling with
Tolkien VS Rest of Fantasy authors (Rowling, Paolini et all)
Tolkien is the winner here by a mile. J.R.R Tolkien is, in my opinion one of the most amazing minds ever. The entire mythology that he created around Lord of the rings/ Silmarillion and all is really amazing. His body of work is comparable to the mythologies of other cultures which have evolved through several hundreds of years(the Greek mytho, norse etc).
Tolkien also bacame a sort of a template for other fantasy authors, with the stories filled with creatures like Dwarves, Orcs, Elves, dragons becoming a norm for fantasy. Also the linguistic aspect of Tolkien's mythology is a study in itself with well constructed and heavily detailed etymologies which haven't been attempted by anybody else on such a scale ever since.
My only grudge with Tolkien.. him being such a deout catholic. Surely a man so learned as himself and well read in all the mythologies and creating one himself, should have recognised a story for what it was.. just a story.
Nevertheless... Tolkien is one of a kind and the highest benchmark any fantasy author can hope to reach.-
While I am a Tolkein fan...he's not quite as brilliant as everyone thinks he is. People praise him for having such an imagination to create this wonderful world...when he didn't really create this world. 'Middle Earth' is the Viking Midgard placed vaguely over Europe. All the races are taken from Viking mythology, half of his character names are taken from Viking myths. Tolkein writes in imitation of Icelandic Saga. I love Tolkein, and he was a genius...but not for the reasons everyone thinks! -
aww.. cmon now..
Tolkien is not just about Middle earth.. Aman, Numenor, Middle Earth.
And the Races are not just elves, dwarves and trolls, you know.. you still have the Ainur, the Valar, Maiar, Hobbits,ents, Balrogs, Wraiths.. so many you see..
There are similarities with Norse mythology, he said so himself.. but he has added a lot more to the table than just taking a few names from Nordic folklore.
That aside.. who is your favorite character from all of Tolkien?
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I'm not saying that he just copied out some Norse mythology, but he based most of it on the pre-existing mythos. People treat Tolkein like he invented all of it when he didn't. He was an academic who developed his own story on the template that was already there. I don't know why people take it as an affront to accept that!
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Tolkien's vastly overrated.
Sure, he came up with great stories, but it's really astounding how dull his writing style was. -
Tolkien is vastly overrated as a writer. He is not overrated as a linguist though. In fact, he's probably underrated.
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Adams vs. Carlin
"One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious, as in It’s a nice day, or You’re very tall, or Oh dear you seem to have fallen down a thirty-foot well, are you all right? At first Ford had formed a theory to account for this strange behavior. If human beings don’t keep on exercising their lips, he thought, their mouths probably seize up. After a few months’ consideration and observation he abandoned this theory in favor of a new one. If they don’t keep on exercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working." - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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"The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
^- George Carlin
It's a tough call for me.-
I am not familiar with Carlin but Douglas Adams's wit is beyond others I have read..
The Cow at the Restaurant at end of universe comes to mind every time I think of Douglas Adams.
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Bumpity bumpity bump..
people.. contribute -
At this time of the day I'm too busy at work to be able to contribute to a thread that requires deep thought.
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no problemo...
I liked the concept of this thread so just brought it back from the depths of the mariana trench
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Catwoman vs Wonderwoman
Catwoman is sleek dark and sexy
Wonderwoman is suffering colour blindness
I prefer Catwoman because I would never get to see her ageing -
Charles Darwin vs Stephen Hawking
Charles Darwin hasn't been proved wrong.
Stephen Hawking has been proved wrong several times, but has a sense of humour about it.
I'll go with Charles Darwin since he had a great big bushy beard. -
I think people should provide the two contenders for the next person...makes it more interesting...
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Here are the next two contenders for whoever is interested..
Lex Luthor vs Ra's Al Ghul -
Albert Einstein vs. Joe the Plumber
William Shakespeare vs. Jackie Collins
Vincent Van Gogh vs. the guy who did that Dogs Playing Poker thing. -
What's more funny, a midget with aids or a naked clown? -
President Obama vs the World Economy (tag teaming with the environment)-
Person versus concept? How are we supposed to make a comparison?
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Use your imagination.
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You're trying to pit one against the other, not compare the two.
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World Economy is not a person. Obama is only responsible for the American economic woes (and technically he shouldn't be fixing the economy because America is supposed to have a free market).
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Lets just hope that Obama can take the win in that face off.
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hmm...did I mess up the thread? sorry! I'll try and restore order by following op...
Ok...
Who would win a fight?
Velociraptors (the 'Jurassic Park' kind) v. Alien (the 'Alien' kind)
I'm going to go Alien...by default. I think they are equally matched if you compare hunting styles (3 velociraptors to 1 Alien) but the Alien would still win due to its acidic blood. The only way a velociraptor can injure the Alien is by biting or clawing, but the minute it touches the blood it will at least lose its weapon, if not die. So even if the Alien just allowed itself to be attacked it would probably still win.-
Good call!
Plus the raptor is thought to be warm-blooded to a degree, so the Alien would be able to use the raptor as a host for its facehugger stage. Not sure if there's much on an Alien to serve as food for the raptors. -
Eeek - Alien-raptors! How has Hollywood not glommed onto that concept, yet? Maybe Crighton wouldn't sell the rights for Jurassic Park.
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If three of Star Trek's Borg cubes took on one of Star Wars' Death Stars, I think the Borg would win. The Death Star would take out two of the Borg ships, but not before the Borg infiltrated and assimilated the entire Death Star like a virus. I don't know what would happen if Darth Vader or the Emperor were on board with the dark side of the force. It would depend on how early they intervened in the Borg invasion. But I think even they would be unable to stop a geometrically expanding enemy that doubled itself every few minutes. Anyway, that's my incredibly nerdy thoughts...-
That's not really fair...I did 3 velociraptors to 1 Alien because that's how they are in the films...The borg don't come in groups of 3 so you're kind of cheating!
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That's it! This whole thread will be assimilated!
I think in some of the later TV shows and movies did feature more than one Borg ship attacking the Klingons and Federation fleets. But I haven't seen this stuff in years so I could be wrong. -
O.K. One Borg ship against one Death Star. I still think it would depend on how close the Borg got to the Death Star and where they teleported on board. Assuming they jumped in on the "back side" of the Death Star, away from the giant laser beam thingy, there's no way the TIE fighters, Imperial Star Crusiers and ground batteries could stop the Borg. There! My geeky, nerdy two cents!
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In a face off between a Benny Hill chase scene and a Scooby Doo chase scene, I'd have to go with Benny Hill. All they do on Scooby Doo is pop in and out of random doors in a haunted house, eat sandwiches and eventually unmask the villain. But in Benny Hill, they actually go somewhere, in fast motion so it's over quicker, *and* the Benny Hill music is better than Scooby Doo because they're playing "Yakity Sax" on Benny Hill!
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"_________ v. _________"
I'm going with the underscore on the right.
It looks totally frigging hardcore.-
Kinda looks like Oprah Winfrey's butt crack. Except you need more underscores. And a wider screen.
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Kermit the frog vs ms piggy
you have to feel kermit had a victim mentality and low self esteem while ms piggy probably had whips and leather in the closet
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