Shai Hulud -vs- The Balrog


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Shai Hulud -vs- The Balrog

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OK, I was cruising the internet and found this. Mildly entertaining at best, but I thought I'd share:

http://whosmoreawesome.blogspot.com/200 ... hulud.html
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Thanks for that, and it also settled this thorny issue. The US Vs. Europe.
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I hate when people constantly underestimate the size of the gods damned worms. Yes. That is what I choose to hate about this article.
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Missed awesome. So many of the author's words and the comments overlook simple facts about sandworms, or at least these people haven't read past book 2.
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:shock: :D

Guys, lighten up. Not *everyone*'s a Dune fanatic.

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Exactly. I don't think you really need to over-analyse when the author is comparing the two in wine-tasting competitions :P
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I was (semi) kidding. :D
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I thought Sloe Man was back when I read the thread title.
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