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
Shai Hulud -vs- The Balrog
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Re: Shai Hulud -vs- The Balrog
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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Guys, lighten up. Not *everyone*'s a Dune fanatic.
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Re: Shai Hulud -vs- The Balrog
Exactly. I don't think you really need to over-analyse when the author is comparing the two in wine-tasting competitions 

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Re: Shai Hulud -vs- The Balrog
I thought Sloe Man was back when I read the thread title.
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