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NinthCorona
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 Why is LOTR popular amongst ALL nerds?
I am not a huge fan of the LOTR, matter of fact, i dun even really like it that much. n i'm not sayin it is for geeks, but it is PAINFULLY obvious in my school that the kids that play chess and have big backpacks are HUGE fans of the movie. ALL of them like it. there is a club for it i think. y do all the nerds like the movie?
P.S. i am NOT calling n e of u nerds
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Dec 24th, 2003 05:48 AM |
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Aurora
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They have taste!!!!
I am amazed at the kinds of friends I have made by the movies and the books. I have met ppl who I would have never have spoken to in school, not being conceided or anything, I just didn't think I had anything in common with them. These are the same ppl who have taught me so much, made me laugh, and thourohly entertained me.
I am a LOTR Geek! And proud of it! If there was a convention tomarrow near me I would gladdly go and do our secret hand shake! U know the one, don't ya. Okay maybe I am a little lost. This is the Star Trek web site isn't it?
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Dec 24th, 2003 06:19 AM |
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LOTR trilogy is something that comes once in a lifetime. Strangers become friends waiting out in the cold for 24 hrs. Many LOTR may be really smart people with no sense of fashion, but many aren't.
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Dec 24th, 2003 07:47 AM |
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BadKitty
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I love chess and lotr's but Ive never been called a nerd before...thanks 
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Dec 24th, 2003 07:51 AM |
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ilvorlandobloom
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not ALL nerds like it.... the other day at school i was tryin to convince a nerd that LotR rocks, but i guess hes more into harry potter...
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:25 AM |
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shadowy_blue
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1.Because we need to express ourselves and discover our identities by comparing ourselves to fictional characters. We don't like to do so through real life people cuz real life changes real people all the time.
Fictional characters stay the same forever and we discover ourselves and our meaning in life through these characters. The characters in LOTR are very deep and complex characters whose inner qualities are expressed, and affected in the book constantly and we put ourselves in there positions and think "What would we do?"
2.Because in today's society standards, serious literature is considered a geek thing. The "not geeks" think they are too cool to learn anything through books (shows how much they know) and compare and model their lives through pop culture icons who are also imperfect humans who can be influenced to do stupid things.
Fictional characters are more prefered by us geeks because you feel as if you actually know them because you actually get to know them through the character's thoughts, actions, and emotions.
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:25 AM |
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ilvorlandobloom
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and i am glad to say i am not a nerd
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:26 AM |
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shadowy_blue
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To the geek question: Well, the word geek is so subjective. We are all geeks about something. Clothes, books, movies, super hero's, comics, shopping, sports, etc. Every single person on Earth has their moment of geekdom.
Bringing it back to LOTR...yes, I think most geeks like it. But all different kinds of geeks. Some geeks like it because they are intrigued by the magic (the "Magic the Gathering" geek). Some geeks watch it, intrigued by the fighting (yer "Matrix" geek). Some watch it, intrigued by the costumes and sets (good old fashioned "Movie Geeks"!). And some, like myself, like it for the excellent way it illustrates the perserverance of men under the most difficult of circumstances (the "History Geek").
So yes, LOTR is popular among geeks, but then I suppose most things have a rather large "geek" following...seeing as how all of us in our own special way are gigantic geeks.
So being a geek should sound insulting for others but for me, I am more than happy to admit that I am an LOTR geek and I don't care. It makes me more proud of myself. 
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:28 AM |
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shadowy_blue
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By the way, I just used the term "geek" because I think it's more appropriate in relation to LOTR fandom than the term "nerd". They're like the same but there are still some differences.
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:30 AM |
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ilvorlandobloom
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i am a LotR geek, i even took a lotr test and that was what it said cuz i got every single question right! but i will never say that im a nerd. a geek, but not a nerd.
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:40 AM |
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Gotwa
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I think if you have.. 'i love orlando bloom' as the basis for your name you're a nerd.. x.x.. but.. not all nerds like LotR, sorry.
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:41 AM |
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shadowy_blue
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Yeah, I think the topic title went too far as to say that ALL nerds like it. I don't think so. Just most of them perhaps.
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:44 AM |
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Leon s.kenedy
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LOTR is best film in the world... presious... 
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:46 AM |
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ilvorlandobloom
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whats so nerdy about Orlando Bloom, eh?
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:47 AM |
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Gotwa
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Nothing about him, just that you idolize him enough to make a name after him. And I was kidding.. until now. 
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Dec 24th, 2003 08:55 AM |
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ilvorlandobloom
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lol, i was kidding too...hey what do u mean 'until now'? lol
i dont idolize him, im just OBsessed. 
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Dec 24th, 2003 09:00 AM |
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AngelArwen
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I am SO proud to be a geek. I think it's unnatural. But if I had to choose between being a geek who reads and is cultured, and being someone cool who dresses well, I would SO choose the geek. I think being cultured is underrated in our society. And I think that most people who like LOTR are considered geeks because they know so much about it, more so than any casual movie-goer would. As of yet, I don't know enough about LOTR to become a geek, but I would definitely like to progress to geekdom eventually. ^^
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Dec 24th, 2003 09:16 AM |
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ilvorlandobloom
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all i have to do to become a true LOTR geek is read the Silmarillion.
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Dec 24th, 2003 09:24 AM |
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BackFire
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Nerds have good taste I guess, unless they're nerds who like the matrix films.
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Dec 24th, 2003 09:26 AM |
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ilvorlandobloom
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hey, whats wrong w/ the matrix?
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