> In recent months, I have been referring to Doug as "Gollum". Having
> re-read the Hobbit, I now realise that I have been grossly unfair.
> Gollum is a repulsive, degraded, murderous creature, who will lie and
> cheat to get what he wants. He started off as a basically decent
> character, but was lead astray by the power of the Ring.
>
> Doug, on the other hand, has none of the redeeming features mentioned
> in the last sentence. Comparing him to Gollum is therefore highly
> offensive to Gollum, and I unreservedly apologise to Gollum for any
> distress I may have caused.

> In recent months, I have been referring to Doug as "Gollum". Having
> re-read the Hobbit, I now realise that I have been grossly unfair.
> Gollum is a repulsive, degraded, murderous creature, who will lie and
> cheat to get what he wants. He started off as a basically decent
> character, but was lead astray by the power of the Ring.
>
> Doug, on the other hand, has none of the redeeming features mentioned
> in the last sentence. Comparing him to Gollum is therefore highly
> offensive to Gollum, and I unreservedly apologise to Gollum for any
> distress I may have caused.

> BrianW wrote:

>> In recent months, I have been referring to Doug as "Gollum".  Having
>> re-read the Hobbit, I now realise that I have been grossly unfair.
>> Gollum is a repulsive, degraded, murderous creature, who will lie and
>> cheat to get what he wants.  He started off as a basically decent
>> character, but was lead astray by the power of the Ring.

>

>> Doug, on the other hand, has none of the redeeming features mentioned
>> in the last sentence.  Comparing him to Gollum is therefore highly
>> offensive to Gollum, and I unreservedly apologise to Gollum for any
>> distress I may have caused.

>
> Apology not required. Gollum *is* a repulsive, degraded, murderous
> creature, who will lie and cheat to get what he wants. The good...

> On 12 Jun, 15:52, soup <1...@invalid.com> wrote:

>> BrianW wrote:

>>> In recent months, I have been referring to Doug as "Gollum". Having
>>> re-read the Hobbit, I now realise that I have been grossly unfair.
>>> Gollum is a repulsive, degraded, murderous creature, who will lie and
>>> cheat to get what he wants. He started off as a basically decent
>>> character, but was lead astray by the power of the Ring.
>>> Doug, on the other hand, has none of the redeeming features mentioned
>>> in the last sentence. Comparing him to Gollum is therefore highly
>>> offensive to Gollum, and I unreservedly apologise to Gollum for any
>>> distress I may have caused.

>> Apology not required. Gollum *is* a repulsive, degraded, murderous
>> creature, who will lie and cheat to get what he wants. The good creature
>> he evolved from was Smeagle so carry on calling repulsive, degraded,
>> murderous creatures, who will lie and cheat to get what they want Gollum.

>
> All you say is true, but I would also have to point out that Gollum is
> far smarter than Duhg. I very much doubt that Gollum would contend
> that there are two types of ozone, that 0.108 cubic metres is 1.08 ...

> soup wrote:

>> Apology not required. Gollum *is* a repulsive, degraded, murderous
>> creature, who will lie and cheat to get what he wants. The good creature
>> he evolved from was Smeagle so carry on calling repulsive, degraded,
>> murderous creatures, who will lie and cheat to get what they want Gollum.

> All you say is true, but I would also have to point out that Gollum is
> far smarter than Duhg. I very much doubt that Gollum would contend
> that there are two types of ozone, that 0.108 cubic metres is 1.08
> litres, or that one can find the interference minima of two waves
> simply by adding the frequencies together I therefore still contend that
> I have been unfair on poor old Gollum by comparing him to Dung.

>On 12 Jun, 15:52, soup <1...@invalid.com> wrote:

>> BrianW wrote:

>>> In recent months, I have been referring to Doug as "Gollum".  Having
>>> re-read the Hobbit, I now realise that I have been grossly unfair.
>>> Gollum is a repulsive, degraded, murderous creature, who will lie and
>>> cheat to get what he wants.  He started off as a basically decent
>>> character, but was lead astray by the power of the Ring.

>>

>>> Doug, on the other hand, has none of the redeeming features mentioned
>>> in the last sentence.  Comparing him to Gollum is therefore highly
>>> offensive to Gollum, and I unreservedly apologise to Gollum for any
>>> distress I may have caused.

>>
>> Apology not required. Gollum *is* a repulsive, degraded, murderous
>> creature, who will lie and cheat to get what he wants. The good creature
>> he evolved from was Smeagle so carry on calling repulsive, degraded,
>> murderous creatures, who will lie and cheat to get what they want Gollum. ...

> In message
> <293ad4c6-85ef-4bf6-9f09-9783e5f1bcc6@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> BrianW hotmail.com> writes

>> On 12 Jun, 15:52, soup <1...@invalid.com> wrote:

>>> BrianW wrote:

>>>> In recent months, I have been referring to Doug as "Gollum". Having
>>>> re-read the Hobbit, I now realise that I have been grossly unfair.
>>>> Gollum is a repulsive, degraded, murderous creature, who will lie
>>>> and cheat to get what he wants. He started off as a basically
>>>> decent character, but was lead astray by the power of the Ring.

>>>

>>>> Doug, on the other hand, has none of the redeeming features
>>>> mentioned in the last sentence. Comparing him to Gollum is
>>>> therefore highly offensive to Gollum, and I unreservedly apologise
>>>> to Gollum for any distress I may have caused.

>>>
>>> Apology not required. Gollum *is* a repulsive, degraded, murderous
>>> creature, who will lie and cheat to get what he wants. The good
>>> creature he evolved from was Smeagle so carry on calling repulsive, ...

> What is Duhg's precious?

> In message
> <293ad4c6-85ef-4bf6-9f09-9783e5f1b...@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> BrianW hotmail.com> writes
>
>
>
>
>

>>On 12 Jun, 15:52, soup <1...@invalid.com> wrote:

>>> BrianW wrote:

>>>> In recent months, I have been referring to Doug as "Gollum".  Having
>>>> re-read the Hobbit, I now realise that I have been grossly unfair.
>>>> Gollum is a repulsive, degraded, murderous creature, who will lie and
>>>> cheat to get what he wants.  He started off as a basically decent
>>>> character, but was lead astray by the power of the Ring.

>

>>>> Doug, on the other hand, has none of the redeeming features mentioned
>>>> in the last sentence.  Comparing him to Gollum is therefore highly
>>>> offensive to Gollum, and I unreservedly apologise to Gollum for any ...