From: "Matt Thrower" Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: nasty Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 11:09:57 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Lines: 5 Message-ID: <3b42eb69$0$8507$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: portal.cramer.co.uk X-Trace: 994241385 reading.news.pipex.net 8507 193.130.83.209 X-Complaints-To: abuse@uk.uu.net Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!news-fra1.dfn.de!news.tele.dk!195.158.233.21!news1.ebone.net!news.ebone.net!lnewspeer00.lnd.ops.eu.uu.net!lnewspeer01.lnd.ops.eu.uu.net!lnewspost00.lnd.ops.eu.uu.net!emea.uu.net!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:42584 Q. What connects the computers in Sauron's office? A. A Tolkien Ring network. ###### Reply-To: "Boris Badenov" From: "Boris Badenov" Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien References: <3b42eb69$0$8507$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net> Subject: Re: nasty Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:58:35 -0500 Lines: 11 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 NNTP-Posting-Host: pppa56-resalesouthbendb2-2r7404.dialinx.net Message-ID: <3b439195@news.netnitco.net> X-Trace: 4 Jul 2001 16:58:45 -0500, pppa56-resalesouthbendb2-2r7404.dialinx.net X-Authenticated-User: kemosabe Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!newsfeed-zh.ip-plus.net!news.ip-plus.net!news.tesion.net!news.belwue.de!news-stu1.dfn.de!news-mue1.dfn.de!news-nue1.dfn.de!news-lei1.dfn.de!news-was.dfn.de!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!jfk3-feed1.news.digex.net!intermedia!plonk.apk.net!news.apk.net!news.netnitco.net!pppa56-resalesouthbendb2-2r7404.dialinx.net Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:41599 "Matt Thrower" wrote in message news:3b42eb69$0$8507$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net... > Q. What connects the computers in Sauron's office? > > A. A Tolkien Ring network. **OUCH!** A little warning, please, if you're gonna do that...:) ###### From: "Wayne Farmer" Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: nasty Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 03:32:21 -0400 Organization: CompuServe Interactive Services Lines: 26 Message-ID: <9i15cp$ot3$1@suaar1ab.prod.compuserve.com> References: <3b42eb69$0$8507$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net> <3b439195@news.netnitco.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: atl-tgn-ydv-vty4.as.wcom.net X-Trace: suaar1ab.prod.compuserve.com 994318553 25507 216.192.184.4 (5 Jul 2001 07:35:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@compuserve.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 5 Jul 2001 07:35:53 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!cyclone2.usenetserver.com!news.compuserve.com!news-master.compuserve.com!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:42552 "Boris Badenov" wrote in message news:3b439195@news.netnitco.net... > > "Matt Thrower" > wrote in message news:3b42eb69$0$8507$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net... > > Q. What connects the computers in Sauron's office? > > > > A. A Tolkien Ring network. > > **OUCH!** A little warning, please, if you're gonna do that...:) By similar logic... 1. Did the Palantiri communicate with each other through a peer - to - peer network? (You peer into a Palantir, of course.) 2. Were Oliphaunts used to lay the trunk lines for the Southron communications system? 3. When Sauron would angrily send out his messengers, did he switch them, or rout them? Wayne ###### From: Alter_Ego Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: nasty Date: 5 Jul 2001 05:56:13 -0700 Organization: Newsguy News Service [http://newsguy.com] Lines: 27 Message-ID: <9i1o5d02du5@drn.newsguy.com> References: <3b42eb69$0$8507$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net> <3b439195@news.netnitco.net> <9i15cp$ot3$1@suaar1ab.prod.compuserve.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: p-258.newsdawg.com X-No-Archive: Yes X-Newsreader: Direct Read News v2.80 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news-ge.switch.ch!newscore.univie.ac.at!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!pln-e!spln!dex!extra.newsguy.com!newsp.newsguy.com!drn Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:41744 In article <9i15cp$ot3$1@suaar1ab.prod.compuserve.com>, "Wayne says... > >"Boris Badenov" wrote in message >news:3b439195@news.netnitco.net... >> >> "Matt Thrower" >> wrote in message news:3b42eb69$0$8507$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net... >> > Q. What connects the computers in Sauron's office? >> > >> > A. A Tolkien Ring network. >> >> **OUCH!** A little warning, please, if you're gonna do that...:) > >By similar logic... > >1. Did the Palantiri communicate with each other through a peer - to - peer >network? (You peer into a Palantir, of course.) > >2. Were Oliphaunts used to lay the trunk lines for the Southron >communications system? > >3. When Sauron would angrily send out his messengers, did he switch them, >or rout them? > I have no response...*sigh* All I can do is...ROFLMAO!! ###### Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!not-for-mail From: Neil Franklin Newsgroups: rec.arts.books.tolkien Subject: Re: nasty Date: 14 Jul 2001 23:17:32 +0200 Organization: My own Private Self Lines: 17 Message-ID: <6u7kxbb47n.fsf@chonsp.franklin.ch> References: <3b42eb69$0$8507$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: chonsp.franklin.ch X-Trace: chonsp.franklin.ch 995145455 742 10.0.3.2 (14 Jul 2001 21:17:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@chonsp.franklin.ch NNTP-Posting-Date: 14 Jul 2001 21:17:35 GMT X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.7/Emacs 20.4 Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch rec.arts.books.tolkien:43271 "Matt Thrower" writes: > Q. What connects the computers in Sauron's office? > > A. A Tolkien Ring network. Which is of course just an refreshing short form of an old joke. For all of you's entertainment, a copy of the full original: http://neil.franklin.ch/Jokes_and_Fun/Tolkien_Ring_Network -- Neil Franklin, neil@franklin.ch.remove http://neil.franklin.ch/ Hacker, Unix Guru, El Eng HTL/BSc, Sysadmin, Archer, Roleplayer - Intellectual Property is Intellectual Robbery