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In response to "Well, not everyone..." by nubby

Here's why I'm asking. -- (link)

Posted by kelly (aka kelly) Jun 2 '10, 13:46

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Given what I remember of LOTR (which admittedly isn't much), I thought the whole happy/wedding thing is very different than what the One Ring stood for in the book/movie? (e-weddingbands.com)

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It's a fascinating weird mix of taking the movie way too seriously and still not getting the point of it. (nm) - musubi Jun 2, 13:50
marriage is kind of like selling your eternal soul to Sauron -- nm - wheezy Jun 2, 13:48
Binds the woman to you. Guys'll love it. -- nm - Mop (223 lbs) Jun 2, 13:48
you're not wrong, but some people are nuts. -- nm - TFox Jun 2, 13:47
You're correct. But dorks are dorks. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 13:47 4
- Yeah, the ring being the reason the story even exists, they don't necessariliy see it as a bad thing -- nm - Guigue Jun 2, 13:49
- And for a different kind of dork, they have palladium rings, which can presumably be used in a rudimentary ARK reactor -- nm - Roger More Jun 2, 13:48 1
  - Mine is a tungsten-carbide ring with a blue carbon fiber inlay. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 13:49
- (A more weddingy inscription would be "There And Back Again") -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 13:47

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