I have no idea, Keith, as I only read about forty pages of the first Potter book.
On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 7:16 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I've never read any of the Potter books, nor seen anything past the first > film. I'm not aware of Dumbledore's powers. Can he compare with Gandalf? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 7:44:42 AM > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Top 10 Bada$$ Movie Geezers > > > > Also, what about Dumbledore? :D > > > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > http://www.adriannebrennan.com > Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon > Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath > The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html > > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:55 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net > > wrote: > >> >> >> I don't know, Adrianne. Obi Wan was strong in the Force, but he was still >> a human. He was subject to aging, and, even though he was able to keep his >> spirit on this plane after death, my understanding is that such a practice >> eventually required the spirit to pass on. He was bad, true, but, aside from >> lifting jets and jumping high with the Force, I wouldn't call his powers all >> encompassing. >> >> Gandalf, despite his appearance, was not an old man, but more like an >> angel in a flesh costume. He'd been alive for millenia, had vast magic at >> his command, even being able to control the weather if he so chose, >> something I don't know if the Jedi could do. When he "died" he was able to >> come back in an even more powerful form. And the Grey wizard was a hell of a >> swordsman who i bet could go toe-to-toe with Obi Wan, and I'd put my money >> on Glamdring over a lightsabre any day! I think we never really got to see >> the full extent of Gandalf's power, as he tried to use persuasion more to >> help people help themselves. But I think his knowledge, experience, and >> suite of magical powers would overpower Obi Wan. >> >> Maybe they can do a "Deadliest Warrior" with a Jedi vs. a Maiar! >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 9:48:31 PM >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The Top 10 Bada$$ Movie Geezers >> >> >> >> How did Gandalf beat out Obi-Wan? I'm sorry, I'm calling BS on this! >> >> >> ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com >> Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon >> Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath >> The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Martin Baxter >> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, Jeff, for this idea. Your use of the word made me run out and try >>> to find a post I read a few months ago, and I came across this instead. >>> >>> http://www.spike.com/blog/top-10-badass-movie/97403 >>> >>> -- >>> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody >>> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
