On Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:33:07 -0500, Warp wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:15:32 -0500, Warp wrote:
> 
>> >   "The song of the forest is in perfect harmony. If a single note is
>> >   out
>> > of place, the elves will find its source."
> 
>> I'd have guessed Tolkien if I hadn't read later messages.
> 
>   If a quote mentions elves, it must be Tolkien? Is he the only known
>   author
> who has ever written about elves?-)

Of course not, but cognitive processes tend to take shortcuts, and 
association "elves" with "Tolkien" is such a shortcut.

>> "Insanity is a gradual process.  Don't rush it."
> 
>   If I had to make a wild guess, I'd say it's by the Joker, but that's
>   the
> only fictional character I know of (or remember) who deals with subjects
> of insanity... It's probably wrong.

Yep, it is.  Your cognitive shortcut didn't work either, it would seem. :)

Jim

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