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In what could be the dorkiest waste of time, somebody took a poll of their favorite wizards, and it wasn't done on a message board.

Yahoo News

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Gandalf in top spot in wizard poll

Harry Potter has lost his magic - he is not the nation's favourite wizard, according to a new poll.

Daniel Radcliffe's schoolboy sorcerer came only third in a poll of the film world's best magicians.

Gandalf, played by film veteran Sir Ian McKellen in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, was voted the top wizard.

His long-bearded lookalike Prof Albus Dumbledore, brought to life by Sir Michael Gambon and previously by Richard Harris in the Harry Potter films, came second. Potter came only third with 9% of the vote.

Merlin, from Disney's The Sword In The Stone, was fourth, followed by the Wizard of Oz from the classic 1939 film.

The poll of 3,000 movie fans was carried out by cinema advertising company Pearl & Dean.

Spokeswoman Kathryn Jacob said: "When it comes to movie wizards it seems the bigger the beard the better, and the teenage Harry Potter simply can't complete with the grizzled facial hair of Dumbledore and Gandalf.

"However, he's still a wizard in training, so maybe one day his facial hair will be just as spell-binding to cinema audiences."

:: Favourite movie wizards and % of vote:

1. Gandalf (The Lord Of The Rings) 44%; 2. Dumbledore (Harry Potter) 17%; 3. Harry Potter (Harry Potter) 9%; 4. Merlin (The Sword In The Stone) 6%; 5. The Wizard of Oz (The Wizard Of Oz) 2%; 6. Miscellaneous.

Well cuz he lacks the beard.

i cant believe wizard of OZ is even there lol!

I expected them to go with Catweazle. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

wow. I'm at a loss of words for this....

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Originally posted by Spirits Reborn:
wow. I'm at a loss of words for this....

Apparently not...... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Gandalf's not a wizard. He's an Istari. And Merlin was a magician, not a wizard. I'd call Harry Potter an apprentice, and Dumbledore, a dumb bore, which leaves.... THE WIZARD OF OZ!!!! Yeah!!!

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Originally posted by Hivetyrant:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Spirits Reborn:
wow. I'm at a loss of words for this....

Apparently not...... [img]tongue.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]you know, I had that thought right after I posted, I was like I said I'm at a loss of words , but literally I wasn't, seeing as how I had words. But, on the other hand they were no words regarding the subject? Then again, I'm at a loss for this, is directed towards the subject - so I guess I do have words towards it?

It just got confusing.. you know [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

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Originally posted by Yorick:
Gandalf's not a wizard. He's an Istari. And Merlin was a magician, not a wizard. I'd call Harry Potter an apprentice, and Dumbledore, a dumb bore, which leaves.... THE WIZARD OF OZ!!!! Yeah!!!

And the Wiz of Oz is only a wizard by name, so... yeah. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Yorick:
Gandalf's not a wizard. He's an Istari. And Merlin was a magician, not a wizard. I'd call Harry Potter an apprentice, and Dumbledore, a dumb bore, which leaves.... THE WIZARD OF OZ!!!! Yeah!!!

And the Wiz of Oz is only a wizard by name, so... yeah. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]ouch.. I have to resist saying this. But. ow. Can't resist.

that was just major ownage right there. And what's an Istari?
Difference in Magician and Wizard? An apprentice is still a wizard, an apprentice wizard? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

[ 07-12-2007, 01:29 AM: Message edited by: Spirits Reborn ]