The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

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Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

[RosieCotton]

Isn't #8 the Harfoots?

[RosieCotton]

OK, I'm gonna work out and then eat dinner. Have to make a daily Mass another day.

And I just gave Margaret a fairly calm (I *think*) tongue-lashing and told her they needed to let me know either directly or by leaving a phone message where and when they were to be picked up on Fridays, if at all.

She was a bit sulky, but I think I got somewhere this time.

[msdrby]

The following is a forwarded email from elf-boy's godmother. Her baby brother is currently stationed overseas and is shipping out to Iraq this weekend.

I am leaving on Sat. at 6:30a.m. if you want to know how how my unit is doing Im in the 1st. I.D. 1-4 CAV. I will be in Camp Pacesetter in the middle of the Souni Triangle, but dont worry im not going to be in to many convys so i should be pretty safe. Im going to leave my mailing and army e-mail addressies if you want to write me.(my army e-mail is owned by the US miltary so no forwards or obscene nature in the e-mail but feel free to send any kind of reg. mail!!!)

PLEASE KEEP ME AND ALL MY FELLOW SOLDIER IN YOUR PRAYS!!!

BYE FOR NOW,
SPC LONG HENRY P.
SHOP FOREMAN
601ST SMALL ARMS SHOP

[RosieCotton]

There are rules here that require lots and lots and lots of committees and paperwork and approvals before anything taller than a tallish tree can be erected. It means we have VERY poor cell phone coverage, for one.

[Fedora]

Prayers going out.

[msdrby]

Thanks much. I remember when this kid was in Kindergarten (He is the same age as my baby brother)! Who would have ever thought he could be old enough to be in the Army? Not sure where all the time went.

[Fedora]

Jen, you did pretty good! :) Rosie, you got one right, too :) Here are the answers Jen gave compared with the book's answers:

> >1. What was Tobold Hornblower's claim to fame?
>
>"Old Toby" was the first hobbit to smoke pipeweed.

Correct.

> >2. Who were the Fairbairns of the Towers?
>
>Descendants of Sam's daughter Elanor.

Correct.

> >3. What colors were hobbits particularly fond of?
>
> Yellow and green.

Correct.

> >4. What showed that the hobbits of the Eastfarthing were of the Stoor breed?
>
> They were stockier and wore boots on occasion.

The book's answer is that they grew down on their chins, but that's not necessarily contradicting yours--I'd have to double-check myself.

> >5. Who was the first hobbit to wear the Ring?
>
> Bilbo, unless you count Gollum as a hobbit.

They answered Gollum.

> >6. What did the Hobbitish word "hlothran" mean?
>
> Cotton.

"A collection of two-room dwellings."

> >7. Who were Marcho and Blanco?
>
> The brothers who led the colonization of the Shire

Correct.

> >8. What breed of hobbits had the most contact with Dwarves?
>
> The Stoors

Rosie gets this one: it was the Harfoots.

> >9. What were the hobbits called in Westron?

> Holbytla

"Banakil", meaning "halfling".

> >10. Who was the only real official in the Shire, and what were his duties?
>
> The Mayor, who presided at feasts and such.

Yes; he was also Postmaster and First Shirriff.

Pretty good! I'll post some more shortly.

[JenB]

Just don't pick them up next time they play this stunt!

Have a good run. My work is going better than expected, I might get home by seven.

[2Jedismom]

I know that Holbytla is what the Rohirrim called Hobbits...because the name is similar to the word Hobbit and there were other similar words the two cultures shared that fascinated Merry.

I thought holbytlan was the Rohan way, Pherianath was the Elvish way, and Hobbit was the Westron way.

But I can be wrong...going from memory too.

[2Jedismom]

"Banakil", meaning "halfling"

D'OH! That's right...Samwise's name starts with that...Ban meanin Half. Samwise really means "half wit".

[JenB]

That's right, I confused Westron and the Rohirrim tongue.

Also I thought that "hlothran" was the word that Farmer Cotton's name was derived from.

[Professional Engineer]

No ping? I'm hurt.

[2Jedismom]

You are correct...but it comes from the word "cottages".

[JenB]

Ah, right.

Urgh, it has been a truly long week. My brain is mush. I'd like to go home now...

[Professional Engineer]

[2Jedismom]

I gotta get the clothes off the line and pick out what I'm gonna wear in the church photo...

And wash my hair.

I just finished cutting the jedis hair...

[JenB]

Well, go, girl! Do we get a copy of this photo?

[msdrby]

hey, I sent you freepmail :)

[JenB]

spammy.

[JenB]

spammy.