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The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
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Posted on 05/05/2004 7:57:51 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

A sudden tree or standing stone

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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To: JenB
how was that? Did it work?

I don't think it did... that may have been the missing element that kept the movie from being really engaging. But you know, it's interesting, for a movie in which the gods and goddesses themselves didn't appear, they sure did get talked about a lot. It seemed every other sentence had the word "gods" in it, or the name of a particular god or goddess.

Another annoying aspect of having the gods removed from the story was that some elements no longer made sense. Achilles, for instance, didn't have any special abilities beyond his fighting prowess... which made it seem very odd when Paris shoots him in the heel, near the end of the movie. If one wasn't familiar with the story, it would leave one wondering "Why shoot him there? And why did he react to it so strongly?"

2,681 posted on 05/15/2004 9:35:23 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear ("The queen has left with the Trojans!")
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

Oh man! Abigail has her days and nights switched! Think I gotta change that, pronto.

Time to go vote, again. This time it is for the sale of alcohol within city limits. Mind you, this is not for the sale of hard liquor, just beer and wine, methinks.

I don't want to bother with it, but I feel that I really need to get out of the house :-) It's a good excuse.... Gotta do my civic duty ya know, heh.

Here's to the first time to use the stroller! Cheers! LOL...


2,682 posted on 05/15/2004 10:04:15 AM PDT by msdrby (Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. - Sam Houston)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

What a... stupid... way of doing things. So the heroes are invoking nonexistent gods and getting wounded strangely for no reason?

My little sister just started her new job, working concessions at the movie theatre. She was thrilled to be able to mock the fangirls last night. That's her favorite hobby.


2,683 posted on 05/15/2004 10:28:35 AM PDT by JenB
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear; JenB
the gods and goddesses themselves didn't appear

What, what, WHAT?!!!

2,684 posted on 05/15/2004 10:46:20 AM PDT by Fedora (I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
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To: Fedora

That's what I said.

Brief break from running errands. We got a huge cake for tomorrow. It barely fit in the back seat of my car, and I had to strap it in.

It's about to pour. Hope it gets done before I head downtown to meet Suzi. That's going to be fun.


2,685 posted on 05/15/2004 10:54:16 AM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB
That's what I said.

I agree. The gods are essential characters in Homer's story; if they cut them out, it's not the same story, IMO, it just becomes a pseudo-docudrama--"pseudo" because it's paradoxically still based solely on Homer despite gutting Homer's story.

I'm about to go run my own errands in 5 minutes here. Have fun at your Mini-Moot!--hope you manage to miss the rain! :)

2,686 posted on 05/15/2004 10:57:27 AM PDT by Fedora (I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
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To: Fedora; JenB; g'nad; HairOfTheDog; Corin Stormhands; Wneighbor; osagebowman; Sam Cree; Ramius
I saw this rig on the road the other day, while on the way to the post office with more knives. Sorry, this is the best image I could google.

I was so impressed, I emailed JDC Logistics. This is their reply.

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Back in October the USMC approached us to see if we could help promote recruitment for them in the Midwest area of the United States. We quickly said YES and the rest is history. IF you go to the actual USMC web site you will see a wonderful article they wrote about our company. We did a total of 100 trailers for them... all brand new Great Danes. We also became active members of ESGR " Employer Support Guard & Reserve" and received and award from the D.O.D. We are in the process of changing over our web site and we should have our Marine Corps Graphics up very soon. Our company maintains a very open support of our service members and we have this openly displayed on all of our truck book advertising as well. I am happy you gave such a positive feedback on our trailers. Thanks

Mike

Michael Lee Page

Corporate Manager-Fleet Development We Support Our Troops

2,687 posted on 05/15/2004 12:12:08 PM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: 300winmag

Wow, that's really neat.


2,688 posted on 05/15/2004 12:38:07 PM PDT by JenB
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To: no one in particular
Paddles ready? 3...2.....1..........CLEAR!!

Hmmm....looks like the thread is dead. :-(

Well, for what it's worth, happy Saturday afternoon Hobbit Hole!

2,689 posted on 05/15/2004 2:32:14 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
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To: RMDupree; Wneighbor; g'nad; Darksheare
Kidlette has some headgear to wear in her foxhole now. A little bit of growing is required.


2,690 posted on 05/15/2004 3:15:38 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Islam is a cancer on humanity. Time for some radiation treatments.)
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To: Fedora

The AOL merger is being handled by The Cabal of ONE.
Good thinking on SP 1 for the Personal Cloaking Poster.
If only we can hedge our bets and corner 75% of the market for it, or better, we'll have no competition worth talking about.


2,691 posted on 05/15/2004 3:17:44 PM PDT by Darksheare (Bretheren & Sisteren In Chaos Inc, LLC "We're All About Bad Ideas!")
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To: Ramius

LOL!
The Mustang isn't quite as radar stealthy as an F-22, -117, or B-2.
But with enough radar absorbent material replacing the body panels, it may be able to reduce the detection range.
(And it may be able to survive dent inducing bumps without getting dents..)


2,692 posted on 05/15/2004 3:22:22 PM PDT by Darksheare (Bretheren & Sisteren In Chaos Inc, LLC "We're All About Bad Ideas!")
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To: RMDupree
Hmmm....looks like the thread is dead. :-(

Hey!--who plugged up the hole?

Happy Saturday afternoon! :) I just got back in. Noticed there's a virtual viewable movie on tonight on AMC: Capricorn One, a bad 70s SF film featuring Elliot Gould and costarring OJ Simpson in his pre-Cochraine days. This follows Star Trek III which I may also catch. "So you're not gonna give me Genesis?. . .Okey-doke!" :)

2,693 posted on 05/15/2004 3:23:19 PM PDT by Fedora (I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
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To: 300winmag

That's a pretty neat-lookin' sword on the side of that trailer--I like it! :)


2,694 posted on 05/15/2004 3:24:25 PM PDT by Fedora (I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
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To: Darksheare

You mean we haven't purchased our competition yet? [Picks up phone and starts chewing out our Front Company Acquisition Department, J. Jonah Jameson style: "Parker!. . ."]


2,695 posted on 05/15/2004 3:25:55 PM PDT by Fedora (I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
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To: Professional Engineer

ROFL! Great pic :)


2,696 posted on 05/15/2004 3:26:40 PM PDT by Fedora (I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
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To: Professional Engineer

Oh darn..


2,697 posted on 05/15/2004 3:26:41 PM PDT by Darksheare (Bretheren & Sisteren In Chaos Inc, LLC "We're All About Bad Ideas!")
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To: Corin Stormhands; Darksheare; Ramius

Ah yes, whatever happened to the One Shoes?


2,698 posted on 05/15/2004 3:27:50 PM PDT by Darksheare (Bretheren & Sisteren In Chaos Inc, LLC "We're All About Bad Ideas!")
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To: Darksheare

One shoe, two shoe. . .


2,699 posted on 05/15/2004 3:28:27 PM PDT by Fedora (I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
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To: Fedora

Red shoe, blue shoe. . .


2,700 posted on 05/15/2004 3:28:45 PM PDT by Fedora (I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
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