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The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.
See our freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net home page! ^

Posted on 06/01/2004 9:35:59 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...That none have seen but we alone.

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!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

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To: Overtaxed

Garm yelped. "That blasted dog!" growled Giles. "Where's the blunderbuss. . .?" :)


4,181 posted on 06/12/2004 1:18:59 PM PDT by Fedora (Smeagol-Gollum 2004: "We can be our own VP, my Precious")
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To: Alkhin
Yes, Far Out Space Nuts was basically Gilligan in Space, complete with a Skipper lookalike :)

I'm a big Bob Denver fan--loved him as Maynard G. Krebs in Dobie Gillis, too--so I appreciated the Denver anecdote. How'd your husband's company manage to get him for the party?

About to head out here, so see everyone after supper.

4,182 posted on 06/12/2004 1:21:54 PM PDT by Fedora (Smeagol-Gollum 2004: "We can be our own VP, my Precious")
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To: All
Ok. Riddick.

I enjoyed it. Visually it was great- especially the necromonger themes. The statues look like they're straight out of hard sci-fi. Big'ol said it visually reminded him of Dune.

The plot was formulaic but had the advantage of not being a beloved, and widely-read novel. The filmmakers could make the movie they wanted. Pacing had it's ups and downs. The parts that felt rushed had too much background info to process at once. You come away with too many questions that don't ever get answered. I recommend reading through the website to get the gist of the story universe before you see it. Other parts dragged on and didn't contribute much. ie. all of Crematoria.

The surviving characters of Pitch Black reprise and continue their roles. (Jack is all grown up. ) Judy Dench's character is really unique. Our wonderful Karl Urban makes an appearance as a necro captain dude. I wish they would have developed his character a bit more. Vin Diesel... well. He could read me the newspaper with that voice. *alas* He wasn't all serious- the guy has comedic insticts!

All in all, it was a fun movie. Somewhat above average for Hollywood sci-fi.

4,183 posted on 06/12/2004 1:34:05 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (God Bless Ronald W. Reagan)
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To: 300winmag

I don't have but a minute before I gotta get off line lest Steve catch me flirting with the milkman here...but I just had to say Thanks for posting that! I know I haven't been helping as much as I should lately, but I really appreciate you pinging me to these posts...they really make my whole day.


4,184 posted on 06/12/2004 1:53:15 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (He has slipped the surly bonds of Earth...)
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To: Lil'freeper

So, if I liked "Pitch Black", will I like Riddick? Not sure I'll get to see it, nobody here wants to but me.

Heh, I remember watching Pitch Black with friends... I said first thing, "Jack is a girl" and they didn't believe me at all. Hmm... but who else made it out, in Pitch Black? The iman-type?


4,185 posted on 06/12/2004 2:08:00 PM PDT by JenB
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To: 2Jedismom
I know I haven't been helping as much as I should lately, but I really appreciate you pinging me to these posts...they really make my whole day.

I know everybody here has their hearts and prayers into this project, which is the important thing. Good news like this is too good to keep to oneself, and has to be shared, which makes it even better news.

I remember Jean Keri recently saying this wasn't a "real war" because there was no "shared sacrifice". That's lib-speak for more taxes to make the fat parts of the government even fatter. But we're supposed to feel good about the pain.

The funny thing is, what we're doing feels so good, and is so rewarding, how can it be called a sacrifice? Where are our long faces? It's almost like being Santa Claus all year long. Of course, according to the lie-berals, this doesn't count because they wouldn't be caught dead donating a dime for the troops. They get their sanctimony rush by making everbody else pay more to the government, to be spent on their pet programs.

4,186 posted on 06/12/2004 2:56:00 PM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: Alkhin

I watched it religiously also.


4,187 posted on 06/12/2004 2:57:57 PM PDT by msdrby (Great things come at great cost. - John Nash)
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To: 300winmag

Thanks winmag... yer a great American...


4,188 posted on 06/12/2004 3:01:51 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: JenB
So, if I liked "Pitch Black", will I like Riddick?

I think so. But it's a very different kind of plot. It's not very cerebral, not much of a thriller, more of an action adventure. Riddick doesn't evolve much as a character, you just get more of his back story.... and his biceps.

The ending is kinda fun. It is just begging for another chapter of the story. I left the theater chuckling and wondering just what Riddick, the felon, is gonna do now.

4,189 posted on 06/12/2004 3:05:19 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (God Bless Ronald W. Reagan)
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To: Lil'freeper; All
Good afternoon...

Bachelor movie day today, Riddick and HP:PoA. Enjoyed both.

Inventorying camping gear for a trip in August (Ontario's Huron shore). I need more napalm*, a citronella bucket candle and maybe another bottle of propane for the stove and lantern; definitely need to put fresh batteries in everything just before I go.

*That's what I call it; they call it "fire paste". You squeeze it out of a tube onto the wood you want to burn, and it burns both slowly and hotly enough that kindling is not required. But put enough of it in a casing, add an explosive/ignition charge, and it's napalm.

4,190 posted on 06/12/2004 3:15:31 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (Ronald Reagan, born 1911, returned to God 2004. Hero of my youth, model for my age.)
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To: g'nad
Thanks winmag... yer a great American...

That's very kind of you, sir, but I pride myself on being just an average American. If I want an ego-boost, I might consider myself a 52nd-percentile American. The great Americans are out there with rifles, or computers, getting the job done. Or recently retired from that line of work.

4,191 posted on 06/12/2004 3:21:47 PM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: Lil'freeper; Corin Stormhands; Fedora; JenB; RosieCotton; g'nad; All

Hi.... can we have a report back on the webcam? it's up, and this is what we think is the final setup...

http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/


4,192 posted on 06/12/2004 3:24:26 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (farewell to a great president.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

~sip~ mmmmm...tonic....

webcam's a lookin' good.


4,193 posted on 06/12/2004 3:28:42 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Ronald Reagan on DU: "There's got to be a pony in there somewhere...")
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To: 300winmag; g'nad

Thanks for postin' that 300. Reminds me I need tuh get some PayPal out to ya. Will try to later in the week (after payday).


4,194 posted on 06/12/2004 3:29:38 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Ronald Reagan on DU: "There's got to be a pony in there somewhere...")
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To: HairOfTheDog
"The page cannot be displayed"

Might be my computer...or my connection...

4,195 posted on 06/12/2004 3:31:04 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (Ronald Reagan, born 1911, returned to God 2004. Hero of my youth, model for my age.)
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To: osagebowman; Overtaxed; SuziQ; RosieCotton; 2Jedismom; Wneighbor; g'nad; HairOfTheDog; ...
11 mebbe 12 cannas...

Gots lots a yard work done today even though the ground is right spongy from all the rain. Got the mowin' and the weedeatin' done.

Jr. mowed the front. I go back and forth between wantin' to praise him 'cause he's doin' it without gripin' or wantin' to beat him senseless 'cause he's doin' a sorry-@$$ job.

Got daylilies that'll bloom any day now. And the best news is that the grapevine ain't dead. It's got new growth on it.

Had to remind myself not to be disppointed that some of the things I planted aren't blooming this year. Gotta remember that them magazine articles all say "we've been workin' on this for 20 years."

Since technically this is the first year I've done anything other than mow and get up the leaves, I figger I'm doing purdy good.

4,196 posted on 06/12/2004 3:34:16 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Ronald Reagan on DU: "There's got to be a pony in there somewhere...")
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To: Corin Stormhands

Reckon I should also remind myself how to spell "disappointed."


4,197 posted on 06/12/2004 3:35:17 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Ronald Reagan on DU: "There's got to be a pony in there somewhere...")
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To: All
Viking Kitties Alert
4,198 posted on 06/12/2004 3:37:13 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Ronald Reagan on DU: "There's got to be a pony in there somewhere...")
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To: HairOfTheDog

Looks good to me. Who's that sitting on the deck?


4,199 posted on 06/12/2004 3:39:19 PM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB

mini spam


4,200 posted on 06/12/2004 3:40:29 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Ronald Reagan on DU: "There's got to be a pony in there somewhere...")
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