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The Hobbit Hole XIV - Hill and Water Under Sky
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Posted on 08/05/2004 5:47:31 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Hill and water under sky

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: RMDupree

LOL! You know what's really sad is, they redid the plot of this movie in "Jaws 4: The Revenge". . .


4,421 posted on 08/20/2004 8:06:58 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: RMDupree

Worst pickup line ever:

"You're reading to the whale?"


4,422 posted on 08/20/2004 8:07:55 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: RMDupree

Hey, it's the Indian guy from the commercial where he was crying about pollution. . .


4,423 posted on 08/20/2004 8:09:14 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: RMDupree

Hi there! It's especially cheesy... since I'm not sure there's ever been a documented case of an orca attacking a person. Maybe, but we're basically not on their menu.

I remember something about an attack somewhere, maybe Alaska, but it was pretty much figured to be a case of mistaken identity. Whale thought the guy was a seal or something. Went phtuooee and spit him back. Catch and release. Didn't seem to like the gore-tex wrapper.


4,424 posted on 08/20/2004 8:10:36 PM PDT by Ramius (The pieces are moving. We come to it at last. The great battle of our time.)
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To: Fedora; RMDupree; HairOfTheDog; All

Nite folks. I'm working on a mailing for the pool and there's nothing on TV, so I'm gonna put a movie in the 'puter.

Not one of them long ones tho. I gotta get Jr. to football practice by 7:30 a.m. and then I'm heading down to North Carolina. I'll be back late tomorrow night.

Technically tomorrow is "the" day to finish cleaning out Nana's house. I suspect it'll be the Missus, one brother-in-law and me. I doubt anyone else will show. (they were supposed to do this months ago).

I've got trash bags...and a truck...


4,425 posted on 08/20/2004 8:11:05 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (www.wardsmythe.com)
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To: Corin Stormhands

G'night!


4,426 posted on 08/20/2004 8:11:46 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Ramius

Attacks are very rare, but there have been some cases. Mostly though I think the producers were trying to come up with a big marine animal to capitalize on "Jaws" :) "The Deep" and "Pirahna" also came out about the same time--not to mention "Jaws 2", which is on next. . .


4,427 posted on 08/20/2004 8:13:26 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora
Actually, that's a complicated question... Let's see if I can boil it down.

Each player chooses an Illuminati to play and makes up their own deck. There are two basic types of cards, "Groups" and "Plots". The basic goal for each Illuminati is to be the first to control 12 groups. However, each Illuminati has a unique special goal that they can also use to win; also, Plot cards can be used to create other winning goals, or modify requirements for a existing goal.

So, players try to control their own groups, while trying to prevent other players from doing the same. Prevention usually takes the form of destroying or capturing opposing player's groups. Of course, a player also has to defend against the same from other players...

4,428 posted on 08/20/2004 8:19:51 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (I've got to admit it, Joe sure knows how to live.)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

So how do you keep track of who's ahead then--do you like acquire cards or something?


4,429 posted on 08/20/2004 8:22:25 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: All

Well, I just lived through something MUCH worse than killer marine animals.

Alyson decided to fingerpaint with poop tonight....oh yes, fingerpaint. She painted all over her body, including her face and hair...as well as her crib, sheets, blankets, etc.

I just spent the last half hour cleaning it all up and bathing her again. That was far more frightening to me than facing off with sharks, that's for sure! *laughing*

And to think I had just walked in there to tuck her in because she had been so quiet, I thought she'd finally fallen asleep!


4,430 posted on 08/20/2004 8:31:39 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington....)
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To: RMDupree
Uh-oh. . .Poor Ruthy!

I'm told I did that once when I was little, but I only drew on the walls. . .

4,431 posted on 08/20/2004 8:33:59 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora
So how do you keep track of who's ahead then

Oh, yeah... each player's cards are arranged on the table in what's called a "power structure", starting with their Illuminati. The Illuminati and each Group have one or more outward-pointing "control arrows", which indicate how many Groups each can control. So everyone can see what Groups each player has, and how close they are to winning. Plot cards stay hidden though... so you never know when a player may reveal a hidden Plot for a sudden win.

See here for a sample of some INWO cards.

4,432 posted on 08/20/2004 8:36:49 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (I've got to admit it, Joe sure knows how to live.)
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To: RMDupree

Dang...

Yahknow... there's something to be said for a baby's room that is all tile, and has a drain in the floor. :-)


4,433 posted on 08/20/2004 8:38:59 PM PDT by Ramius (The pieces are moving. We come to it at last. The great battle of our time.)
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To: Fedora

hehehehehe...I think all kids do it at least once. She was so mad when I ended the game though. It was sort of funny.


4,434 posted on 08/20/2004 8:39:09 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington....)
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To: Ramius

*cracking up*

Poor thing! She was perfectly content sitting there amidst all that crap. Like a little Democrat. ;-)


4,435 posted on 08/20/2004 8:40:41 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington....)
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To: RMDupree; ecurbh

I may sleep on the couch tonight just to avoid the possibility of facing that one day.


4,436 posted on 08/20/2004 8:42:47 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: RMDupree
Hmmm... maybe I should sleep on the couch tonight to prevent that ever happening to us!

But seriously, here ya go.


4,437 posted on 08/20/2004 8:44:03 PM PDT by ecurbh ("Hippies. They wanna save the world, but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad." ~Eric Cartman)
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To: RMDupree
Maybe you can apply for a grant from the NEA...
4,438 posted on 08/20/2004 8:44:42 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (I've got to admit it, Joe sure knows how to live.)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

Cool! I need to try that! Looking at that is actually giving me some ideas for some card games. I've tried designing board games before but just now realize as I'm looking at those cards what you can do with cards without a board. Vey interesting. . .


4,439 posted on 08/20/2004 8:45:18 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: ecurbh; HairOfTheDog
It doesn't work if you *both* sleep on the couch...
4,440 posted on 08/20/2004 8:45:35 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (I've got to admit it, Joe sure knows how to live.)
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