The New Hobbit Hole

[g'nad]

I think it's perfectly appropriate for hobbity wimmen to talk whistle here in the Hole...I'd love to hear you two do a whistle/fiddle duet...I could bash a couple of rocks together for rythm...

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

rightwingreligiousfanatic: We make you kindly welcome. (bonus points if you can identify that RWRF reference). ;-)

I think it was sometime back in the early part of the Reagan administration when Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson were in the ascendancy with “The Moral Majority” and the Christian Broadcasting Network. Some liberal pundit or congressman came up with the phrase “right wing religious fanatics” to describe the phenomenon. I remember chuckling to myself and thinking “They’d call anyone who went to church a right wing religious fanatic”. And ever since, I’ve humorously thought of myself as a “right wing religious fanatic”, quite tongue in cheek. If you know the specific attribution of the term, Corin, I would love to know it so I can solidify my hold on my handle, as it were.

[Corin Stormhands]

Morning all! Hail! Hail! The gang's all here...(wait, Sam Cree is still gone isn't he?)

Back at work and already contending with the idjits. Had an e-mail from the boss that said "where are we with this?" It was something I left for one of his secretaries to handle while I was out regarding event tickets for some board members. I told him, they were supposed to let her know by August 22nd, so if she didn't tell you, there are no requests. He responded "can you follow up on this?" I thought I just did...

Oh well...it's Monday...and I'm off to another meeting in a few. Back later this afternoon.

BUT, are you ready for this one? IT'S RAINING!

[Overtaxed]

Do you have the actual Concerning Hobbits music

The Concerning Hobbits theme is in the In Dreams piece....like the first couple of bars.

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

I haven't bitten yet on this (knowing it to be a devious and snaigy setup, Hair), having read Rocko's (and others) comments. I fear it would leave me singing another song for real from that era: "They're coming to take me away ha ha, ho ho, he he, to the funny farm, where men in little white coats, etc....." I'll show it to my son sometime, he'll howl I'm sure....

[g'nad]

Good Morning, Master Dwarf! Feel like a bit of Elf-bashing today?

Sorry if my blood lust is up...painful meeting already this morning...

I've got a real American hero for a neighbor...Special Ops guy...he earned a Silver Star and a Purple Heart in the Battle of Mogadishu, and he spent most of last year in Afghanistan doing "direct action"...we shared some of our similar experiences over homebrewed pints...he's a great, unassuming, mellow guy...my kids love him...our daughters are best friends...

talkin' about the old days got my blood up...God forgive me...

[2Jedismom]

Do you have it handy? Email it to me again, if you do...I think it's on the other computer and Matthew is using it.

[Overtaxed]

It's on my computer at home. Let me see if I can send it from Musicnotes.com. They usually let you see the first page for free.

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

I haven’t had time to look up that delightful passage in the hobbit when Bilbo and the dwarves first encounter Beorning, on their way toward Mirkwood. They were startled and more than a little bit afraid, as I recall. Kind of similar to my reaction to your giant roar last Friday, Bear: “There’s another Threadkiller in the Hole!!!”. Sheesh, like to scare a hobbit or dwarf right out of his skin. You don’t know your own strength, Bear…..;>D

Hmmm…..Wait a minute now……Threadkiller in the Hole, wasn’t he a semi-demented hermit dwarf who lived under the Lonely Mountain long ago? I think I’m distantly related to him, I…..I…..I think, by golly yes, he was my Great Uncle! That means I’m a…..I’m a……a dwarf! Boy, that sure explains a lot. Oh, blessed self revelation, now that I know what I am, now I can begin finding out WHO I am. Consider me a dwarf one and all. Vim Bronzehand (with a ^ over the i in Vim – don’t know how to do that) at your service! And please be a little more tactful with your future references to my Great Uncle Threadkiller, if you don’t mind….. I'll have to do a little research and tell you all the story of Threadkiller someday.... Have a great day, all!

[Overtaxed]

Rats! I forgot I had to download their viewer and downloading software is a no-no here.

[2Jedismom]

That's ok...but when you think about it at home, email it to me. I have no idea where I put it.

[Overtaxed]

I'll make a note of it!

[ksen]

30K is not possible. The absolute limit on posts, for software reasons, is about 26,000, which is why I am thinking Labor Day for the new thread.

The limit is in the 64,000 range.

I honked when I went past the exit for SR40 (exit 352 or 357, I don't remember which) did you hear me? ;^)

[Overtaxed]

Wait a minute now……Threadkiller in the Hole, wasn’t he a semi-demented hermit dwarf who lived under the Lonely Mountain long ago?

Was he the one hanging out with TN Republican? And that's why he became the "Threadkiller"? Or am I thinking of some other dwarf?

[g'nad]

Hey ksen...good to have you and the other dwarf back...

[ksen]

Lil-ole-me try a whistle? Boy you think I could pick it up?

You should be able to, I hear they are pretty light.

[2Jedismom]

I'm cringing here...

[RosieCotton]

My brother and sister spent the night last night. In addition to watching at least parts of the movie again (we did some elf bashing, I'm ashamed to say...), we also went to that name generator and put in all sorts of friends and relations. I'm one of the weirder results...supposedly I'm a "furry footed Vanyar", a Vanyar being an elf ("The Fair People" according to the encyclopedia of Arda).

Oh...and another funny one - my tin whistle playing brother came out as a "Springle-Ring-Dancing Dragon!"

[g'nad]

Threadkiller in the Hole, wasn’t he a semi-demented hermit dwarf who lived under the Lonely Mountain long ago

Maaan! You blew my cover!...and for what it's worth...g'nad not demented...g'nad just not right in the head...

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

did you get a chance to check out the "True to Middle Earth Cultures": Creating Fighting Styles link I posted earlier? Good stuff...

Very good stuff indeed. I haven't had a chance to review it all but it looks great. Meant to copy you on my earlier self revelatory post. See above.... Looks like I'm Vim Bronzehand, a dwarf after all. Glad that's settled. But oh, by the way. Threadkiller in the Hole was my Great Uncle, so you'll need to be a little more tactful from now on referencing him, if you please.... I'll be telling more of Threadkiller's sad but noble history in the coming months.... Have a good one!