"I can't stand their cute little hobbit holes, I hate their furry little feet, I am sickened by their constant babbling about nothing, and their innocent little cheerfully optimistic attitudes are making me crazy!"
Well, there are a few of us down hear somewhat less cheerfull (see my comments above and in the thread summary regarding Christian references in LOTR) and even less optimistic (see my homepage). I hang around here in part because hobbits cheer me up, and I can use it.