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The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...
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Posted on 04/06/2004 6:53:09 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Still round the corner we may meet...

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: ecurbh
Unless it's a plant.

Took Zo' (for fun, even) at NAU. My study sheet was a roll of butcher paper, whereupon I drew out all the phylogenic trees I had to memorize. Ack, what memories.

5,301 posted on 04/26/2004 5:01:27 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (The enemy's gate is down!)
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To: Ramius
I'll confess to knowing the phylum, the others I had to look up. I'm a nerd.
5,302 posted on 04/26/2004 5:03:20 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (The enemy's gate is down!)
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To: ecurbh
That may be the first time anyone has DARED to post that picture in our fair Shire.

Let's hope it's the last...

5,303 posted on 04/26/2004 5:05:36 PM PDT by RosieCotton (Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: ecurbh
That's better than the one we learned - "King Philip Came Over From Greece by Ship" because you always had to remember to take out the 'B'.
5,304 posted on 04/26/2004 5:06:33 PM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB
Mnemonics sure have a way of sticking in your brain... like "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pumpkins" for the planets, or "Elephants Go Bouncing Down Freeways" for the lines on a treble staff, or "Idplmal" for the order of the classical modes.
5,305 posted on 04/26/2004 5:11:41 PM PDT by ecurbh (Kerry threw his medals away before he didn't throw them away.)
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To: ecurbh
Or "Roy G Biv" for the rainbow colors.
5,306 posted on 04/26/2004 5:12:21 PM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB
That actually helped in some way?

Lessee... whawuzzit? King Philip Went to France by Airship... no thassnot it... Queen Mary Found Greece... no... King Henry... Crap. :-)
5,307 posted on 04/26/2004 5:14:15 PM PDT by Ramius ([...sip...])
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To: ecurbh
Good Boys Do Fine Always?
5,308 posted on 04/26/2004 5:15:13 PM PDT by Ramius ([...sip...])
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To: Ramius
Eh, I usually did better just by remembering the facts anyway. Silly little games are for when you're too bored to pay attention.
5,309 posted on 04/26/2004 5:15:49 PM PDT by JenB
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To: Ramius
Great Big Dogs Frighten Animals?

All Cows Eat Grass?
5,310 posted on 04/26/2004 5:20:25 PM PDT by ecurbh (Kerry threw his medals away before he didn't throw them away.)
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To: Ramius
THE LADY SITTIN' AT THE TEACHER'S DESK IN THE CADD CLASS IS WAVIN' AT YA HANDSOME.
5,311 posted on 04/26/2004 5:21:13 PM PDT by Wneighbor (Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
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To: JenB
Okay, Episode 1 officially rocks :)

The song lyrics definitely make much more sense with the video.

The historical intro at the beginning is very cool; and as I guessed from your description, Kenshin does indeed appear to be a ronin: "the samurai without a master, the warrior who had been set adrift, like a wave, on a sea of life: the ronin. The literal translation of this name, in fact. . .'would be wave man' and it signified one who is tossed about aimlessly, hither and yon, as by the waves of the sea. . .These masterless warriors were usually known as fearsome fighters whom a wise samurai, regardless of rank, skill in the use of weapons, or reputation, would not needlessly confront. . ." (Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook, "Secrets of the Samurai")

The animation is awesome.

Nice action on the martial arts side. I especially like the part where the Sensei disarms the renegade student by cutting his thumb so he can't use his sword.

Totally agree with Kenshin's exposition of martial arts philosophy--he said exactly what I was thinking as the other characters were debating the subject.

Like the comic relief, too. I see what you mean about Kenshin's eyes doing weird stuff, LOL! I've seen stuff like that in older Japanese cartoons, too--think all the way back to "Speed Racer" even, pretty sure in "Battle of the Planets" and "Voltron". Think I heard the "oro" but not sure if I've got it right yet. Also looking for the happy penguin nose thing :)

Thumbs up! Thanks so much for sending that! :) I'm tempted to watch more but I suppose I should get to burning CDs first. . . :)
5,312 posted on 04/26/2004 5:23:08 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Wneighbor
And you let her get away with that?
5,313 posted on 04/26/2004 5:23:12 PM PDT by ecurbh (Kerry actually did throw his medals away, before he didn't throw them away.)
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To: JenB
"Spike to Spica and SiProPoCa".

The main navigational stars surrounding Orion, starting with the big dipper. Use the handle of the dipper to "spike" out to Spica, then go around in a big circle around Orion to find Sirius, Procyon, Pollux, and Castor. SiProPoCa.

Then find beetlejuice in Orion's armpit, and a doobie in the cup (of the big dipper). Beatleguese and Dubhe.

Never forgot it. The mind is a very, very strange thing.
5,314 posted on 04/26/2004 5:24:35 PM PDT by Ramius ([...sip...])
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To: Wneighbor
Waving back... :-) Now your students definitely know you're off your rocker.
5,315 posted on 04/26/2004 5:26:03 PM PDT by Ramius ([...sip...])
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To: JenB
My MUD is calling me. See y'all tomorrow.
5,316 posted on 04/26/2004 5:26:38 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (The enemy's gate is down!)
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To: Ramius
Then find beetlejuice in Orion's armpit, and a doobie in the cup (of the big dipper). Beatleguese and Dubhe.

After a few doobies, maybe that will make sense!

5,317 posted on 04/26/2004 5:27:06 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (I am HairOfTheDog and I approved this message.)
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To: ecurbh
And you let her get away with that?

THE LADY SITTIN' AT THE TEACHER'S DESK IN THE CADD CLASS IS MY EVIL TWIN... I CAN'T STOP HER. SHE'S JUST THAT EVIL... THE STUDENTS WILL ATTEST TO THIS. :-)

HOPEFULLY RAMIUS WILL DECIDE HE LIKES THE NICE TWIN BETTER THAN THE EVIL ONE! :-)

5,318 posted on 04/26/2004 5:27:58 PM PDT by Wneighbor (Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
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To: Wneighbor
[que Coors commercial] And... TWINS... :-P
5,319 posted on 04/26/2004 5:29:43 PM PDT by Ramius ([...sip...])
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To: Fedora
'Oro' is the happy penguin noise. Oro that you liked it! I'm not weird!

He's not quite a ronin. I guess it's not called ronin Kenshin because I think the stereotypical ronin is a killer.

I love Kenshin's philosophy. Have been thinking about it a lot. I had a hippy pacifist professor once who insisted she would never use deadly force, even to defend herself or someone else. It was idiotic. Kenshin doesn't kill people any more because he doesn't have to. He's strong enough to protect those he loves without killing. The only way a 'don't kill' philosophy works is if you can defeat your enemy utterly without killing him - or make him your friend, which Kenshin does sometimes - or if your enemy is a basically good person/entity, pacifism works.
5,320 posted on 04/26/2004 5:30:42 PM PDT by JenB (Oro!)
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