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The Hobbit Hole XX - And take the hidden paths that run...
The Freeper Hobbit Hole ^

Posted on 03/05/2005 11:51:13 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

And take the hidden paths that run...

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: All

Wait...it'll be Friday in just a little while...


4,221 posted on 03/31/2005 8:24:27 PM PST by ExGeeEye (zzzzzzzz..........zzzzzzzzz..........z..............zzz.....................zzzzzzzzz...............)
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To: RMDupree; g'nad; HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; Ramius; Bear_in_RoseBear; JenB; All
We have finally covered all topics in the Hobbit Hole.

MOMMY: Corin, what did you learn in the Hobbit Hole today?

CORIN: We talked about chocolate vomit and strip joints and brothels and crabs and leaky bowels and everybody was farting...

MOMMY: We start homeschooling tomorrow...

'nite folks

4,222 posted on 03/31/2005 8:24:58 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (Luke 2:29 - Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word...)
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To: JenB
Heh, you and Rose can have fun arguing discussing Heinlein.
4,223 posted on 03/31/2005 8:25:30 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (No chains - No strings - No fences - No walls - No net - Just you - To catch me when I fall)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I didn't bring up any of those things ;~D


4,224 posted on 03/31/2005 8:28:28 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

Yes, indeed! Though I mean to see if I can find a copy of "Friday" at the library. I've heard it's good for being late Heinlein. I'm just such a sucker for space opera, and I grew up on those early Heinlein novels, that the later ones seem wrong to me...

I'll try to save it for the moot ;-D


4,225 posted on 03/31/2005 8:28:29 PM PST by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands; ExGeeEye; g'nad
g'night...
4,226 posted on 03/31/2005 8:28:31 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (No chains - No strings - No fences - No walls - No net - Just you - To catch me when I fall)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Corin Stormhands

I just take my chances with real sugar and real fat.

It helps to reduce the odds that I will fart or leak my bowels in front of my co-workers.


4,227 posted on 03/31/2005 8:28:46 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Anybody wanna give me a lift to Scotland?)
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To: HairOfTheDog; Corin Stormhands

This is why my mother must never learn the web address of the Hobbit Hole...


4,228 posted on 03/31/2005 8:29:24 PM PST by JenB
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To: JenB

What's that? blackmail bait ;~D


4,229 posted on 03/31/2005 8:30:17 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: All

I've had such a great time tonight. Love you guys!

I'd better grab a shower and get some sleep. Tomorrow is Friday at last.

Good night!


4,230 posted on 03/31/2005 8:30:19 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Anybody wanna give me a lift to Scotland?)
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To: JenB
Rose likes it, mostly.

Just out of curiosity, have you looked up and read any other "golden age" SF, such as the Lensman books by "Doc" Smith, or anything by A.E. van Vogt?

4,231 posted on 03/31/2005 8:30:52 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (No chains - No strings - No fences - No walls - No net - Just you - To catch me when I fall)
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To: RMDupree

Good night! We may go soon too... Last night's South Park was so good, I think I want to watch it again.


4,232 posted on 03/31/2005 8:32:23 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: RMDupree
It helps to reduce the odds that I will fart or leak my bowels in front of my co- workers.

Or do both simultaneously.

Good night! ;)

4,233 posted on 03/31/2005 8:32:27 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (No chains - No strings - No fences - No walls - No net - Just you - To catch me when I fall)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

No, I never run across anyone but the big names, somehow. I have some random assorted novels, a few republished collections of stories, and that's very much it.

I found an early SF anthology recently - I forget what the theme that tied it together was - with stories by all sorts of great names. It was really fascinating to see what the future was like back in 1948. In some ways, I like their 2000 a lot more than ours. In others... well, nobody really saw the internet until the late 70s/early 80s...


4,234 posted on 03/31/2005 8:45:35 PM PST by JenB
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To: JenB
well, nobody really saw the internet until the late 70s/ early 80s

Not true! ;) Murray Leinster featured both PCs and the Internet (not by those names, of course) in his short story "A Logic Named Joe", first published in Astounding Science Fiction in March, 1946.

Hmm, let's see what's on our shelves... the "Sector General" books my James White; collections of short stories by Zenna Henderson, Murray Leinster, and C.M. Kornbluth (all published by the SF Book Club, by the way); Slan and The Empire of Isher by A.E. van Vogt; the 6 Lensman books by E.E. "Doc" Smith (in two editions, btw); oh, and lots of other stuff by the Big Names that you're already familiar with.

That's the hardcovers...

Oh, a neat story collection you might look for (it's out of print I think, but might be found in a library) is Galactic Empires, volumes 1 and 2. It not only presents a lot of good Golden Age stories, it analyzes the different kinds of "Galactic Empire" stories that have been published over the years.

4,235 posted on 03/31/2005 9:03:33 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (No chains - No strings - No fences - No walls - No net - Just you - To catch me when I fall)
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To: JenB
Forgot to include, the Galactic Empires collection was edited by Brian Aldiss.
4,236 posted on 03/31/2005 9:05:49 PM PST by Bear_in_RoseBear (No chains - No strings - No fences - No walls - No net - Just you - To catch me when I fall)
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To: RMDupree

Clare and I may be down your way this Nov. Ave Maria Univ. has an Open House for prospective students to come and stay for a couple of days. I could come over and see you! The Univ. is just Northeast of Naples, so that's what, 2 or 3 hours from you?


4,237 posted on 03/31/2005 9:14:08 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Ramius

Well, two of the companies for which SSQ had options no longer exist. They were bought out by and folded into the new one, and the old stock options were no longer valid, I guess.


4,238 posted on 03/31/2005 9:15:50 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Corin Stormhands
I was over the weight limit in 1980 when I'd just graduated from college. We just won't talk about now.

It would be cruel and unusual punishment for a mule to have to carry me! I'll just ride down the river in one of those cool boats! I don't mind getting wet, and I can swim! ;o)

4,239 posted on 03/31/2005 9:17:59 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: RMDupree

*sigh*


4,240 posted on 03/31/2005 9:20:58 PM PST by SuziQ
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