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The Hobbit Hole XXII - ...Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe
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Posted on 06/01/2005 7:12:04 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe

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!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

Web page for our moot reports and troop support information!


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To: Corin Stormhands

Dennis wants to share the loooove. *grin*


7,861 posted on 07/09/2005 12:34:44 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: I'm proud of who my friends are.)
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To: 300winmag

I think we're all thinking along those lines, Rick.

What do you think about the idea for a Hobbit Hole knife thread/button?

We could make it pocket-knife specific - both for donations and requests.


7,862 posted on 07/09/2005 12:41:27 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: I'm proud of who my friends are.)
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To: RMDupree

Excellent list, Ruthy! Thanks!


7,863 posted on 07/09/2005 12:47:19 PM PDT by RosieCotton (The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton

No sweat! I love to talk about ice cream. *smile*


7,864 posted on 07/09/2005 12:53:29 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: I'm proud of who my friends are.)
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To: HairOfTheDog
we had a tragedy this morning....

gee... that's... too bad...

7,865 posted on 07/09/2005 1:46:31 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: Corin Stormhands; HairOfTheDog; ecurbh
And those of us with blogs need to make sure we link to The Hobbit Hole site.

I got it linked!!! (Babbling Brooks section)

Not sure how much free space I have on my site. Vervehosting has a weird setup, and they are using blogware that is really really nice and stable, but is also lacking in some organizational and support features that can be very frustrating at times. It does however, have a photo-blog feature that I havent really explored, because I don't take a whole lot of pictures (although I would like to). I can play around with it in the next couple of weeks, but if you need something sooner, then you might just check out the Verve Hosting blog stuff.

7,866 posted on 07/09/2005 3:19:35 PM PDT by Alkhin ("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a ghoul - we are lost!" ~ Jack Aubrey)
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To: HairOfTheDog
Understood, Rick.... I'd still like to see the donations come in to cover the sheath knives already purchased.

I willingly maxed out one credit card to cover our regular folding knives. The sheath knives maxed out a second credit card. It will take me about a year to pay that one off, but I did it with full knowledge of the situation. I'm grateful for what little good we've done in the time we've had. I think Gandalf said something like that once.

The only bitterness I have is that we are giving away the exact same items that the government taxed us for. But whether it can not, or will not, get those items into the hands of the troops that need them, we have duplicated, on a small scale, that which we've already been taxed to provide.

I fully expect to see those government knives sold off as surplus for pennies on the dollar some day. Those knives should be issued as regular equipment, which is their intended purpose. The troops deserve better than to get them from us as gifts, and so does the taxpayer.

7,867 posted on 07/09/2005 3:32:50 PM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: g'nad

Oh, the sarcasm...the sarcasm!


7,868 posted on 07/09/2005 3:34:21 PM PDT by RosieCotton (The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: HairOfTheDog
Also, there's the risk that if we tried to get more publicity through a thread or through emailing our friends, we'd get more new requests for knives than new money ;~D

All the things you mentioned are true. In addition to that, increased visibility brings the risk that we could get the entire operation shut down. Our "products" are quite legitimate, but I can guarantee you we are in violation of some obscure post office, customs, or military regulation with each package we send. I already get suspicious looks from some post office clerks about descriptions like "pocket tool" and "utility knife".

Our project hasn't been secret, but it hasn't called attention to itself, either.

7,869 posted on 07/09/2005 3:58:37 PM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: 300winmag

OK - well, lets think, and ALL send money, for now, and see how it goes.... the best thing will work itself out if we work it.


7,870 posted on 07/09/2005 4:00:48 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: g'nad

Thank you g'nad..... IT REALLY WAS!


7,871 posted on 07/09/2005 4:01:23 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton

~rolls eyes~


7,872 posted on 07/09/2005 4:01:46 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: JenB

Nope, that must be the resolution on your screen. The dress and the tux in that picture are white.


7,873 posted on 07/09/2005 4:18:57 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: osagebowman

Decided against mowing. Got my 'maters staked...they're looking good and I hope they wait 'til I get back to ripen. I put out some fertilizer and watered all the plants....put out some cat fur as well.

Miss Cat got to the vets on time.....I miss her! *sniff*


7,874 posted on 07/09/2005 4:26:11 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: 300winmag; HairOfTheDog
The only bitterness I have is that we are giving away the exact same items that the government taxed us for. But whether it can not, or will not, get those items into the hands of the troops that need them, we have duplicated, on a small scale, that which we've already been taxed to provide.

Dangit Rick, we ought to do something about that. Freepmail me the facts you have. My Senator John Warner (formerly Mr. Elizabeth Taylor) chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee.

He's a RINO, but he does answer constituent mail. It's worth a shot. (And if I dig hard enough, I probably know some of his staffers)

7,875 posted on 07/09/2005 4:30:27 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands; JenB

BTW Corin.... that hideous dress and the tux are both pink ;~D


7,876 posted on 07/09/2005 4:33:54 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; JenB
BTW Corin.... that hideous dress and the tux are both pink ;~D

Nope, I got that thru email (my b-i-l sent me a series of bad prom pictures).

Full size, you can see it's white and the dress has accents of gold.

7,877 posted on 07/09/2005 4:40:57 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Sigh.

Well, she didn't buy tooo hideously expensive a dress. And it was lovely. But it's a rather overwhelming thing.

I think when I get married I'll find the used wedding dress shop and see what I can do.


7,878 posted on 07/09/2005 4:40:59 PM PDT by JenB (Doin' my own theme song)
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To: HairOfTheDog; JenB; g'nad

You know, I just saw the thread where they evacuated Birmingham, England.

I wish the President and Tony Blair would just come out and say "we're gonna nuke one Muslim city every day until you turn over all the terrorists."

A dwarf can dream, can't he?


7,879 posted on 07/09/2005 4:44:51 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Sigh.

Or something. Don't think I could get on board with wholesale nuking, not when we've got smart bombs that can take out exactly what we want to take out. Like, say, the opulent palaces of the rulers of the region.


7,880 posted on 07/09/2005 4:52:38 PM PDT by JenB (Doin' my own theme song)
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