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The Hobbit Hole XXIII - Let them go! Let them go!

Posted on 07/12/2005 8:11:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Let them go! Let them go!

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: JenB

It must be SHOUTINGMAN!


2,821 posted on 07/27/2005 3:16:09 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: JenB; Overtaxed
It must be bad.... they're SHOUTING AT US.

You have to SHOUT during a hurricane...

2,822 posted on 07/27/2005 3:27:41 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Sam Cree

I'm always looking for ways to spread the joy. ;-)


2,823 posted on 07/27/2005 3:28:04 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RosieCotton; JenB; Bear_in_RoseBear; SuziQ; TalonDJ; ExGeeEye; HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed; ...
So...have you guys seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Luke keeps asking. I keep saying no.

2,824 posted on 07/27/2005 3:45:39 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I probably won't see it till it's on TV.

I like the old one.


2,825 posted on 07/27/2005 3:48:02 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

hmmmm....I wonder if he'd figure out the difference.

Yeah, this is Luke. He'd know.

We coulda snookered the other one.


2,826 posted on 07/27/2005 3:51:53 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Not us. We have the original and that's just fine.

Johnny Depp disgusts me no end. I'd rather ponder the lint in my navel than watch anything he's in.

Hello! Been Ebaying like mad getting curriculum. I've bought almost $200 worth of curriculum for 1/3 to cost (including shipping!)

Also reading up on once a month cooking...


2,827 posted on 07/27/2005 4:01:12 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (The light at the end of the tunnel is most certainly not a train.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I like Johnny Depp, and I'm no wilting flower, but I think the new version looks creepy, like the semi-horror Willie Wonka.


2,828 posted on 07/27/2005 4:35:10 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Corin Stormhands

I didn't find anything objectionable. Good pro-family message at the end.


2,829 posted on 07/27/2005 4:50:36 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (Global warming? Bring it on. Climate change? We could use the variety.)
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To: Corin Stormhands
(sorry, I don't know any 80s songs...)

You can dance if you want to.
You can leave your friends behind,
'Cause your friends don't dance, and, if they don't dance,
Then they're no friends of mine.

I trust Shelob suffered a bitter fate. How 'bout you?

2,830 posted on 07/27/2005 5:03:40 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (Global warming? Bring it on. Climate change? We could use the variety.)
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To: ExGeeEye

Evenin' folkses... :-) [sip]


2,831 posted on 07/27/2005 5:21:20 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: ExGeeEye

We don't know where Shelob is...we didn't notice when she got us...


2,832 posted on 07/27/2005 5:36:02 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I'd think I'd notice if Shelob bit me...


2,833 posted on 07/27/2005 5:38:07 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
I have very big feet...
2,834 posted on 07/27/2005 5:40:52 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands; 300winmag

Even still!

Boy the knife emails are coming in at an alarming rate still... ecurbh is about to post some more. what more could we do to fundraise? You think JimRob would tolerate a thread on it? Would winmag want anything that ~public~?


2,835 posted on 07/27/2005 5:44:41 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; 300winmag

I dunno. Maybe now that the freepathon is over he'd go for it. At the same time, we know it would just generate more requests.

I can send more next week.


2,836 posted on 07/27/2005 5:46:01 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

We're sending as much as we can right now, too....

Maybe we should start sending them out with the wrong URL on them ;~D


2,837 posted on 07/27/2005 5:47:30 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; Corin Stormhands; 2Jedismom; g'nad; JenB; Rose in RoseBear; Bear_in_RoseBear; ...
Folks, the knife requests continue to pour in at a rather alarming rate. Winmag, if there is any way we can help (besides the obvious $$$) please tell us.
I heard about your site from a Michigan Military Mom. My son returned from Iraq in January and we are not sure at this time if he is going to be redeployed. If you are still able to send him a knife, I know he would really appreciate it. Thank you for supporting our troops!!!
Hi my name is [redacted] and I am currently serving in Iraq. My command told me about your program about a free knive. I was looking through your inventory and the model CQB!SG caught my eye. I would really appreciate the gift for your support of our cause. Thank you for your support and your time.
I am currently stationed at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq with the U.S. Army. I have been seeing all these sharp new knives coming in the mail to fellow soldiers. I asked about them after seeing them and couldn't believe they told me that they had recieved them as free donations from you. I am writing to ask and see if it would be possible to get ahold of one of your knives. I saw the custom engraving and it looks really neat. I'm with an Infantry Battalion from Louisiana. If you could send a knife, could you please engrave it with [name redacted]. It would be greatly appreciated. Not really sure how this works, but the guys told me to request a certain knife and if you guys had it, you would engrave it and send it. The one that interested me was the one with this code (CQB1SG). God Bless you guys for your generosity!!
Hello, I am an American soldier in Iraq stationed at Camp liberty, I am with the 256th infantry brigade. I heard about the knifes you were sending to infantry soldiers here, so I thought I would try to. I have seen the CQB3 and it is one hell of a combat blade.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, IT’S FOLKS LIKE YOU THAT MAKE US FEEL BETTER ABOUT WHAT WE DO. if it's to much to ask could you put "Renegade 4 OIF III" on the blade
I heard that you are the one to get the Bandit memorial OIF knives from. Can you send me the CQB1SG with the following engraved on it
Hello my name is [redacted] and I heard about your program about the free knife to deployed soldiers. I would appreciate one sent to me. Thanks for your time and your support.
I am an Apache helicopter pilot on my way to OIF. I'm interested in the Black Gerber Aircrew knife. How do I go about acquiring one of these knives? Thanks in advance!
I recently found out about your organization. It makes me feel really good to know there are people out there who care about us and the equipment we carry. I can't express the amount of gratitude I felt when i found out about your organization. Man y of us are junior enlisted, and just can't afford a quality knife (which tends to be essential in our environment). I am an infantryman fulfilling a combat medic/shooter role because of civilian paramedic training. I was hoping I could get a few knives for the guys in my team if it isn't too much of a burden. Check out my blog to see what we have been doing here, we are doing a good job of training the Iraqi soldiers if I may toot my own horn! [Unfortunately, he didn't include a link to said blog, but I'll see if I can get the URL from him.]

2,838 posted on 07/27/2005 5:49:14 PM PDT by ecurbh (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog; 300winmag

I'm not sure what to do about it. One thing to know is whether we're keeping up with the supply/demand curve or not. If we think we can handle the anticipated demand then perhaps it isn't a crisis.

But this could explode on us. There's way over a hundred thousand troops over there, and we're not gonna be able to buy them all a knife. :-)

I do think we should make sure we're focusing first and foremost on the troops in the trenches. Not that the occasional REMF can't have a knife but that the guys dodging bullets and bombs daily get them first. IMHO.


2,839 posted on 07/27/2005 5:57:07 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: Ramius

I think that's a good priority.


2,840 posted on 07/27/2005 5:59:04 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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