The Hobbit Hole XXV - Fare you well! Fare you well!

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[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Fare you well! Fare you well!

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...
• Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...
• Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...
• Ninth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
• Tenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.
      Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
• Twelfth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XII - Tree and flower and leaf and grass
• Thirteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIII - Let them pass! Let them pass!
• Fourteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XIV - Hill and Water Under Sky
• Fifteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
• Sixteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVI - Still round the corner there may wait...
• Seventeenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
• Eighteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
• Nineteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...
• Twentieth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XX - And take the hidden paths that run...
• Twenty-first Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXI - ...Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
• Twenty-second Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXII - ...Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe
• Twenty-third Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXIII - Let them go! Let them go!
• Twenty-Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

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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[Overtaxed]

Just had a co-worker send me this:

Vegetarian Thanksgiving

[Lil'freeper]

I have a colleague who wishes everyone a "Happy Turkey Murder Day" for Thanksgiving each year. She's a militant vegetarian.

[JenB]

Hehehe... I would say "And to you, too!" and then leave her a box full of giblets.

[Overtaxed]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm.....murdered turkey.....

[SuziQ]

ROTFL! That is inspired!

[SuziQ]

"Happy Turkey Murder Day"

Just give her your dazzling smile and say "Thanks! I'm looking forward to it!"

[ecurbh]

Look at the graphic I found this morning...

[HairOfTheDog]

The Festivus celebration includes three major components:

• The Festivus Pole: The Costanzas' tradition begins with a bare aluminum pole, which Frank praises for its "very high strength-to-weight ratio." During Festivus, an unadorned aluminum pole is displayed, apparently in opposition to the commercialization of highly decorated Christmas trees, and because the holiday's creator, Frank Costanza, "find[s] tinsel distracting." Local customs vary and you may be able to decorate your pole with non-threatening plain decorations, or ordinary green garland.

• The Airing of Grievances: At the Festivus dinner, each participant tells friends and family all of the instances where they disappointed him or her that year.

• The Feats of Strength: The head of the family tests his or her strength against one participant of the head's choosing. Festivus is not considered over until the head of the family has been pinned to the ground. A participant is allowed to decline to attempt to pin the head of the family only if they have something better to do instead.

I'll start with the airing of grievances!

I got a lotta problems with you people!

[ecurbh]

I wonder if Snapfish has Festivus cards available.

[HairOfTheDog]

I think in our vows I promised not to let you upset your mother. ;~D

[ExGeeEye]

Is it...dead?

"As coroner,
I'll vouch for her;
I've thoroughly examined her,
And she's not only merely dead,
She's really most sincerely dead."

[HairOfTheDog]

I wasn't dead, I was cleaning up animal poo.

If you had something better to do than that, it obviously didn't involve the thread :~D

[Lil'freeper]

I was writing. Now I'm making dinner.

[JenB]

I'm home. I came home a while ago and went to read. I don't feel like doing anything.

[Lil'freeper]

I'm at a lull. The great showdown between our heros and the baddie was a big ~~fizzle~~. Harumph. Well, there's always editing.

We're watching The Professional. What an amazing movie.

[JenB]

I had a good day because I decided I needed to insert some interlude third-person POV scenes to get the plot actually rolling. Those were easier than where I was.

[SuziQ]

Hmmm. Just read about the movie on Netflix. Sounds interesting. I'm gonna put it on our queue!

[Lil'freeper]

Changing POV is always good. That's how I got excited about my current plot. I had the story from the villian's pov, and from his reluctant protege. But both of those were boring. Now I'm telling it from the pov of three different people, all powerless to stop the great calamity. I might hit 30K tonite.

[JenB]

It's just giving me a chance to figure out what's going on off-page. And use my snarky little FBI dude, Quincy Archer.

[Lil'freeper]

Well, annoying Freddie is still alive. I think I'll kill him off tomorrow.