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The Hobbit Hole XXXI - Mawwage is what bwings us togethew today!
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| Sept 7 2006
Posted on 09/07/2006 10:11:42 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Mawwage is what bwings us togethew today!
New verse:
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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! |
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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! |
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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: no one in particular
***the election is over and i have no idea what i'm still doing up so late***
To: Corin Stormhands
I decided to build a fire.
...in the fireplace, for now.
:-)
To: Ramius
The armchair post-game pundits are going to drive me to drink.
Which, I guess, is okay as long as there's someone to drive me home.
g'nite (for real this time)
To: Corin Stormhands
Armchairs are overrated.
Couch pundits are the ones to listen to.
To: Corin Stormhands
But the point of the speech was not the inevitable defeat. It was in spite of the overwhelming odds and certain death (and Armistead did die of wounds sustained at Gettysburg), Virginia was worth the sacrifice.
I am sorry that Allen lost, but wasn't the idea of Virginia worth all the time and effort you put into the election. I know you are heartbroken. I am too, especially with Rummy gone. But your efforts were not in vain.
I have to go now, (so I won't be able to find it) but the men of Gondor say something to Frodo about what it means to be on the outer defenses in a war that they did not think they were going to win. It was the same thing Armistead said. We will not submit without a fight and our freedom is worth the sacrifice we make here today.
5,105
posted on
11/08/2006 9:30:17 PM PST
by
James Ewell Brown Stuart
(Go back and do your duty even as I have done mine. I would rather die than be whipped.)
To: James Ewell Brown Stuart
Well, I suppose Misada was worth it too... but we ain't there yet.
:-)
To: Ramius
Ack. Masada. Damn this beer anyway.
To: James Ewell Brown Stuart; Corin Stormhands
the men of Gondor say something to Frodo about what it means to be on the outer defenses in a war that they did not think they were going to win.This point is well stated in a scene from the 'Fellowship of the Ring':
Frodo: I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.
Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
This was what kept the Byzantine Empire protecting the West from the Islamic hordes for nearly 1000 years, all the time expecting to be eventually defeated. This was the valor of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. We do not fight for profit, we fight for what is right!
5,108
posted on
11/08/2006 9:52:16 PM PST
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(I went down in 1964 for Barry Goldwater with all flags flying! This is just a blip!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Ride! Ride to ruin! 'er a red sun rises!
:-)
To: Ramius
Say, does that beer come in pints??
5,110
posted on
11/08/2006 10:10:49 PM PST
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(I went down in 1964 for Barry Goldwater with all flags flying! This is just a blip!)
To: Lil'freeper; Bear_in_RoseBear; ecurbh; HairOfTheDog
That was a really, really lousy season finale.
I want my money back. Errr...
5,111
posted on
11/08/2006 10:12:54 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNoWriMo: 17004/50,000)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear; ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; Ramius; RosieCotton
Didn't think it was possible, but this week's episode of LOST was an even bigger steaming pile than last week.
But South Park was... interesting.
5,112
posted on
11/08/2006 10:35:21 PM PST
by
ecurbh
(The Dude abides...)
To: Ramius
Having been to Masada, I can say it was worth it. I am not the patron saint of lost causes or suicidal missions. But to Armistead, (who I quoted) freedom was worth fighting for or dying for.
I like winning a whole lot more than losing (I seem to lose a lot more than I win), but there must be those intangible things that guide our lives that we say yes, this is worth the fight no matter the cause.
5,113
posted on
11/09/2006 2:46:11 AM PST
by
James Ewell Brown Stuart
(Go back and do your duty even as I have done mine. I would rather die than be whipped.)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I'm going to see if I can find that quote.
I like your quote as well.
I believe there was much honor and resolve in Samwise. That's why he is probably my favorite character in the movies and book.
5,114
posted on
11/09/2006 2:53:49 AM PST
by
James Ewell Brown Stuart
(Go back and do your duty as I have done mine. I would rather die than be whippped.)
To: Ramius
5,115
posted on
11/09/2006 2:55:22 AM PST
by
James Ewell Brown Stuart
(Go back and do your duty as I have done mine. I would rather die than be whippped.)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I can't believe I found it so fast.
Damrod is speaking to Frodo and Sam. "I doubt not that the days of Gondor are numbered, and the walls of Minas Tirath are doomed, so great is his strength and malice. But still we will not sit idle and let him do as he would."
Sounds like Damrod was listening to Churchill during the dark days of World War II.
5,116
posted on
11/09/2006 2:58:59 AM PST
by
James Ewell Brown Stuart
(Go back and do your duty as I have done mine. I would rather die than be whippped.)
To: RosieCotton
Kudos on the word count, btw.
5,117
posted on
11/09/2006 4:53:03 AM PST
by
Lil'freeper
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To: James Ewell Brown Stuart
5,118
posted on
11/09/2006 4:54:01 AM PST
by
Lil'freeper
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To: Lil'freeper
Why is it morning again anyway?
I had better get the call today. I want to leave the old job so bad...
5,119
posted on
11/09/2006 5:12:48 AM PST
by
JenB
(10,034/50,000 - www.nanowrimo.org)
To: JenB
I want to leave the old job so bad... I can really sympathize.
In other news, at 11+K words, I am still 4K behind pace. *sigh* Fortunately I have a long weekend. Maybe I can catch up.
5,120
posted on
11/09/2006 5:32:16 AM PST
by
Lil'freeper
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