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The New Hobbit Hole

Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The New Hobbit Hole

Concerning Hobbits

The New Hobbit Chronicles

This is a continuation of the infamous thread New Zealander Builds Hobbit Hole originally posted on January 26, 2001 by John Farson, who at the time undoubtedly thought he had found a rather obscure article that would elicit a few replies and die out. Without knowing it, he became the founder of the Hobbit Hole. For reasons incomprehensible to some, the thread grew to over 4100 replies. It became the place for hobbits and friends of hobbits to chit chat and share LoTR news and views, hang out, and talk amongst ourselves in the comfort of familiar surroundings.

In keeping with the new posting guidelines, the thread idea is continuing here, as will the Green Dragon Inn, our more structured spin-off thread, as soon as we figure out how to move all the good discussion that has been had there. As for the Hobbit Hole, we will just start fresh, bringing only a few mathoms such as the picture above with us to make it feel like home, and perhaps a walk down memory lane:

Our discussion has been light:

It very well may be that a thread named "New Zealander builds Hobbit hole" will end up being the longest Tolkien thread of them all, with some of the best heartfelt content... Sorry John, but I would have rather it had been one with a more distinguished title!… post 252 - HairOfTheDog

However, I can still celebrate, with quiet dignity, the fact that what started as a laugh about some wacko in New Zealand has mutated and grown into a multifaceted discussion of the art, literature, and philosophy that is Tolkien. And now that I've managed to write the most pompous sentence of my entire life, I agree, Rosie… post 506 - JenB

Hah! I was number 1000!! (Elvish victory dance... wait, no; that would be too flitty) … post 1001 - BibChr

Real men don't have to be afraid of being flitty! Go for it. – post 1011 – HairOfTheDog

Seventeen years to research one mystical object seems a bit excessive… post 1007 - JenB

Okay...who's the wise guy who didn't renew Gandalf's research grant?… post 1024 – Overtaxed

To the very philosophical:

…Judas Iscariot obviously was a good man, or he wouldn't have been chosen to be one of the Apostles. He loved Jesus, like all of the Apostles, but he betrayed him. Yet without his betrayal, the Passion and Crucifixion would never have occurred, and mankind would not have been redeemed. So without his self-destruction infinite good would not have been accomplished. I certainly do not mean this to be irreverant but it seems to me that this describes the character of Gollum, in the scenes so movingly portrayed above… Lucius Cornelius Sulla

To fun but heartfelt debates about the integrity and worth of some of the characters…

…Anyone else notice how Boromir treats the hobbits? He's very fond of them but he seems to think of them as children - ruffling Frodo's hair, calls them all 'little ones'. He likes them, but I don't think he really respects them… post 1536 - JenB

Yes... Tolkien told us not to trust Boromir right off the bat when he began to laugh at Bilbo, until he realized that the Council obviously held this hobbit in high esteem. What a pompous dolt… post 1538 - HairOfTheDog

…I think almost every fault of his can be traced directly back to his blindness to anything spiritual or unseen. He considers the halflings as children, because that is what they look like. He considers the only hope of the ring to be in taking it and using it for a victory in the physical realm. He cannot see what the hobbits are truly made of, he cannot see the unseen hope of what the destruction of the ring might mean--the destruction of Sauron himself, and he cannot see the unseen danger that lies in the use of the ring itself… I just feel sorry for Boromir--he is like a blind but honorable man, trying to take the right path on the road but missing the right path entirely because he simply cannot see it… post 1548 - Penny1

Boromir isn't a jerk, he's a jock… post 2401 – Overtaxed

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Oh, I think by the time Frodo reaches the Cracks, he's not even himself anymore! I think he's not only on the brink of a dangerous place physically, he's on the brink of losing himself completely during the exchange with Gollum. But for some reason, the take-over isn't complete till he actually has to throw the Ring in. The person speaking to Gollum is not Frodo, but the "Wheel of Fire" that Sam sees. After the Ring is destroyed, Frodo not only comes back to himself, but comes back with the unbearable (to him) knowledge of what it's like to be completely without compassion. I think that's why it's so important to him to be compassionate in the Shire… post 2506 - 2Jedismom

…Regarding Frodo's compassion... it's a little too much at the end. Even Merry tells him that he's going to have to quit being so darn nice. But you're right. He's learned a lesson about evil that very few ever learn since it wasn't an external lesson but an internal one. (Those kinds of lessons have the greatest impact) Not only did he totally succumb to it, but he was rather ruthless to my little Smeagol… post 2516 - carton253

Well that Frodo was a big mean bully! (to Smeagol)… post 2519 – Overtaxed

So as you can see, everything JRR Tolkien (and Peter Jackson) is welcome here in our New Row, our soon-to-be familiar New Hobbit Hole…; philosophy, opinion, good talk and frequent silliness.


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To: RMDupree
I did that too!! I nicked my eldest's thumb when clipping his nails when he was a baby and I did it right in front of my MOTHER!! Now she already thinks I'm the most inept person that ever graced the planet and she gave me nine kinds of grief. It's really one of Matthew's favorite stories...he likes to hear how Grandma bawled me out.

You know, I bit them off after that...no kidding, I just nipped them off with my teeth...I could gauge where to nip better and they just thought I was sucking on their fingers or something. Then when they got older, I started clipping them again.
29,301 posted on 10/02/2002 10:01:42 AM PDT by 2Jedismom
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To: Corin Stormhands
What? What'd I say? ;^)

The Ferengi are a vital race in the universe. Why without them the free market would collapse.
29,302 posted on 10/02/2002 10:02:21 AM PDT by ksen
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To: rightwingreligiousfanatic
That was close! I nearly missed it! My second precious in two days! Whooo Hoooo!
29,303 posted on 10/02/2002 10:02:47 AM PDT by rightwingreligiousfanatic
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To: rightwingreligiousfanatic; ksen
Dang, missed it! But I found ksen's picture.


29,304 posted on 10/02/2002 10:03:15 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: rightwingreligiousfanatic; Corin Stormhands; Overtaxed; ksen; g'nad
And it is so much fun to bash them....

My...it didn't take you guys long to corrupt him, did it?

29,305 posted on 10/02/2002 10:03:27 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: rightwingreligiousfanatic
Ooohh, good grab RWRF.
29,306 posted on 10/02/2002 10:03:47 AM PDT by ksen
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To: RosieCotton; rightwingreligiousfanatic; ksen; g'nad; Overtaxed
My...it didn't take you guys long to corrupt him, did it?

We just recognize potential when we see it.

29,307 posted on 10/02/2002 10:05:17 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: RosieCotton
My...it didn't take you guys long to corrupt him, did it?

What do you mean, "You guys?"

29,308 posted on 10/02/2002 10:05:35 AM PDT by ksen
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To: Corin Stormhands
I found this one... Not sure who it is though...Maybe the sources for the meat bred in a vat that will be running in Toricelli's place (LOL!)


29,309 posted on 10/02/2002 10:06:54 AM PDT by rightwingreligiousfanatic
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To: Sam Cree
'Course a little bashing can be humerous.

I reserve the right to bash Haldir. And [occasionally] Elrond.

29,310 posted on 10/02/2002 10:07:42 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Corin Stormhands
Dang, missed it! But I found ksen's picture.

Yep, that's me behind the camera. I was taking a picture of the local chapter of the Blue Mountain Dwarf Lodge #109 after our Last Alliance Day celebration. ;^)

29,311 posted on 10/02/2002 10:08:09 AM PDT by ksen
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To: 2Jedismom
That's what I did with my first! I was too afraid to cut her so I bit them. :)

I guess I felt like as a second-time mom, I shouldn't be afraid of something as "armless" as cutting her nails. Was I ever wrong!

My mom came in right after it happened, along with my husband and my other daughter. They all said "What did you do!?" I felt so terrible (and still do). I get woozy just thinking about her screams and the blood.

I'll stick with the file or biting until she's older.

29,312 posted on 10/02/2002 10:08:45 AM PDT by RMDupree
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To: Corin Stormhands
You know Rosie, for someone who "rarely buys alcohol" you've talked a lot about buying it in the last three days...

I know, I know...the attitude of that grocery store has made me rebellious...sent me on the road to perdition! ;-)

29,313 posted on 10/02/2002 10:08:51 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
I reserve the right to bash Haldir. And [occasionally] Elrond.

One Elf at a time......

29,314 posted on 10/02/2002 10:09:31 AM PDT by ksen
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To: rightwingreligiousfanatic
What on Middle-Earth are you talking about?

Is there a contest or something? Remember I'm new to the Shire.

29,315 posted on 10/02/2002 10:10:30 AM PDT by RMDupree
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To: ksen; RosieCotton; Overtaxed
What do you mean, "You guys?"

Yeah, Rosie. What do you mean, "you guys". I think it was OT that pushed me over the edge by agreeing that elves were all leftist democrats. When I heard that, there was no turning back....

And what do you mean, "corrupt"?

29,316 posted on 10/02/2002 10:12:24 AM PDT by rightwingreligiousfanatic
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To: Corin Stormhands
Not to put a damper on the holiday mood. But I seriously think my family will be dealing with the loss of my father-in-law this Christmas.

I hear ya. To be honest, I'm dreading the holidays this year. Really not looking forward to them at all. I miss Mom terribly on a daily basis, but that is going to seriously mess me up, I'm afraid. Dad, too, and to an extent the younger ones. It will be somewhat easier once a year has passed, but as it is, the holidays and special occasions are even harder than the normal days.

29,317 posted on 10/02/2002 10:13:10 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RMDupree
hehehehe

I had to figure it out for myself, so I think I'll let you have the same thrill of discovery... Think round....think precious.....

29,318 posted on 10/02/2002 10:14:25 AM PDT by rightwingreligiousfanatic
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To: ksen
So the Rangers protecting the Shire was just a part of an overall Middle-Earth protection system?

Here's what Aragorn said to Boromir during the Council of Elrond:

'If Gondor, Boromir, has been a stalwart tower, we have played another part. Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay. You know little of the lands beyond your bounds. Peace and freedom, do you say? The North would have known them little but for us. Fear would have destroyed them. But when dark things come from the houseless hills, or creep from sunless woods, they fly from us. What roads would any dare to tread, what safety would there be in quiet lands, or in the homes of simple men at night, if the Dúnedain were asleep, or were all gone into the grave?'

'And yet less thanks have we than you. Travellers scowl at us, and countrymen give us scornful names. "Strider" I am to one fat man who lives within a day's march of foes that would freeze his heart, or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly. Yet we would not have it otherwise. If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be, and we must be secret to keep them so. That has been the task of my kindred, while the years have lengthened and the grass has grown.'

I think he's referring to Butterbur in the second paragraph. :)

29,319 posted on 10/02/2002 10:15:05 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear
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To: RMDupree
You know, isn't that how it always goes? I don't believe I ever bonked any of my kid's heads on the doorway of the car unless my mom was standing right there.
29,320 posted on 10/02/2002 10:17:22 AM PDT by 2Jedismom
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