The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads!

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Journey to the Cross-roads
The Two Towers Edition

Come on! Come in! -if you would like to have some seedcakes and a pint and relax a while. (If it is a special occasion, we still have a few bottles of the old wineyards left!)

Our first thread ( New Zealander builds Hobbit hole ) reached 4,100 posts, and we thought that was big. Our second thread (The New Hobbit Hole ) held us for over 48,000 posts, and we loved it dearly. We talked about moving to a new thread for the last 38,000 posts, but we are really slow to muster! Finally, the time has come. Tomorrow (at 12:01 am, to be precise!) The Two Towers comes out, and we start a new chapter.

[RosieCotton]

I hear they have a big dihydrogen monoxide problem in the Seattle area.

So I've heard!

I missed my opportunity to talk about the dihydrogen monoxide problem we're having here today, didn't I? I just came in from outside, and it's all over my coat and glasses...

[ksen]

Scary stuff! ;-)

Yeah, it sure is! I read this on the FAQ page:

What are some uses of Dihydrogen Monoxide?

Despite the known dangers of DHMO, it continues to be used daily by industry, government, and even in private homes across the U.S. and worldwide. Some of the well-known uses of Dihydrogen Monoxide are:

• as an industrial solvent and coolant,
  
• in nuclear power plants, by the U.S. Navy in the propulsion systems of some older vessels,
  
• by elite athletes to improve performance,
  
• in the production of Styrofoam,
  
• in biological and chemical weapons manufacture,
  
• as a spray-on fire suppressant and retardant,
  
• in abortion clinics,
  
• as a major ingredient in many home-brewed bombs,
  
• as a byproduct of hydrocarbon combustion in furnaces and air conditioning compressor operation,
  
• in cult rituals,
  
• by the Church of Scientology on their members and their members' families,
  
• by both the KKK and the NAACP during rallies and marches,
  
• by pedophiles and pornographers (for uses we'd rather not say here),
  
• by the clientele at a number of homosexual bath houses in New York City and San Francisco,
  
• historically, in Hitler's death camps in Nazi Germany, and in prisons in Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Libya, Iraq and Iran,
  
• in World War II prison camps in Japan, and in prisons in China, for various forms of torture,
  
• by the Serbian military as authorized by Slobodan Milosevic in their recent ethnic cleansing campaign,
  
• in animal research laboratories, and
  
• in pesticide production and distribution.

  What you may find surprising are some of the products and places where DHMO is used, but which for one reason or another, are not normally made part of public presentations on the dangers to the lives of our family members and friends. Among these startling uses are:

• as an additive to food products, including jarred baby food and baby formula, and even in many soups, carbonated beverages and supposedly "all-natural" fruit juices
  
• in cough medicines and other liquid pharmaceuticals,
  
• in spray-on oven cleaners,
  
• in shampoos, shaving creams, deodorants and numerous other bathroom products,
  
• in bathtub bubble products marketed to children,
  
• as a preservative in grocery store fresh produce sections,
  
• in the production of beer by all the major beer distributors,
  
• in the coffee available at major coffee houses in the US and abroad,
  
• in Formula One race cars, although its use is regulated by the Formula One Racing Commission, and
  
• as a target of ongoing NASA planetary and stellar research.

One of the most surprising facts recently revealed about Dihydrogen Monoxide contamination is in its use as a food and produce "decontaminant." Studies have shown that even after careful washing, food and produce that has been contaminated by DHMO remains tainted by DHMO.

Where can I sign that petition?

[RosieCotton]

Oh the horror, the horror!!! Those pooooor people!

[Corin Stormhands]

Those pooooor people!

Yes, I saw that in the historical documents. How sad.

[ecurbh]

Aaauuggghhh! Oh, the humanity!

[RMDupree]

You do know that normally you should just provide a link to these kind of graphic pictures? Some of us have kids around.

LOL!

[RMDupree]

Little do folks know what was contained within the zeppelin...

[Corin Stormhands]

[RMDupree]

I forgot to add my postscript...

All on board had at one time or another been exposed to and/or had consumed high levels of dihydrogen monoxide.

[RMDupree]

I just knew the The Viking Kittens were somehow involved in this eeeeevil.

[RosieCotton]

Now THOSE guys are obviously under the influence of dihydrogen monoxide. You can see it in their eyes.

Ban it! Ban it, already! Before more innocent lives are lost!

[Overtaxed]

How can they let such things happen?!

[Corin Stormhands]

Before we get carried away, I think we need to remember there are some positive uses for dihydrogen monoxide:

**sniff** That's my favorite scene...

[RosieCotton]

My favorite part comes right after that...when Leonardo succumbs to the stuff...

Buh-bye, Jack! Good riddance!

[RosieCotton]

Or is that what you meant?

[RMDupree]

HEY! In spite of Leo, I liked that movie! :)

Although I did snicker when she kept saying she'd "never let go" and then practically ripped his hand out of hers when rescue time came.

[Corin Stormhands]

Yeah, that's what I meant. I could watch that over and over...

[RosieCotton]

OK, just checking! You had me worried for a sec!

[Corin Stormhands]

Leonardo has elf DNA...

[SuziQ]

Did you say, "You tell me first?"

Hey Corin, We only say the Pope is infallible, we DON'T say he's PSYCHIC!!

"JP II: "Call me now for ya free readin"!