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.

[Ramius]

accidental snaig.

[Corin Stormhands]

And never learn from it.

What? What? There is something to learn? What? Can we prevent this? Don't leave me hangin'....

[Corin Stormhands]

You know, that might be preferable to the scene in my house.

The dog and the cat are sitting in the kitchen staring at where there food usually is. Dog can't have anything and we moved the cat's upstairs. (Dog won't go upstairs without us, so it's okay for now). I showed the cat where hers is, but she's sitting infront of the bin we keep her food in and crying...

Where's that pet shrink when you need her....????

[HairOfTheDog]

How very sad!

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Yes, if they stop eating crap, they will no longer get this ailment.

But that will only happen when they're dead anyway.

[Corin Stormhands]

That's what I wanna be when I grow up.

I won't grow up,
(I won't grow up)
I don't want to go to school.
(I don't want to go to school)
Just to learn to be a parrot,
(Just to learn to be a parrot)
And recite a silly rule.
(And recite a silly rule)
If growing up means
It would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree,
I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me!
Not I,
Not me!
Not me!
I won't grow up,
(I won't grow up)
I don't want to wear a tie.
(I don't want to wear a tie)
And a serious expression
(And a serious expression)
In the middle of July.
(In the middle of July)
And if it means I must prepare
To shoulder burdens with a worried air,


I'll never grow up, never grow up, never grow up
Not me,
Not I,
Not me!
So there!

[Corin Stormhands]

Yes, if they stop eating crap, they will no longer get this ailment.

I've never seen him do that though. I guess he could when he's outside all day. The cat's box has a cover on it. He couldn't get in it without wearing it on his head.

[HairOfTheDog]

Jimmy Buffett
Growing Older But Not Up
Written by - Jimmy Buffett
From - Coconut Telegraph

I rounded first never thought of the worst 
As I studied the shortstop's position 
Crack went my leg like the shell of an egg 
Someone call a decent physician 
I'm no Pete Rose, I can't pretend 
Though my mind is quite flexible, these brittle bones don't bend 

Chorus: 
I'm growing older but not up 
My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck 
Let those winds of time blow over my head 
I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead 

Sometimes I see me as old manatee 
Headin' south as the waters grow colder 
Tries to steer clear of the hum-drum so near 
It cuts prop scars deep in his shoulder 
But that's how it goes (that's how it goes), right to the end 
Though his body's quite flexible, that barnacle brain don't bend 

Chorus

Now don't get me wrong 
This is not a sad song 
Just events that I have happened to witness 
And time takes its toll as we head for the poll 
And no one dies from physical fitness 
So what the hell, we'll take it right to the end 
As the days grow more complicated the night life still wins 

Chorus

Let those winds of time blow over my head 
I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead

[Scott from the Left Coast]

I use the word "crap" euphemistically. It could be various sorts of inedible or barely edible material that causes this.

[Corin Stormhands]

Thanks. That makes me feel better....

(but two weeks from tonite I'll be wastin' away again in Mararitaville....I am soooooooo ready for vacation)

[Corin Stormhands]

It could be various sorts of inedible or barely edible material that causes this.

See Hair? It could have been my parking pass...

[Scott from the Left Coast]

A parking pass with bad bacteria on it...what have you been doing with that parking pass?

[Corin Stormhands]

Heh....you do know who I work for don't you?

[Scott from the Left Coast]

A workman's comp suit for your dog...

[Corin Stormhands]

Would I have to give the court his social security number? 'Cause seems like that would cause problems with my tax return...

[Scott from the Left Coast]

If your dog has a social security number, I would hazard that you've already got issues with your tax return.

[Corin Stormhands]

ooops...nevermind

[HairOfTheDog]

LOL!

[Wneighbor]

Hi Ramius!

Yes, I agree about the guy being lucky to see the cat first. Matter of fact, kind of makes you wonder if this one was old, blind or lame. Or, could be that the guy had said his prayers that morning.

My biggest freakout is how many times I have probably stepped right over or near rattlers. I know they're out there. Don't see 'em often. But, am absolutely certain that has to do with my eyesight! And those things freak me out. Saw a guy who was bitten once on a hot day on the side of a road. Combining the situation with that heat, it was a really bad sight. Guy made it okay, but it was pretty painful.

Where've you been all weekend? Out trolling for wenches without the wireless connection?

[Sam Cree]

So, did Old Bay bite the lion like he did your friend's dog?