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.

[HairOfTheDog]

There will be NO backgammon. There will be minors present...

You know, in Europe, people play backgammon in public.

[Wneighbor]

Enough Irish Car Bombs and you won't remember the tattoo. And you'll only know you did the chicken dance from my photos!

[SuziQ]

"We" will be doing Irish Car Bombs, the Hallelujah Back Bend Greeting and the Chicken Dance at Entmoot.
Not necessarily in that order...

Hmmm. I think some of them will HAVE to have the Irish Car Bombs (or an equivalent adult beverage) before they'll get up to do the Chicken Dance!

[Ramius]

I'd really like to hear your continued thoughts about your kayak and kayaking in general. I'm thinking really serious about getting one. So far, I think it's going to be something like this:

http://www.pwskayaks.com/cgi-bin/online/prod_page.pl?db_name=pws_catalog&tbl_name=sea_kay_touring&tbl_grp=SeaKay&dbcat_num=54512

While they were polite about it... it's a good model for fat middle aged guys. :-)

[Wneighbor]

They're not too hasty. I've been tellin' 'em to git for the last seven years...

Go ahead and lie to 'em and tell 'em I've found the entwives. By the time they get here I'll tell 'em the entwives moved on.

[Overtaxed]

I'm taking the photo. Besides, you won't be able to see me cuz I'll have a lampshade on my head.

[SuziQ]

I got the chat page at Khazaddum. Is there a link somewhere there for the article?

[Corin Stormhands]

You know, in Europe, people play backgammon in public.

Yeah and the wimmin don't shave. What's her point?

[HairOfTheDog]

Go ahead and lie to 'em and tell 'em I've found the entwives. By the time they get here I'll tell 'em the entwives moved on.

I don't think it is a good idea to lie to a tree.

[Wneighbor]

Wow. That's a long one. What kind of kayaking are you planning to do? This would be difficult to maneuver in running streams. But, good for flat water.

I know, you didn't ask me. You asked Suzi.

[HairOfTheDog]

I think it is buried in that thread, that is why I was gonna read it when it was quieter.

[mstar]

You know, quite honestly it was the worst thing I've ever been thru, but situations like that you learn to laugh


You have to laugh or you will just go crazy. Laughter is a gift from God, and He knows how to show a lady or a gentleman a good time, with laughter.

[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah and the wimmin don't shave. What's her point?

Only that Europeans don't seem to be as uptight about these things...

[SuziQ]

The one we got is mentioned on the Wilderness website HERE

This middle aged fat chick fit in the Pungo 140 just fine! Most importantly, I think I'll be able to get in and out of it with a reasonable amount of grace. The larger cockpit was very important to me for that reason! ;o)

When they say 'lounge chair' in talking about the seat, they actually MEAN it! It seemed very comfortable to me. I'll let you know on Sunday afternoon after I've spent a good part of the morning sitting in it!

[Wneighbor]

Only that Europeans don't seem to be as uptight about these things...

Yeah, but Corin don't want Jr. to get some kind of idea that he can start backgammoning with just anybody!

[SuziQ]

We got the RED one! It almost matches my van!!

[Ramius]

You're into kayaking? I'm a sub-novice. Only done it once, but it looks like a great and fun way to get some exercise... and lord knows I could use that. Got to get out of the house a little.

This boat would never see a creek or river. I'll be on puget sound. Need a sea kayak. Long and stable is good in this context methinks.

[HairOfTheDog]

Wow. That's a long one.

Not conna comment

What kind of kayaking are you planning to do? This would be difficult to maneuver in running streams. But, good for flat water.

Ramius's house.

I know, you didn't ask me. You asked Suzi.

HA! You didn't ask me, you asked Ramius!

[300winmag]

Just a reminder: I'll be doing the ordering of our "commemorative" pocketknife tomorrow morning, so you have until then to freepmail me and let me know to order one for you. This is a knife for yourself, and is apart from the one's we're sending to Iraq.

No money is required yet, but I estimate the price in the $22-$26 range, with engraving and postage to you. But please let me know by tomorrow, because I'll be ordering online around noon or so. Thanks.

[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah, but Corin don't want Jr. to get some kind of idea that he can start backgammoning with just anybody!

We won't play with interlopers or anything!