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New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
Ananova / The Evening Post ^
| 1/26/02
Posted on 01/27/2002 6:18:35 PM PST by John Farson
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New Zealander builds Hobbit hole A New Zealand man has built a Hobbit house. Carl Gifford, a stonemason from Wellington, says he used a 10-tonne digger to make the hole. He's put rocks either side of the front door and plans to install a chimney and lantern on top. He told the Evening Post he was embarrassed as he was constructing the home. He said: "I must admit I was hiding as the cars were driving past. I thought, 'These people think I'm an idiot'." The house is part of a series of stonework mounds, designs and sculptures dotted around his land. "I'm just having a bit of fun. Things that were built by those ancient people like caves have always fascinated me." |
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carlgifford; hobbithole; newzealand; tolkien
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To: Overtaxed
I did take it off, but I fear I must be beginning to fade. I feel like a glass of clear water.
To: HairOfTheDog
Well, you know what they say...
Three Threads for Ladies' Guilds and their pies,
Seven for the religious threads, casting stones
Nine Threads for cheesy topics that won't die
One for the Hobbits, chatting alone
One Thread to ping us all, One Thread to occupy us,
One thread to enlighten us all and clutter up the real news page.
Or something like that, anyway!
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03/12/2002 11:17:45 AM PST
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JenB
To: JenB
Very good!
I asked Palo Verde what they intend to do with theirs.
To: HairOfTheDog
If anyone visits Torn, don't read the latest Ian McKellan thing....just don't. I wish I hadn't.
< shudder >
To: Penny1
Hi - I saw that you came and went from the chat room... I am lurking there but it was hidden behind all my other stuff!
To: Penny1
Let me guess...it's a lifestyle thing.
To: HairOfTheDog
No problem, I couldn't stick around....well...maybe I could have, but I could also get in big trouble, lol...
To: Overtaxed
Yes, and worse...
To: Penny1
And what you are doing now can't get you in trouble? [snicker]
To: HairOfTheDog
LOL, yeah I know, but I have to draw the line somewhere! At least if they call me on the carpet for this (which I'm trying to mostly limit to my lunch hour, btw), I can say, "yeah, but at least I don't "chat". ;)
To: Penny1
Oh that wasn't THAT bad... Corny more than anything else.
To: HairOfTheDog
Well, the part I don't like about it is, I'll always be remembering that whenever I see that scene...ick
To: Penny1
Does that mean you're not goint to watch the movie anymore???!!!
To: Penny1
I don't let people inside my head that easy... You need a better firewall :~D
To: HairOfTheDog; 2Jedismom; JenB; Overtaxed; ecurbh; All
Just an FYI, I just read a service announcement on the Yahoogroups main page:
Service Announcement
Groups will be down for scheduled maintenance Friday Mar 15 9PM PST (GMT-8). We expect to restore service the morning of Sunday Mar 17.
Do we need to look for an alternative chatroom for the weekend? I don't know if we'll be able to find one that's Mac-compatible, but we can try. Normally, I use MSN for an alternate room, but it doesn't do Macs. Any ideas?
To: Penny1
What about the FR chatroom? If FR is not down, it's usually empty.
To: HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed
LOL, no kidding...
Just as an example, someone once made a really nasty comparison between Saruman and GW Bush in one scene, and I have yet to get through the scene without remembering that comment. Not only does stuff like that make me mad, but I hate the fact that it brings me out of the "movie experience" for that moment in time.
And, Overtaxed, I think that just means I need to keep seeing the movie over and over again until I can erase those comments from my mind. ;)
hehehehe
To: 2Jedismom
We could try that, but since it's Yahoo too there's always the outside chance that it'll be affected by the same maintenance. Still, that's a good idea...we could plan on that.
To: Penny1
I would just hang here... it is too hard to get everyone in to new places.
To: Penny1
And, Overtaxed, I think that just means I need to keep seeing the movie over and over again until I can erase those comments from my mind. ;) Now you know why I couldn't tell you who was at the SAG and with whom/what. I didn't look. If I didn't see it, I wouldn't have to erase it! :))
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