Speaking of hobbits , Wannabe Nerd President Barack Obama would like to be a belated guest to this "Let's Talk About Tolkien!" party that is happening in Washington, for some reason. President Obama is a fan of at least one comic book superhero, and Lord of the Rings devotees should be comforted to know they have a compatriot in the White House.
I've been gone now for about 36 years. It was already ruined way back then. Now? What the hell are those pink and beige piles? I used to like to hike from the Center all the way to the ocean. The cars and other shit down there were amazing. I lived on the dry side cause we was poor :( lol
See. You turned out just fine. Kids today don't have your opportunities. They just have tiny little iphones and RFD chips in their heads for the games.
I had a house/hut but no indoor plumbing. Just a garden hose. Still once we dug an out house after about a year it was plenty nice. In the summer when my car ran. I ran away with the milkman and went to live in an East Village shit hole. All the free hot water I wanted.
In his writings, Tolkien depicted Hobbits as fond of an unadventurous bucolic life of farming, eating, and socializing, although capable of defending their homes courageously if the need arises. They would enjoy six meals a day, if they could get them. They were often described as enjoying simple food, though this seems to be of an Oxfordshire style, such as cake, bread, meat, potatoes, and tea. They claim to have invented the art of smoking pipe-weed, and according to The Hobbit and The Return of The King it can be found all over Middle-earth.
The Hobbits of the Shire developed the custom of giving away gifts on their birthdays, instead of receiving them, although this custom was not universally followed among other Hobbit cultures or communities.[11] They use the term mathom for old and useless objects, which are invariably given as presents many times over, or are stored in a museum (mathom-house).
"Taught me about social problems [and] how people interact." Maybe this is the problem. They socialize, eat 6 meals a day, and smoke weed. Wait until Limb-ox hears this.
I've been gone now for about 36 years. It was already ruined way back then. Now? What the hell are those pink and beige piles? I used to like to hike from the Center all the way to the ocean. The cars and other shit down there were amazing. I lived on the dry side cause we was poor :( lol
See. You turned out just fine. Kids today don't have your opportunities. They just have tiny little iphones and RFD chips in their heads for the games.
I had a house/hut but no indoor plumbing. Just a garden hose. Still once we dug an out house after about a year it was plenty nice. In the summer when my car ran. I ran away with the milkman and went to live in an East Village shit hole. All the free hot water I wanted.
ahem.
barry.
as a tolkien nerd, the order of 'getting into it' is HOBBIT, THEN LOTR.
also: republicans are orcs, obv.
From Wiki:
In his writings, Tolkien depicted Hobbits as fond of an unadventurous bucolic life of farming, eating, and socializing, although capable of defending their homes courageously if the need arises. They would enjoy six meals a day, if they could get them. They were often described as enjoying simple food, though this seems to be of an Oxfordshire style, such as cake, bread, meat, potatoes, and tea. They claim to have invented the art of smoking pipe-weed, and according to The Hobbit and The Return of The King it can be found all over Middle-earth.
The Hobbits of the Shire developed the custom of giving away gifts on their birthdays, instead of receiving them, although this custom was not universally followed among other Hobbit cultures or communities.[11] They use the term mathom for old and useless objects, which are invariably given as presents many times over, or are stored in a museum (mathom-house).
"Taught me about social problems [and] how people interact." Maybe this is the problem. They socialize, eat 6 meals a day, and smoke weed. Wait until Limb-ox hears this.
Teabaggers are going to order their kids to read books? You win the funny today.
i think my favorite part is when the orcs are eaten by the ents after helm's deep.
when does that part happen?
But what about The Silmarillion, Barry?
Oh, and once again, we're all a bunch of NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!
I used to live in Topanga.We named our kids after numbers so no one would make fun of them.