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The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
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Posted on 11/03/2004 6:16:42 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
A new road or a secret gate...
New verse:
|
Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by! |
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well! |
Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed! |
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Four more years! 
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:17:07 PM PST
by
ecurbh
() ()
To: HairOfTheDog; ecurbh
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:17:28 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: HairOfTheDog
Woo Hoo! New digs, and our President and First Lady have come by for a visit!!
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:18:03 PM PST
by
SuziQ
(Bush in 2004-Because we are Americans!!!!)
To: ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; RosieCotton; All
Nice new digs!
Let me get some food for the new place...
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:18:37 PM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
To: HairOfTheDog
Even the ponies are celebrating! :)
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:19:28 PM PST
by
Penny1
(4 More Years!)
To: Penny1
Indeed! Welcome, everyone, to the new hobbit hole!
I sure am tired today, I don't think I'll be having another late night!
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:21:23 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
To: Penny1
I remember when you guys reached the first thread limit! Haa, haa...
I predicted which thread number (I am a nerd). You come a long way!
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:22:09 PM PST
by
BushCountry
(http://www.cafepress.com/bushcountry2004 <-- Want to annoy a liberal?)
To: smaagee
Ping to the new hobbit hole so you don't get lost in the move :~D
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:22:33 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
To: HairOfTheDog
I'm heading to bed early tonight, in half an hour at the most. I just don't do late nights very well...
10
posted on
11/03/2004 6:23:18 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: ecurbh
11
posted on
11/03/2004 6:23:56 PM PST
by
Rocko
(Congratulations, President Bush!)
To: BushCountry
Lots of good conversation between then and now. ;~D
I keep thinking one day we will come to a point where we have nothing else to say....
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:24:50 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
To: HairOfTheDog
Nah...we'll just go back to the beginning and start over again.
We're good at recycling...
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:25:57 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: RosieCotton
You have wonderful excuses! Okay...then I'll make more use of them. :)
Have we got the heat on in this place?
To: HairOfTheDog
I know what you mean. Unfortunately, I have a meeting tonight, but I think I will be ducking out of the "cleanup" afterwards...
It sure was fun getting to chat with y'all last night! :)
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:33:19 PM PST
by
Penny1
(4 More Years!)
To: All
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:33:27 PM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
To: RosieCotton
We're good at recycling... Boromir is still a jock!
To: HairOfTheDog; BushCountry
I keep thinking one day we will come to a point where we have nothing else to say....
Nope, not gonna happen, not with this group! ;)
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:34:44 PM PST
by
Penny1
(4 More Years!)
To: RosieCotton
I went to reply to you and found the thread locked!
Anyway, I'd be doing much better with my wordcount if I didn't have coding-intense classes eating my free time. I hope to get another 5 to 7 hundred words tonight, which helps pad my margin...
19
posted on
11/03/2004 6:35:07 PM PST
by
JenB
To: RMDupree
Oh, most excellent, Ruthy!
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:37:07 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: Overtaxed
Heh...I'm pretty much in agreement with you there.
Who was it we used to annoy with Boromir bashing? Can't recall.
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:37:38 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: JenB
I prolly shoulda worked to add to my margin, but I was finding that story too boring.
So I went back and added a coupla hundred words to the other story. Dragons are more entertaining than furniture shopping.
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:39:14 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: RosieCotton
Wahoo!! and we get to open a new home on a grand and glorious day no less!! Someone hang a picture of the 2nd term President Bush! FOUR MORE YEARS!!!!
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:41:33 PM PST
by
Alkhin
("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
To: ecurbh
The day after the election is a good day to start a new thread!
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:42:36 PM PST
by
Fedora
To: HairOfTheDog
Last one!
Nice new hole...
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:45:24 PM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(The Johns Are Flushed.)
To: RosieCotton
Probably me. Poor, misunderstood Boromir and everybody's out to make him the bad guy.
To: ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; g'nad; Corin Stormhands
Thanks for the ping - excellent timing if I may add. The late night partying left the other hole with broken crockery and chipped plates. btw where are g'nad and corin anyway?
To: Alkhin
Someone hang a picture of the 2nd term President Bush!Oh goody...
Real Men Love Bush.
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:49:10 PM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(The Johns Are Flushed, Panting, and Damp. What have they been up to?)
To: Overtaxed
I don't think he's intentionally evil.
Just dense.
And arrogant, too. He doesn't get it that just MAYBE, other people know more about the Ring and the Dark Lord than he does. Duh.
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:51:12 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: osagebowman; ExGeeEye
I would hope Corin and g'nad will be along soon enough...
Somebody will say something a dwarf could get in trouble with... ;~D
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:51:55 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
To: RosieCotton
*Sigh* A jock caught in a world of geeks. :)
To: Overtaxed
OT: Heat requires coal, which is expensive and momentary whereas a coat and vest, once purchased and kept in reasonable repair, will last for years. :-)
To: ExGeeEye
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:52:13 PM PST
by
Alkhin
("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
To: osagebowman
But our fingers, toses, and noses are cold!
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:53:57 PM PST
by
Overtaxed
(Moses supposes his toeses are roses, but Moses supposes erroneously.)
To: RosieCotton
Was that Carton? No, she was the Smeagol fan. Hmmm. SuziQ didn't like it when we talked about how much better Faramir is...
Mmm, Faramir.
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:54:06 PM PST
by
JenB
To: osagebowman
Um..."toeses" Hobbitses can't type tonight.
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:55:06 PM PST
by
Overtaxed
(Moses supposes his toeses are roses, but Moses supposes erroneously.)
To: Alkhin
That is the Victorious Warrior, displaying the tophies of battle and enjoying his rightful share of the spoils.
War doen't have to be all blood, toil tears and sweat :)
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:56:09 PM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(The Johns Are Flushed, Panting, and Damp. What have they been up to?)
To: RosieCotton
I thought Sean Bean did an EXCELLENT portrayal of Boromir...fleshed him out far better than in the book...in the book he struck me as just a plain old creep, but Bean brought forward some very plausible motivations for why Boromir acted the way he did. When you have grown up as the Golden Son of the highest leader in the land, and theres a good chance that you could save the day by advancing your position, things like an all powerful Ring start to look pretty good...only hubris prevents him from understanding the cost.
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posted on
11/03/2004 6:58:59 PM PST
by
Alkhin
("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
To: JenB
I think it was you who was upset with Boromir bashing.
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:01:12 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
To: Alkhin
I really did like Boromir better in the movie than in the books...which I almost feel is heresy, but there it is!
He still looks at things only from a military standpoint, which considering his background is understandable...but yeesh, the guy didn't listen to ANYTHING anyone else said!
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:01:39 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: All
OK, I'm sleepy and shivery and getting stupid 'cause I'm so tired, so I'm gonna log off for the night. Goodnight Hole!
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:02:42 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: ExGeeEye; HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; osagebowman; Corin Stormhands
Somebody will say something a dwarf could get in trouble with... ;~D Real Men Love Bush.
why, yes... yes we do... whassat?... you meant ... nevermind...
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:03:25 PM PST
by
g'nad
To: g'nad
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:04:28 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
To: HairOfTheDog
You have:
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
But if I recall correctly it should be:
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though I oft have passed them by,
The day may come at last when I
Take the hidden paths that run
East of the Moon, west of the Sun.
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:04:41 PM PST
by
Grig
To: ExGeeEye
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
*blushes*
that was so obvious...NICE pic!! :D
I need to go to bed!
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:06:33 PM PST
by
Alkhin
("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
To: ExGeeEye
War doen't have to be all blood, toil tears and sweat but that's the fun part...
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:08:08 PM PST
by
g'nad
To: RosieCotton
You are so right...refused to listen to anything. Kinda reminds one of Kerry, doesnt it?
I got RoseBear's msg about the NaNoWriMo...I am bailing out this time...would like to focus on the graphic novel thing.
Maybe now that the election is overwith and I can breath a genuine sigh of relief, I can finally quit myself of the habit of going immediately to the forum boards for news listings...maybe I can finally relax and enjoy writing...
Nah...probably not...but am gonna try anyway....
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:10:57 PM PST
by
Alkhin
("Oh! Oh!" cried my idiot crew. "It's a woman! We are doomed!" - - Jack Aubrey, M&C series)
To: Grig
Welcome, and very observant!
The version we have appears in the beginning of the story... Chapter 3.
Your version appears at the end of the book, at the Grey Havens:
It was evening, and the stars were glimmering in the eastern sky as they passed the ruined oak and turned and went on down the hill between the hazel-thickets. Sam was silent, deep in his memories. Presently he became aware that Frodo was singing softly to himself, singing the old walking-song, but the words were not quite the same.
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate;
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.
And as if in answer, from down below, coming up the road out of the valley, voices sang:
A! Elbereth Gilthoniel!
silivren penna míriel
o menel aglar elenath,
Gilthoniel, A! Elbereth!
We still remember, we who dwell
In this far land beneath the trees
The starlight on the Western Seas.
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:11:55 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
To: All
On that note, I am off. Need a break from news, and computer.
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:17:37 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
To: HairOfTheDog; All
Right behind you, sis. I'm exhausted.
Sleep well, Hobbit Hole!
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posted on
11/03/2004 7:18:36 PM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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