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Originally Posted by alatar
But is this due to his usage, or would it be due to some other reason, like his experiencing the war, where afterwards he may have thought, "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die"?
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I'd lay it more at the era in which he lived. If the Shire was based on the rural England he knew, smoking and having a few well-earned pints at the local inn couldn't help being a popular pastime.