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LePetitChoux · 01-25-2003, 07:38 AM

Also, Bilbo is described as opening a drawer smelling of moth-balls. But mothballs were made of Napthalene, which is a by-product of the oil industry. Hmm... Middle-Earth Oil?

01-25-2003, 07:38 AM	#6
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 720	Also, Bilbo is described as opening a drawer smelling of moth-balls. But mothballs were made of Napthalene, which is a by-product of the oil industry. Hmm... Middle-Earth Oil? __________________ je suis une bonne odeur