Drinking Contest: Any Support From the Books?

[The Saucepan Man]

Welcome to the Downs, Snorri Swifthammer. Do I detect in your name a vested interest here?

And I know that in the Hobbit, that the dwarves escape after the elven guards pass out drunk on wine.

Good point. I bet that Gimli could have outdrunk Galion.

Given that the EEs are supposedly meant to be a "bonus" for the Tolkien fans, it does seem strange that Jackson and co should include this totally gratuitous scene, which is clearly directed towards mass audiences rather than book fans, in the EE having chosen to omit it from the theatrical cut.

Then again, I did think that it was rather funny.