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Birdland · 03-24-2002, 05:16 PM

I thought the hobbits were all speaking with a vaguely Scottish accent, which kind of surprised me; I'd have thought they'd go for vaguely Irish. (Which is where the whole "little people" thing started in the first place.)<P>Now maybe it didn't sound too Scottish in Scotland, but it sounded Gaelic enough for Ohio.

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03-24-2002, 05:16 PM	#6
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	I thought the hobbits were all speaking with a vaguely Scottish accent, which kind of surprised me; I'd have thought they'd go for vaguely Irish. (Which is where the whole "little people" thing started in the first place.)<P>Now maybe it didn't sound too Scottish in Scotland, but it sounded Gaelic enough for Ohio.