Bilbo cheated? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Zoe · 12-25-2000, 06:08 AM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Bilbo cheated?

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Maybe Bilbo didn't intend to cheat at first. But he went through with it. Motives don't alter facts.<hr></blockquote>
One question: If you had been stuck next to a subterranean lake, with a nasty looking creature pressing you to ask it a riddle, and you accidentally asked aloud 'what have I got in my pockets?', wouldn't you have 'cheated' as well?

I certainly would have.

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12-25-2000, 06:08 AM	#20
Zoe Wight Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 223	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 65</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Bilbo cheated? <blockquote>*Quote:*<hr> Maybe Bilbo didn't intend to cheat at first. But he went through with it. Motives don't alter facts.<hr></blockquote> One question: If you had been stuck next to a subterranean lake, with a nasty looking creature pressing you to ask it a riddle, and you accidentally asked aloud 'what have I got in my pockets?', wouldn't you have 'cheated' as well? I certainly would have. </p>