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Volo · 08-28-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kath

Q: Why is Tom Bombadil?

A: "I sing, therefore I am.", "I sing anoying songs, therefore I am Tom Bombadil."

Q: Why wasn't Smaug a giant butterfly instead of a dragon?

Rikae · 08-28-2006, 02:21 PM

Why wasn't Smaug a giant butterfly instead of a dragon?Because JRR Tolkien was deathly afraid of butterflies.

Why do the doors on hobbit holes have the knob in the middle?

Farael · 08-28-2006, 04:07 PM

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Why do the doors on hobbit holes have the knob in the middle?

Well, we all know that it is easier to produce torque on an object such as a door if the force is applied at the furthest end of the point where such object is turning. That's why door knobs are close to the side of the door rather than in the middle. We all know this.... hobbits did not.

Why do hobbits eat so much?

Hookbill the Goomba · 08-30-2006, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Farael

Why do hobbits eat so much?

A - If they didn't their teeth would fall out.

Q - Where did Gandalf get his hat?

Volo · 08-30-2006, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

Q - Where did Gandalf get his hat?

A: Like you all know by now, Gandalf's hat is made of cheese and so the only place he could have got it has to be the moon.

Q: How long has Gandalf been playing the quitar?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-30-2006, 10:46 AM

A: Three months, on and off. Already he can play the first bars of Smoke on the Water.

Q: What have I got in my pocket?

The Elf-warrior · 09-04-2006, 07:52 PM

Q: What have I got in my pocket?

A: Gollum.

Q: What's a Mewlip?

08-30-2006, 10:46 AM	#6
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Quitar? A: Three months, on and off. Already he can play the first bars of Smoke on the Water. Q: What have I got in my pocket? __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

09-04-2006, 07:52 PM	#7
The Elf-warrior Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Virginia. Posts: 952	Q: What have I got in my pocket? A: Gollum. Q: What's a Mewlip? __________________ Fenris Wolf: WW LXXX.

08-28-2006, 02:21 PM	#2
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	Why wasn't Smaug a giant butterfly instead of a dragon?Because JRR Tolkien was deathly afraid of butterflies. Why do the doors on hobbit holes have the knob in the middle?