Pooh Bear

[Butterbeer]

[Originally split off from this thread.]

Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

People gotta chill.

I think it's even funnier that no one ever has a head cold. Most of us, sad to say, spend more time sneezing than having sex, whatever our preferences.

Yet, Bilbo's birthday at the Long Lake is the ONLY real snotfest in all those centuries.

I can only assume Tolkien had a deep religious objection to catarrh.

Like Jesus, it's perfectly possible those elves had families, and it just didn't seem relevant to to the story to mention it.

And I CANNOT believe, Butterbeer, that you don't see the clear endorsement of sustainable living in every DETAIL of the 100 Acre Wood lifestyle. If it isn't a full on indictment of suburban consumerism, right down to the reused "Sanders" sign, I'll, well, I'll eat my soyink copy of "Wind in The Willows", noted British metaphor of Imperialism.

Oh?

...and how many times can you count Eeeye-oor (sp?) silently breaking wind (and him not even a cow!! ... and just look at his diet ! )

It reeks (literally) of Classic Ostrich revisionist ecological writing if ever i ever saw it!