08-19-2002, 06:03 PM | #1 |
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tobacco and pipe weed
in the hobbit it is mentioned that bilbo smokes tobacco, in a couple places i can think of. do you think it was meant to be pipe weed or whatever, and perhaps tolkien didnt want to mention that yet, or whatever, or does anyone know about that?
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08-19-2002, 06:30 PM | #2 |
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It's some type of nicotine. Check "Concerning Hobbits"
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08-20-2002, 11:54 AM | #5 |
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thank you. that is pretty much what i thought. i was going to ask about the goblins and orcs too because it is a little confusing but i just figured they were the same.
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08-20-2002, 05:07 PM | #6 |
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The hobbit wasn't orginally set in Middle Earth, later on it was grafted, via some editing onto the timeline of LOTR and I suppose the Silmarillion. The differences in language are because of what each book is. One's a children's tale of "fairy" while the other is a history of middle-earth.
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08-24-2002, 03:41 PM | #7 |
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that makes a lot of sense. thank you
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Am I the only one who thinks Merry and Pippin were a little stoned when they were chilling on the ruins of Isengard? And yes, in reference to the book. What, exactly, IS "pipeweed"? Like maybe a cross between pot 'n tobacco, perhaps...
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In the prologue it says pipe weed is "probably as species of nicotania which is tobacco. They did enjoy their beer tho
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08-19-2005, 09:11 AM | #12 |
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What you say is true Witch King (BTW I like your avatar)
JRRT enjoyed his pipe. I don't think he got high. I think people are reading way too much into it.
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08-19-2005, 09:18 AM | #14 |
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New Line bought the rights to make the movie but MGM has distribution rights. PJ wants to do it, but they have to wait till the lawyers do their thing.
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