01-17-2002, 04:01 PM | #1 |
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that Bolger v Lumpkin choice
OK who's your favourite Fatty? Fatty Bolger or Fatty Lumpkin. Lately I have definately been a Bolger man but on cold afternoons I verr more towards a fondness for Lumpkin. Bolger definately the braver and more fleet of foot and temper but Lumpkin more of a yang type I suppose. Says a lot about the person as to whom of the Fattys they prefer...
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01-17-2002, 09:00 PM | #2 |
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I'm more of a Fredegar Bolger fan. Little guy had some guts and kept his wits when the Nazgul hit the house at Crickhollow!
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01-17-2002, 09:13 PM | #3 |
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I've always been fond of the name Fatty Lumpkin. When my son was a baby going through that plump period, I used to call him that.
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01-17-2002, 09:20 PM | #4 |
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How old is the lad now?
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01-17-2002, 09:27 PM | #5 |
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Almost twenty.
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01-18-2002, 07:58 AM | #6 |
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ye yes
i'm glad this a balanced thread. I wonder which of them would win in a fight. Would Bolger's natural smarts prevail or would Lumpkin go in for the early kill, overwhelming his opponent with spirited strength? My heart says Lumpkin but my head says Bolger.
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01-18-2002, 05:39 PM | #7 |
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Are we comparing a Hobbit and a Pony here? Rather odd...
Let me introduce my favorite fatty instead; Barliman Butterbur. I wonder if Tolkien modelled him on someone he did not like in the real world? He is IIRC the really only ridiculous guy in LotR.
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01-21-2002, 10:09 AM | #8 |
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hey hey hey fatty lumpkin is not a pony. bill is a pony. lumpkin is the pony. not a horse person but i have to go with little fatty lumpkin he took care of the hobbitses ponys he did
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01-21-2002, 04:09 PM | #9 |
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Kirinki, Galdalf doesn't share your low opinion of Butterbur!
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