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Aldagrim Proudfoot · 07-31-2002, 12:01 PM

If hobbits lived today, what do you think they would be like? Where would they live in the country/world? What would be their fave modern convenience? What would be their fave convenience food (restaraunt, frozen dinner, Hamburger Helper)?

Samwise · 07-31-2002, 05:02 PM

What do you mean, if?? I'm a hobbit, and I live in 21st century California, thank you very much! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Hm...let's see....
*I can see myself barbequeing a lot..(as it's closest to camp cooking, which is my specialty). [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] As for convenience food...um...fast-food salads (there are such things...imagine that...) heavy on the cabbage. Oh, yeah--and french fries. They are, after all, "taters!"
*Modern conveniences....um....well, I don't think I'd like the fact that ponies aren't generally used on the street, but maybe one of those little motorized scooters would suit me fine....
*I might live in a house (some hobbits did), but it would be out in the country somewhere...close to the hills, and with lots of land for gardening.... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

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Frodo Baggins -- short, hairy feet, curly brown hair (no kidding, I think of him as a hobbit)
Samwise -- also short and with hairy feet; I'm sure he and Frodo are really hobbits; after all Tolkien says there are a few around.
Child of the 7th Age, I really enjoyed/appreciated these statements of yours... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

The Fifth · 07-31-2002, 05:10 PM

I guess the hobbits would live somewhere far from the city, and they would eat, well, anything they got their hands on.

Elrian · 07-31-2002, 07:13 PM

Hobbits would live in New Zealand and their fave convenience would be coffee! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

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Child of the 7th Age · 07-31-2002, 08:20 PM

Samwise -- Thanks for the kudos. Actually, I don't think hobbits would eat too much fast food. They love food so much they would want the real homemade stuff, but not too fancy.

I see lots of afternoon teas with crumpets and scones. (Such things still exist in Great Britain.) I also see large number of friends invited over for dinner.

For the tweener, a small, motorized scooter sounds good plus a cottage in the country. For the Frodo Baggins type, maybe a house on beachfront property. Oh, yes, families with lots of kids, too! Those hobbits might even need a small van to transport all those children.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

Bulelainwen · 07-31-2002, 08:39 PM

I think they would live somewhere like Scotland or somewhere rural and live in a little cottage. For the food i would think homemade. I think they would like the scooters or bikes, i have a hard time seeing them driving a car or something like that.

NazgulNumberTen · 07-31-2002, 08:44 PM

hobbits in our time? danny devito...

Lothiriel Silmarien · 07-31-2002, 09:21 PM

Yeah, they'd definetly live in Scotland!! England too. And Wee Man from Jackass would be a hobbit too. He's so cool!

ElanorGamgee · 07-31-2002, 09:41 PM

I don't think hobbits would like fast food either. They'd probably think it horrible, unnatural stuff. I wonder if they'd have to ride tricycles around? I can't see any driving cars, especially considering they wouldn't be able to reach the pedal. Probably most would live out in the country instead of the city, and I don't blame them! I think I'd move out there too! Then they'd have to get some sort of contracts in order to dig smials, and most likely some politician would say they'd be a safety hazard and ban them, along with pipeweed and dwarven fireworks. In short, I don't think hobbits would be too happy here [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Anunia · 08-01-2002, 02:03 PM

Hmmm... Hobbits in our time? I guess they would be freaked out by this technologized world (Internet, TV... etc.). They probably live somewhere in New Zeeland, in England, in Scotland and maybe in my pitoresque country, Romania... Even though you never know if Count Dracula wouldn't scare them and convince them to leave... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] Food...? Simple food, like hobbits like. Maybe, I don't know... I guess they would prefer the traditional food of Romania. It fits them so well...

Taure Leafsilver · 09-27-2002, 03:47 PM

Hobbits would probly be a little taller to blendin better(still strangly short though)*this might be deu to a gene passed down by pip and Merry* LOVE food as usulal and the same large harry feet

Robin Headstrong · 09-28-2002, 04:05 PM

Yeah, hobbits would probably be a bit taller today. They'd most likely live out in rural areas. Like the midwest US, New Zealand, England, Scotland... *imagines a hobbit in a kilt* Now there's an eye opener and no mistake!

Nevfeniel · 10-01-2002, 06:37 PM

Even though I've said this before (sort of), I still say my choir teacher's a modern-day hobbit!

Gorothlammothiel · 10-13-2002, 03:45 PM

Modern Day Hobbits humm? Well I had this thought the other day and I was going to start a similar thread but it seems it has already been done [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

What I had to ask was:

For an elf or hobbit to exist in modern times, do they have to look like an Elf or Hobbit? Do they have to like what we assume they'd like or live how they did in the books? Could someone call themselves an Elf or a Hobbit because they felt like one inside?
Because I do as I expect many others do and I'm sure there are few people who could prove that we're not. After all, can you define something without proof or dismiss it because it is nothing more than a "feeling"?

mark12_30 · 10-13-2002, 09:05 PM

*clears throat*
-live in the woods
-eat mushrooms and bacon
-mushrooms and ham
-cabbage and roots
-tea, etc
-two breakfasts is good
-go for walks at night when there are few spectators
-travel as necessary, but sure miss those ponies
-keep a sharp eye out for elves in the woods

07-31-2002, 12:01 PM	#1
Aldagrim Proudfoot Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 328	modern hobbits If hobbits lived today, what do you think they would be like? Where would they live in the country/world? What would be their fave modern convenience? What would be their fave convenience food (restaraunt, frozen dinner, Hamburger Helper)? __________________ I do not suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!

07-31-2002, 05:10 PM	#3
The Fifth Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mordor Posts: 427	I guess the hobbits would live somewhere far from the city, and they would eat, well, anything they got their hands on. __________________ - Ringwraith #5, Servant of the Eye

07-31-2002, 08:20 PM	#5
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Samwise -- Thanks for the kudos. Actually, I don't think hobbits would eat too much fast food. They love food so much they would want the real homemade stuff, but not too fancy. I see lots of afternoon teas with crumpets and scones. (Such things still exist in Great Britain.) I also see large number of friends invited over for dinner. For the tweener, a small, motorized scooter sounds good plus a cottage in the country. For the Frodo Baggins type, maybe a house on beachfront property. Oh, yes, families with lots of kids, too! Those hobbits might even need a small van to transport all those children. sharon, the 7th age hobbit __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

07-31-2002, 08:44 PM	#7
NazgulNumberTen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Crawled in a dark corner Posts: 369	hobbits in our time? danny devito... __________________ "It's not stupid, it's advanced!" -Invader Zim

07-31-2002, 09:21 PM	#8
Lothiriel Silmarien Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York Posts: 829	Yeah, they'd definetly live in Scotland!! England too. And Wee Man from Jackass would be a hobbit too. He's so cool! __________________ Si vanwa na Romello vanwa Valimar!~~ ~~Now lost, lost to those from the East is Valimar! My LotR page

07-31-2002, 08:39 PM	#6
Bulelainwen Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: In a squeaking chair in front of the computer Posts: 40	I think they would live somewhere like Scotland or somewhere rural and live in a little cottage. For the food i would think homemade. I think they would like the scooters or bikes, i have a hard time seeing them driving a car or something like that.

07-31-2002, 09:41 PM	#9
ElanorGamgee Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 314	I don't think hobbits would like fast food either. They'd probably think it horrible, unnatural stuff. I wonder if they'd have to ride tricycles around? I can't see any driving cars, especially considering they wouldn't be able to reach the pedal. Probably most would live out in the country instead of the city, and I don't blame them! I think I'd move out there too! Then they'd have to get some sort of contracts in order to dig smials, and most likely some politician would say they'd be a safety hazard and ban them, along with pipeweed and dwarven fireworks. In short, I don't think hobbits would be too happy here [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ Soli Deo Gloria

08-01-2002, 02:03 PM	#10
Anunia Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 60	Hmmm... Hobbits in our time? I guess they would be freaked out by this technologized world (Internet, TV... etc.). They probably live somewhere in New Zeeland, in England, in Scotland and maybe in my pitoresque country, Romania... Even though you never know if Count Dracula wouldn't scare them and convince them to leave... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] Food...? Simple food, like hobbits like. Maybe, I don't know... I guess they would prefer the traditional food of Romania. It fits them so well... __________________ Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths. Dream the impossible, because dreams do come true.

09-27-2002, 03:47 PM	#11
Taure Leafsilver Wight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Shire,Alabama Posts: 131	Hobbits would probly be a little taller to blendin better(still strangly short though)this might be deu to a gene passed down by pip and Merry LOVE food as usulal and the same large harry feet __________________ Pippin Lives!

09-28-2002, 04:05 PM	#12
Robin Headstrong Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In front of a computer Posts: 52	Yeah, hobbits would probably be a bit taller today. They'd most likely live out in rural areas. Like the midwest US, New Zealand, England, Scotland... imagines a hobbit in a kilt Now there's an eye opener and no mistake! __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of Robin Headstrong, for she is quick to anger and knows karate. Kya!

10-01-2002, 06:37 PM	#13
Nevfeniel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mithlond Posts: 783	Even though I've said this before (sort of), I still say my choir teacher's a modern-day hobbit! __________________ Consider the purr a variety of audible tranquilizer. [. . .] For a few of us, there is one more purr, a secret purr. When we combine our secret purrs, we produce the Purr of Power. And that is simply the amplified amity we feel as furred and purred beings.

10-13-2002, 03:45 PM	#14
Gorothlammothiel Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sitting in front of my preferred world.... Posts: 254	Modern Day Hobbits humm? Well I had this thought the other day and I was going to start a similar thread but it seems it has already been done [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] What I had to ask was: For an elf or hobbit to exist in modern times, do they have to look like an Elf or Hobbit? Do they have to like what we assume they'd like or live how they did in the books? Could someone call themselves an Elf or a Hobbit because they felt like one inside? Because I do as I expect many others do and I'm sure there are few people who could prove that we're not. After all, can you define something without proof or dismiss it because it is nothing more than a "feeling"?

10-13-2002, 09:05 PM	#15
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	clears throat -live in the woods -eat mushrooms and bacon -mushrooms and ham -cabbage and roots -tea, etc -two breakfasts is good -go for walks at night when there are few spectators -travel as necessary, but sure miss those ponies -keep a sharp eye out for elves in the woods __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.