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Old 05-07-2007, 11:19 AM   #1
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Shirriffs move in on Pipeweed dealer

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Famous characters like Gandalf the wizard and hobbit Bilbo Baggins smoke 'pipeweed' frequently throughout Tolkien's famous fantasy trilogy. He refers to it as 'weed' and 'leaf' which 'dulls the mind', prompting some researchers to claim it actually meant marijuana, something the author always denied.
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Old 05-07-2007, 11:31 AM   #2
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dulls the mind? Interesting that Gandalf smokes when he need to think - maybe it has the same effect as Ritalin of hyperactive kids...

I wonder if living in Dudley constitutes a mitigating circumstance...
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Old 05-07-2007, 11:37 AM   #3
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I think the 'dulls the mind' thing is Saruman's line from the movie.
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Old 05-07-2007, 11:47 AM   #4
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dulls the mind? Interesting that Gandalf smokes when he need to think - maybe it has the same effect as Ritalin of hyperactive kids...

I wonder if living in Dudley constitutes a mitigating circumstance...
The "dulls the mind" statement was actually put forward by Saruman...

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Mr Jones then asked Crombleholme if he understood, to which he replied: "Fully, sir".

As he left the court, the well-spoken son of Judith Tolkien said: "It's heavy in there, man."
Do the English journalist normally write like this or is it just a momentary joke? If it isn't, then there is a real danger that my opinions on some journalists will be getting pretty funny.
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Do the English journalist normally write like this or is it just a momentary joke? If it isn't, then there is a real danger that my opinions on some journalists will be getting pretty funny.

Well Court reporting is usually given to juniors and having read a fair few (my dad was a prosecuting solicitor) this doesn't seem remarkable in the genre other than the extra info in pipeweed and computer games. But you mean you had a good impression of English journalists before? At least one downer will now kill me
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