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Faramir · 02-28-2005, 06:41 AM

In lotr(movies) theres not alot of Pipe weed,yes merry and pippin have some and so does bilbo and gandalf, but i dont ever remember Frodo or Sam having any pipe weed,does any one else notice this?

Rimbaud · 02-28-2005, 07:05 AM

narfforc · 02-28-2005, 10:22 AM

Although many characters have a pipe in the movie, it is probably because of the barrels of weed that Merry and Pippin find in the storeroom at Isengard, that they have more. That is the film version out of the way. In the book try reading the prologue, part 2 Concerning Pipe-weed, and the chapter in The Two Towers called Flotsam and Jetsam.

Beanamir of Gondor · 03-02-2005, 12:15 PM

I also recall Gandalf, Gimli, Aragorn, Bilbo, and several hundred random hobbits at Bilbo's birthday smoking pipe-weed. Elves are the only ones who don't seem to smoke--perhaps that's why they live so long. They don't ever get lung cancer like every other race in Middlearth.

davem · 03-02-2005, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Beanamir

Elves are the only ones who don't seem to smoke--perhaps that's why they live so long

Its probably also why they caused so many problems - I'm sure if Celebrimbor had sat down for a pipe & a bit of a think he'd have been able to see through all that nonsense Annatar was up to.

I'm pretty sure that Tolkien was making a point about non smokers being prone to being a nuisance - after all its the pipe smokers who clear up the Elves' mess.

Mithalwen · 03-20-2005, 11:32 AM

Ooh so is that why Boromir had to die first as a morally suspect non smoker?

I have finally got around to looking at the EE ROTK appendices and commentaries and Gandalf coughing on his pipe in Minas Tirith (unlikely given his reborn Maia constitution - but in the scale of things a minor "crime") was apparently to appease the rabid non-smoking lobby in the US.... which I find rather bizarre......

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Faramir Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In the Forest of Ithilien. Posts: 43	Pipe weed In lotr(movies) theres not alot of Pipe weed,yes merry and pippin have some and so does bilbo and gandalf, but i dont ever remember Frodo or Sam having any pipe weed,does any one else notice this?

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Beanamir of Gondor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: the Shadow Gallery Posts: 276	I also recall Gandalf, Gimli, Aragorn, Bilbo, and several hundred random hobbits at Bilbo's birthday smoking pipe-weed. Elves are the only ones who don't seem to smoke--perhaps that's why they live so long. They don't ever get lung cancer like every other race in Middlearth. __________________ The answer to life is no longer 42. It's 4 8 15 16 23... 42. "I only lent you my body; you lent me your dream."

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Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Ooh so is that why Boromir had to die first as a morally suspect non smoker? I have finally got around to looking at the EE ROTK appendices and commentaries and Gandalf coughing on his pipe in Minas Tirith (unlikely given his reborn Maia constitution - but in the scale of things a minor "crime") was apparently to appease the rabid non-smoking lobby in the US.... which I find rather bizarre...... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 03-20-2005 at 11:36 AM.

02-28-2005, 10:22 AM	#3
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	Although many characters have a pipe in the movie, it is probably because of the barrels of weed that Merry and Pippin find in the storeroom at Isengard, that they have more. That is the film version out of the way. In the book try reading the prologue, part 2 Concerning Pipe-weed, and the chapter in The Two Towers called Flotsam and Jetsam.