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Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:07 PM

2. Lockhole (Pain in the neck is sometimes refered to as locked neck and empty = hole)

Pervinca Took · 05-08-2019, 04:09 PM

BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here!
2. Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer.
3. By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone –
4. And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown.
5. Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball,
6. Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall.
7. Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes -
8. And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose!

THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS

Not Lockhole (or more correctly Lockholes).

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:10 PM

Is the theme correct, at least?

Pervinca Took · 05-08-2019, 04:11 PM

Yes - I said so!

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:12 PM

2. Needlehole (Needle=pain in the neck, hole = empty)

Password: Norbourne

Pervinca Took · 05-08-2019, 04:14 PM

No and no.

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:16 PM

3. Bagshot Row (row = paddle, shot = prick)

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:17 PM

Eight letter word beginning with N......

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:18 PM

Password: Northway

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:20 PM

3. Bywater (bread and water)

Pervinca Took · 05-08-2019, 04:25 PM

BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here!
2. Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer.
BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone –
4. And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown.
5. Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball,
6. Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall.
7. Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes -
8. And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose!

THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-08-2019, 04:38 PM

Password: Nobottle

(just because it's the neatest placename in the Shire)

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-08-2019, 04:40 PM

2: Crickhollow

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-08-2019, 04:42 PM

And 6 could well be Bag End, since Bilbo was the noted purveyor of yarns

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:44 PM

I would have gotten it too, if it weren't for my internet connection dying out on me....

Pervinca Took · 05-08-2019, 04:52 PM

BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here!
CRICKHOLLOW: Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer.
BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone –
???O???: And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown.
???T???: Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball,
???T???: Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall.
???L???: Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes -
???E???: And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose!

THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS

Yes - you get a CRICK in your neck, and HOLLOW means empty.

You're right about the 'tall' (but not really) stories being Bilbo's, but Bag End does not have a T.

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:54 PM

I cri everytime......

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urwen

I would have gotten it too, if it weren't for my internet connection dying out on me....

Oh, well, I will get it next time, count on it.

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:55 PM

I am half-compelled to just steal the turn like William did, for this very reason, decorum be damned.....

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 04:58 PM

If for no other reason than because I now have a dangerous combination of being bored and mad that I was cheated of getting it by my brief loss of connection.

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 05:00 PM

STEAL THE TURN! MAY THE OTHERS LOSE IT! - Feanor

Pervinca Took · 05-08-2019, 05:01 PM

Come on. William didn't know the rules and made an honest mistake. He would have yielded the turn to me, but I said I didn't mind. And I kind of stole the last password turn from him anyway, albeit 'legally.'

Urwen · 05-08-2019, 05:09 PM

Oh well

Hello Lomion, my old friend. At least I'll always have you right next to me.

Pervinca Took · 05-08-2019, 05:11 PM

I thought Riddles In The Downs was very active?

You could revive 'Tolkien Dozen' if you can think of a new category.

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-08-2019, 06:35 PM

OK, the "tall" bit implies THE HILL.

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-08-2019, 06:46 PM

7 Needlehole?

Galadriel55 · 05-08-2019, 08:09 PM

Geez! I am away for a day and I miss a password and a half! That was quick work!

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

OK, the "tall" bit implies THE HILL.

Or if Bilbo was the right person, it could be HOBBITON.

Galadriel55 · 05-08-2019, 08:11 PM

8. Great Smials ("big smiles")

Pervinca Took · 05-08-2019, 11:44 PM

BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here!
CRICKHOLLOW: Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer.
BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone –
???O???: And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown.
???T???: Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball,
HOBBITON: Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall.
???L???: Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes -
GREAT SMIALS: And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose!

A modest verse in rhyming couplets, to be sung to the tune of 'Sing a Song of Sixpence.'

THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS

Needlehole was a good guess, but not the answer I'm looking for.

Pervinca Took · 05-09-2019, 01:23 AM

I suspect that Huinesoron knows them all but is holding back.

Nerwen · 05-09-2019, 05:23 AM

THISTLE BROOK for #7?

Pervinca Took · 05-09-2019, 06:03 AM

BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here!
CRICKHOLLOW: Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer.
BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone –
???O???: And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown.
???T???: Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball,
HOBBITON: Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall.
THISTLEBROOK: Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes -
GREAT SMIALS: And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose!

A modest verse in rhyming couplets, to be sung to the tune of 'Sing a Song of Sixpence.'

THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-09-2019, 06:22 AM

By hob-nobs, are you referring to the English cookie brand?

Pervinca Took · 05-09-2019, 06:25 AM

Yes.

(I believe Gollum has been known to share them with orcs as well. Dipped in a nice cup of Darjeeling).

Pervinca Took · 05-09-2019, 06:27 AM

By the way, the red letter could fall anywhere in the remaining answers. ??? is to indicate that there's no pattern.

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-09-2019, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Yes.

That's really very culturally specific; I don't think I'd know about them but for having lived there

It would have to be OATBARTON; Hob-nobs are largely oatmeal, and -barton is archaic "farm"

Pervinca Took · 05-09-2019, 10:30 AM

BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here!
CRICKHOLLOW: Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer.
BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone –
OATBARTON: And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown.
???T???: Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball,
HOBBITON: Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall.
THISTLEBROOK: Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes -
GREAT SMIALS: And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose!

A modest verse in rhyming couplets, to be sung to the tune of 'Sing a Song of Sixpence.'

THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS

I have encountered elements not used in the UK in this thread, too. Google is our friend!

'Barton' is indeed an archaic word for a farmyard. 'In the lonely barton by yonder coomb / Our childhood used to know' (Thomas Hardy, 'The Oxen.') Oatbarton suggests a field/farmyard where oats are grown. But a hobnob tree just seemed like a fun (though fanciful) idea.

They are oaty biscuits, after all ....

(I was possibly hungry when I wrote the clue).

One to go!

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-09-2019, 10:34 AM

Shame there's no place in the Shire named "Overnet"

Urwen · 05-09-2019, 10:44 AM

Quick Post?

Pervinca Took · 05-09-2019, 10:47 AM

No.

There may be an element in the clue that you are overlooking.

Urwen · 05-09-2019, 10:49 AM

You mean 'way' part?

Then it's Causeway or Northway.

05-08-2019, 04:07 PM	#5401
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	2. Lockhole (Pain in the neck is sometimes refered to as locked neck and empty = hole) __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:09 PM	#5402
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here! 2. Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer. 3. By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone – 4. And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown. 5. Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball, 6. Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall. 7. Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes - 8. And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose! THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS Not Lockhole (or more correctly Lockholes). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 05-08-2019 at 04:13 PM.

05-08-2019, 04:10 PM	#5403
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	Is the theme correct, at least? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:11 PM	#5404
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Yes - I said so! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-08-2019, 04:12 PM	#5405
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	2. Needlehole (Needle=pain in the neck, hole = empty) Password: Norbourne __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:14 PM	#5406
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	No and no. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-08-2019, 04:16 PM	#5407
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	3. Bagshot Row (row = paddle, shot = prick) __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:17 PM	#5408
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	Eight letter word beginning with N...... __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:18 PM	#5409
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	Password: Northway __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:20 PM	#5410
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	3. Bywater (bread and water) __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:25 PM	#5411
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here! 2. Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer. BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone – 4. And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown. 5. Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball, 6. Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall. 7. Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes - 8. And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose! THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-08-2019, 04:38 PM	#5412
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	Password: Nobottle (just because it's the neatest placename in the Shire) __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-08-2019, 04:40 PM	#5413
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	2: Crickhollow __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-08-2019, 04:42 PM	#5414
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	And 6 could well be Bag End, since Bilbo was the noted purveyor of yarns __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-08-2019, 04:44 PM	#5415
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	I would have gotten it too, if it weren't for my internet connection dying out on me.... __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:52 PM	#5416
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here! CRICKHOLLOW: Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer. BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone – ???O???: And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown. ???T???: Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball, ???T???: Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall. ???L???: Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes - ???E???: And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose! THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS Yes - you get a CRICK in your neck, and HOLLOW means empty. You're right about the 'tall' (but not really) stories being Bilbo's, but Bag End does not have a T. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-08-2019, 04:55 PM	#5418
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	I am half-compelled to just steal the turn like William did, for this very reason, decorum be damned..... __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 04:58 PM	#5419
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	If for no other reason than because I now have a dangerous combination of being bored and mad that I was cheated of getting it by my brief loss of connection. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 05:00 PM	#5420
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	STEAL THE TURN! MAY THE OTHERS LOSE IT! - Feanor __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 05:01 PM	#5421
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Come on. William didn't know the rules and made an honest mistake. He would have yielded the turn to me, but I said I didn't mind. And I kind of stole the last password turn from him anyway, albeit 'legally.' __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-08-2019, 05:09 PM	#5422
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	Oh well Hello Lomion, my old friend. At least I'll always have you right next to me. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

05-08-2019, 05:11 PM	#5423
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	I thought Riddles In The Downs was very active? You could revive 'Tolkien Dozen' if you can think of a new category. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-08-2019, 06:35 PM	#5424
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	OK, the "tall" bit implies THE HILL. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-08-2019, 06:46 PM	#5425
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	7 Needlehole? __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-08-2019, 08:11 PM	#5427
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,402	8. Great Smials ("big smiles") __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

05-08-2019, 11:44 PM	#5428
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here! CRICKHOLLOW: Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer. BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone – ???O???: And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown. ???T???: Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball, HOBBITON: Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall. ???L???: Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes - GREAT SMIALS: And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose! A modest verse in rhyming couplets, to be sung to the tune of 'Sing a Song of Sixpence.' THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS Needlehole was a good guess, but not the answer I'm looking for. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 05-09-2019 at 12:01 AM.

05-09-2019, 01:23 AM	#5429
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	I suspect that Huinesoron knows them all but is holding back. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-09-2019, 05:23 AM	#5430
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	THISTLE BROOK for #7? __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

05-09-2019, 06:03 AM	#5431
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here! CRICKHOLLOW: Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer. BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone – ???O???: And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown. ???T???: Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball, HOBBITON: Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall. THISTLEBROOK: Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes - GREAT SMIALS: And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose! A modest verse in rhyming couplets, to be sung to the tune of 'Sing a Song of Sixpence.' THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-09-2019, 06:22 AM	#5432
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	By hob-nobs, are you referring to the English cookie brand? __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-09-2019, 06:25 AM	#5433
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Yes. (I believe Gollum has been known to share them with orcs as well. Dipped in a nice cup of Darjeeling). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-09-2019, 06:27 AM	#5434
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	By the way, the red letter could fall anywhere in the remaining answers. ??? is to indicate that there's no pattern. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

05-09-2019, 10:30 AM	#5436
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	BRANDY HALL: Sing a song of Tolkien: strong’s the spirit here! CRICKHOLLOW: Pain in neck and empty? Nomenclature is queer. BYWATER: By this may you live, since it’s not by bread alone – OATBARTON: And here’s a place where (fancifully) hob-nobs could be grown. ???T???: Here’s the way that you must serve a tennis ball, HOBBITON: Here dwelt one whose stories, (many thought), were tall. THISTLEBROOK: Here have fun and paddle, but do not prick your toes - GREAT SMIALS: And here big grins abound, they say, and none are lachrymose! A modest verse in rhyming couplets, to be sung to the tune of 'Sing a Song of Sixpence.' THEME: SHIRE LOCATIONS I have encountered elements not used in the UK in this thread, too. Google is our friend! 'Barton' is indeed an archaic word for a farmyard. 'In the lonely barton by yonder coomb / Our childhood used to know' (Thomas Hardy, 'The Oxen.') Oatbarton suggests a field/farmyard where oats are grown. But a hobnob tree just seemed like a fun (though fanciful) idea. They are oaty biscuits, after all .... (I was possibly hungry when I wrote the clue). One to go! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 05-09-2019 at 10:37 AM.

05-09-2019, 10:34 AM	#5437
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	Shame there's no place in the Shire named "Overnet" __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-09-2019, 10:44 AM	#5438
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,387	Quick Post? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.