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Old 10-05-2005, 03:44 PM   #41
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Of course, you will have to stop saying brunch from now on & call it 'Second breakfast' in proper Hobbit fashion
"Movie Hobbit" fashion, I believe you mean...

And Cloudberry- if jumping into the CbC discussions late is a frowned upon action, then I'm toast. I didn't visit these forums until Book III...

Besides, up and down this thread we have Estelyn trying to coax or coerce as many people as possible into joining the CbC. Expect a welcoming with open arms.
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Old 10-05-2005, 03:56 PM   #42
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"Movie Hobbit" fashion, I believe you mean...
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"Don't be a fool, Bilbo Baggins!"he said to himself, "thinking of dragons and all that outlandish nonsense at your age!" So he put on an apron, lit fires, boiled water, and washed up. Then he had a nice little breakfast in the kitchen before turning out the dining-room. By that time the sun was shining; and the front door was open, letting in a warm spring breeze. Bilbo began to whistle loudly and to forget about the night before. In fact he was just sitting down to a nice little second breakfast in the dining-room by the open window, when in walked Gandalf.
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To the end of his days Bilbo could never remember how he found himself outside, without a hat, walkingstick or any money, or anything that he usually took when he went out; leaving his second breakfast half finished and quite unwashed-up, pushing his keys into Gandalf's hands, and running as fast as his furry feet could carry him down the lane, past the great Mill, across The Water, and then on for a whole mile or more.
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Old 10-05-2005, 10:19 PM   #43
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Well, if you're going to insist, then fine... But I don't see any capitalization, or any indication that they would call it "second breakfast", or even that it was an expected meal. The indication here seems to be that it was simply the second breakfast that Bilbo was having that morning.

Hmm... Methinks we will have great fun doing a CbC of The Hobbit.
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Old 10-06-2005, 06:25 AM   #44
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Welcome to the Downs, Cloudberry, and you are most welcome to join in the CbC discussions! It's wonderful to have different opinions and thoughts and impressions on LotR, the more the merrier indeed! It's never too late to join in the latest discussion, and all previous threads stay open for business, even when we start new ones. Hope you'll enjoy yourself, and I look forward to reading what you have to say!

(And yes, I too look forward to the Hobbit discussions!)
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Old 10-06-2005, 08:54 AM   #45
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Thank you for the warm welcome. I will be bringing my breakfasts and reading glasses over to the CbC board to join in now.

This makes my mornings much brighter--a cup of my strong coffee for you all!

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Old 10-06-2005, 09:45 AM   #46
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But considering your source, the big question is, is second breakfast canonical (legendarionical?)?
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Old 01-15-2006, 02:51 PM   #47
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We have begun discussing The Hobbit today! Please go here to read and to post. Share your experience and memories of first-time reading of the book; write what you still like - or no longer enjoy; tell us your favourite parts. What makes you laugh? What fascinates you?

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Old 01-15-2006, 06:02 PM   #48
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Hmmmmm.... Makes me wish my Siberian Snowhobbits knew enough of the king's english for me to read The Hobbit to them. Perhaps the comic version? They do like the cartoon. Gandalf = Dyedushka.
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