There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Thread

[stefan]

why are you people spoilertagging a book nearly three-quarters of a century old

THE NECROMANCER IS ACTUALLY SAURON

THE SEXY DWARVES ALL DIE, ONLY THE MIDDLEAGED FAT ONES SURVIVE

SMAUG CATCHES THE DEAD BECAUSE HE LEFT A HOLE IN HIS BLING

[Magus]

Hey now.

I'm pretty sure Bombur died.

[mauve]

THE SEXY DWARVES ALL DIE

Regarding this: I gotta admit I was a bit upset that three dwarves are near-beardless and practically mini-Aragorns and Faramirs, but then I remebered that not only will fate punish them by making them die in the final battle, but they die offscreen while Bilbo is unconscious. And that makes everything okay.

[Locke cole]

Originally Posted by stefan

SMAUG CATCHES THE DEAD BECAUSE HE LEFT A HOLE IN HIS BLING[/I]

I gotta say, I appreciate The Hobbit for not only giving Smaug a reason to make a big horde and sleep on it (gold armor stuck to his underbelly) but also to show us why regular armor is a good thing (no holes in the armor because you slept on your chalices funny).

[Archbio]

why are you people spoilertagging a book nearly three-quarters of a century old

What does the age of the thing have to do with it?

If you spoil The Mousetrap for people in 2190, the ghost of Agatha Christie will still kill your ass (with arsenic.)

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Originally Posted by Mauve Mage

Regarding this: I gotta admit I was a bit upset that three dwarves are near-beardless and practically mini-Aragorns and Faramirs, but then I remebered that not only will fate punish them by making them die in the final battle, but they die offscreen while Bilbo is unconscious. And that makes everything okay.

Weren't Fili and Kili the 2 youngest ones, and therefore had not yet grown epic beards? I seem to recall that being so.

[RickZarber]

They are the youngest, but I don't believe there is any mention anywhere in the book of them not having full beards.

Well, until Bilbo rescued the dwarves from the spiders, when they were all forced to cut off most of their beards to get rid of the webs (the shame)!

[MFD]

There's gotta be a statute of limitations on spoilers, though.

I mean really.

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by stefan

why are you people spoilertagging a book nearly three-quarters of a century old

THE NECROMANCER IS ACTUALLY SAURON

THE SEXY DWARVES ALL DIE, ONLY THE MIDDLEAGED FAT ONES SURVIVE

SMAUG CATCHES THE DEAD BECAUSE HE LEFT A HOLE IN HIS BLING

how dare some people be considerate

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

how dare some people be considerate

"but GABE from PENNY ARCADE says that's dumb, nobody could ever consider anything he's ever done to be incredibly douchey or assholish?!"