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Ataahua
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May 24 2014, 9:32pm
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Middle-earth Conspiracy Theories
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What was the real reason that Gandalf wanted Bilbo to be part of Thorin's company?
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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BlackFox
Half-elven
May 24 2014, 9:36pm
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To boost the dwarves' egos by having someone *even* shorter in the company. //
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"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake." - Henry David Thoreau
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
May 25 2014, 12:19am
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So... the dwarves needed a mom along?//
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Walk to Rivendell: There and Back Again Challenge - traveling through Middle Earth with thirteen rowdy Dwarves, one grumpy Wizard, and a beleaguered Hobbit
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Arandiel
Grey Havens
May 25 2014, 12:20am
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It ws that or watch Bilbo start wearing bermuda shorts with black socks - something had to change!//
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Walk to Rivendell: There and Back Again Challenge - traveling through Middle Earth with thirteen rowdy Dwarves, one grumpy Wizard, and a beleaguered Hobbit
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Kim
Valinor
May 25 2014, 12:22am
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Bombur wanted to learn how to cook second breakfast from an expert //
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"Jagatud rõõm on topelt rõõm - a shared joy is a double joy". ~Estonian saying
“As such, you will address His Majesty as His Majesty, the Lord of Silver Fountains, the King of Carven Stone, the King Beneath the Mountain, the Lion of Erebor, the High King of the Dwarves, the True Treasure of Erebor, the Face that Launched 10,000 Sighs, or Thorin the Majestic..."
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dernwyn
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May 25 2014, 1:50am
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Otaku-sempai
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May 25 2014, 1:47pm
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RADDY: Okay, if you lose, you have to send one of your Halflings on the next adventure that you get mixed up with!
'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring
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phij2
Rivendell
May 25 2014, 2:57pm
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they needed someone sensible...
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for when Gandalf was off fighting really evil stuff, and while the dwarves were doing stupid stuff  
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SirDennisC
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May 25 2014, 4:27pm
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He felt they needed a person of intelligence on that sort of mission... Quest... Thing! /
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sador
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May 25 2014, 7:53pm
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He was concerned he might get married. //
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DanielLB
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May 25 2014, 8:12pm
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He needed a best-selling book that would earn more money than The Bible. /
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Tol Eressea
May 25 2014, 10:01pm
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Knowing he'd be busy off and on with X-Men, he figured John Thorton would need John Watson for their upcoming confrontation with Khan. //
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Things overheard during games of chess in Middle-earth:
Galadriel (any and every time she advances her pawn to the last row): "In its place you would have a QUEEN!!!!" (thunder booms)
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Bladerunner
Gondor
May 25 2014, 11:29pm
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Instead of "Ocean's Thirteen" he planned "Olorin's Fourteen" for the heist of the Arkenstone from Mr. Smaug's Grand Erebor Hotel & Casino. //
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(This post was edited by Bladerunner on May 25 2014, 11:30pm)
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sador
Half-elven
May 26 2014, 2:43am
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He had to do with what he had.
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sador
Half-elven
May 26 2014, 2:48am
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Gandalf had a special eye for talent
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He recognized in Bilbo someone who with the right coaching would grow into another Sir Ian.
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SirDennisC
Half-elven
May 26 2014, 3:49am
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Trying to divide anything by 13 is a recipe for madness. /
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Bladerunner
Gondor
May 26 2014, 1:03pm
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Thorin told Bifur that he wanted his cousin Gofur who was "never around";
Bifur told Radagast that Thorin told him that he wanted a gopher "from a hole in the ground";
Radagast told Gandalf that Thorin told Bifur that he wanted a "gofer" from a hole in the ground.
So naturally Gandalf found Bilbo and it all worked out in the end....
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CuriousG
Half-elven
May 26 2014, 9:22pm
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He thought Bilbo would be a good boyfriend for Tauriel.
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The best laid plans of mice and wizards...
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NottaSackville
Tol Eressea
May 27 2014, 12:23pm
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He had a deal with Lobelia for a cut of the silverware pawn sales //
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 Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
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swordwhale
Tol Eressea
May 31 2014, 2:33am
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those two pesky Hydra agents............
(Captain America, Elrond and Armitage)
"Judge me by my size, would you?" Max the Hobbit Husky.
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