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2 Sherrif Hobbits w/ staffs vs. the Gaffer

Keebler the Elf
Rivendell


May 7 2008, 6:07pm

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So what can the Gaffer do to avoid jail time?

Mmmmmm....somethin' smells good!!!!! Could it be cookies baked in a tree?

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Those were good cookies.....TIME TO HUNT SOME ORC!!!!!!!!!


Idril Celebrindal
Tol Eressea


May 8 2008, 6:09pm

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I'm sure alcohol is involved somewhere in here [In reply to] Can't Post

A drunk Gaffer, busted by the Shirrifs on his way home from the Green Dragon, starts pelting the two with potatoes from his garden. Shirrif Basil Proudfoot takes a swing at a potato with his staff, connects solidly, and clocks the Gaffer in the head with the spud. The unconscious Gaffer is hauled to the Lockholes to sleep it off (Frodo later bails him out).

Once word of Proudfoot's exploit gets around, Hobbit kids all over the Shire immediately start throwing potatoes at each other and hitting them with sticks. Adding a new twist, other Hobbit kids try to catch the hit potatoes. A canny Hobbit mother substitutes a ball because she's tired of cleaning smashed potatoes from her offspring's clothes.

Thus the game of Basil Ball (later shortened to Baseball) is born!

With caffeine, all things are possible.

The pity of Bilbo will screw up the fate of many.

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(This post was edited by Idril Celebrindal on May 8 2008, 6:11pm)


SmeagoloftheStoors
Lorien


May 8 2008, 7:25pm

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This story bears [In reply to] Can't Post

a striking resemblance to the Golfimbul V Bandaborus Took=Golf story.
I say to avoid jail time the Gaffer would drop some names. He's in with the wealthier folks in Hobbiton.

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One Ringer
Tol Eressea


May 12 2008, 10:01pm

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He's the Gaffer . . . [In reply to] Can't Post

No one can touch him, not even Sauron. Laugh

Ash nazg durbatulūk, Ash nazg gimbatul,
Ash nazg thrakatulūk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.


Milady
Rivendell


May 14 2008, 5:30pm

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Three words: Sheriffs' goin down! [In reply to] Can't Post

He's the GAFFER. He can't be taken down by anyone.

I'll be leading the Reading Room discussion of The Two Towers: The Road to Isengard on the week of May 26--June 1. Be sure to stop by!

Has anyone ever wondered what would have happened if Smaug had ate Bilbo, and therefore the ring? It would be interesting to see Sauron send orcs to go diving for the Ring.


laughing1blue6dolphin
The Shire

May 17 2008, 5:12pm

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briliant [In reply to] Can't Post

it seem golf isnt the only sport with middle earth backrounds


laughing1blue6dolphin
The Shire

May 17 2008, 5:17pm

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wow [In reply to] Can't Post

theres another golf story! i was refering to tolkins idea of the beginings of golf
as stated in(my theory on klingons,golf,and tolkin)


(This post was edited by laughing1blue6dolphin on May 17 2008, 5:17pm)


Dreamdeer
Valinor


May 20 2008, 3:06am

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The Gaffer doesn't have to lift a finger with all those sons of his. And as we're talking about a gardening family, there's bound to be hoes, shovels, maybe even pruning-hooks and pitchforks involved--more than a match for any staffs. I say the Gaffer walks free.

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Kelvarhin
Half-elven


May 23 2008, 2:28am

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Would you believe I read that as [In reply to] Can't Post

2 Sherrif Hobbits vs Staff vs the Gaffer ???

And thought "gee the mods really do get annoyed when we mess up" LOL *Aarrgggh need more caffeine* Blush


There he stood
Proud and solemn
Yet happy and gay


Keebler the Elf
Rivendell


May 23 2008, 3:41am

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Interesting [In reply to] Can't Post

Nice read.

Mmmmmm....somethin' smells good!!!!! Could it be cookies baked in a tree?

Keebler's Website

Those were good cookies.....TIME TO HUNT SOME ORC!!!!!!!!!


AncalagontheBlack
Rohan

Jun 29 2013, 4:00pm

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