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mmhh not all harfoots are dark skinned master tom

the Gamegee family was from the Harfoot ethny, IIRC.   anyway, as some tolkien experts said, none of the three ethnies could be brown or black skinned due to their geographical origins.  Besides, Tolkien only says that Southrons were "dark skinned" but without further details, and dark can exist in several distinctions.... from medium tan to deep brown... for fair skin people, even a heavily sun-tanned person is "dark skinned"...

Besides there is the matter of cinematographic continuity... PJ has put some standards on the LOTR trilogy... it would be odd for him to change visual standards in a PREQUEL to LOTR.... I admit that if it was a sequel anything could happen (lol) but in a prequel...

Gildor Inglorion wrote:

Barliman, I think You owe me some drinks... I just paid this year's bill for the Pony... your licence is renewed for another year, cheers!

As soon as I heard that I rushed back to say thank you!

Actually, truth be told, the hand of the Witchking has been at work and he has drawn the icy cold of the North as far south as the village of Gatwick, and the flying thingies ain't flying. And won't be, for sufficiently long that Mrs B and I decided to cancel our travels and grab the offer of a full refund with both hands. So no financial loss, but no skin-tan gain.

And as for Hobbits and racism, what a load of tosh. It's an accusation that's been made before by such little minds as have never read the books properly - or at all - and know sufficiently little of their subject that they spout such drivel to generate a few bob (that's small money to you colonial types - i.e., non-Bree folk) by taking cheap shots at cultural icons.

As you can see, I still need a holiday....

Mmmh, sorry to hear that, Master Barliman. I hope there will be an other occasion to take these flying thingies . . .

Thank you for your kind commiserations, Master Archer and Master Tree, much appreciated. I'm certainly glad that we didn't take the option of a later flight, because the flying thingies still aren't (if you see what I mean). And anyway, it's always good to get my own slippers back on and sit back by my own hearth with a jug of my own good ale. That soothes many disappointments.

Now is a good time to snuggle up to the fire with apple ginger cider. 

Huoommm ... could be recasts, though none of the LT-series-figures was ever coated ... rhuoomm ... yes, the number of figures in that offer is a bit strange ... huooommmmm

Is there usually an attachment from the cloak to the bottom of the bow?  I would have thought the arm would be separate and to be glued on.  I don't have this one to compare though...

You can purchase the LT-Legolas from the mithril clearance section where there  is a picture with the cloak attached to the bottom of the bow.Master Theobald is correct that it is a single-piece cast so the arm is not separate.

Just returning from shovelling this snow away . . . the fourth time this week!

Now being inside this warm inn, the fire is crackling and there is a warm grog waiting for me  . . .
Thank you Master Barliman.

Good morning Master Barliman. No snow near Toulouse, though pyrénées are beautifull this morning.
My I have ask you for a sunday big breakfast please ? No scrumpy this morning, I have some dioramas to improve.

I keep my cholesterol low by painting. Don't you know brain energy is always higher than running ?

hmmmm, delicious these fried murshroom.

mmmh I'll decline, my cholesterol is not that good lately

I'll have that! Thanks Master Barkeep...