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Post by Plainsman on Aug 29, 2021 10:05:30 GMT -5
A very nice article on Tolkien's reliance on tobacco as a symbol and metaphor.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Aug 29, 2021 11:07:30 GMT -5
Thank you sir, that was a fun read.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2021 11:14:44 GMT -5
Chuck Stanion's articles are always an interesting read!
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Post by Silver on Aug 29, 2021 11:37:06 GMT -5
Very enjoyable read.
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Post by sperrytops on Aug 29, 2021 11:38:15 GMT -5
Great to get so much interesting detail on Tolkien's life.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 29, 2021 12:08:11 GMT -5
I guess that it is good that I waited until I was old to start smoking a pipe. The excuse that having a pipe in his mouth made him hard to understand doesn't stand up to anyone who has spoken with Jiminks. Maybe he used it as a cover for other speech impediments.
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Post by buzz on Aug 29, 2021 14:12:30 GMT -5
Nice work on the article. Backstories are always interesting. Now I gotta go re-watch LOTR.
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Post by Silver on Aug 29, 2021 14:29:34 GMT -5
I've got to re-read LOTR.
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Post by Gandalf on Aug 29, 2021 20:11:30 GMT -5
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Post by Gandalf on Aug 29, 2021 20:26:22 GMT -5
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 30, 2021 3:28:31 GMT -5
It referenced the book "Pipe Smoking in Middle Earth" (2012) by Mark Irwin. Might be an interesting read too.
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Post by Lews Therin Kinslayer on Aug 30, 2021 3:46:20 GMT -5
Literary references to pipe smoking is what got me into the hobby, starting with Tolkien way back in the day. Even today, reading WoT, I smile when the men "thumb tabac into their pipes" or Rand's "anxious puffing made the bowl too hot, so he gestured by the stem.."
Love it.
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Post by trailboss on Aug 30, 2021 21:19:24 GMT -5
As usual, Chuck Stanton wrote a fine piece.
A great writer, that thoroughly does his research.
Thank you for the post, Bob!
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Post by neuroticus on Sept 2, 2021 14:27:57 GMT -5
Fantastic article, thank you for posting.
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