Re: More Hobbit pictures [2] SPOILER THREAD

[halfwise]

Um...let's make sure we are saying the same thing. In America, to 'blow somebody off' is to dismiss or ignore them.

[Pettytyrant101]

Quite a different meaning this side of the pond I'm afraid- more along the fag mix up problem or the fanny one- but even worse.

Especially in the context of the subject you were writing about.

edit add- I strongly advise if you are ever in the UK and in a situation where you are going to ignore someone in such a fashion you never, ever say "I'm just going to blow them off."

[Mrs Figg]

yeah bad idea Halfy, especially if you are in a rugby club.

[halfwise]

We have several variations over here:

"blow him off" - Ignore him, typically used in the context of a request from him.
"He blows" - He is incredibly irritating or useless (more often used as 'this blows' to refer to a situation)
"Give him a blow job" - the one variation he may actually appreciate!

[David H]

I think the general meaning isn't very far apart though. In my usage for example, I might say about some pointless paperwork, "I'm just going to blow that off", but I'd be careful about applying it to a person for fear of being misunderstood.

"This blows!" is 100% interchangeable with "this sucks!" and will often have farm animals added for color. Does that match your usage?

[Pettytyrant101]

In my neck of the wood we wouldnt use it to mean to ignore, although through US tv the term is probably familar enough to just get a snigger response, like when Americans say fanny [snigger] rather than be misunderstood enirely.

And occasionally cocain is referred to as 'blow' for some reason.

[Mrs Figg]

blow is canabis in Manchester

[Pettytyrant101]

Was it blow for cannabis here too now I think about it or was it cocaine? Or both? My student days are to far away to remember!

[Mrs Figg]

Itz da weed Petty.

[David H]

: My student days are to far away to remember!

....or your buckie days to close, perhaps?

[Mrs Figg]

This thread has taken a turn for the twilight zone.

[Mrs Figg]

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[Pettytyrant101]

They are continous David, continous!

[Mrs Figg]

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[Pettytyrant101]

One on the right reminds me of a gnome. That 'weapon' could as well be a fishing rod.

[Mrs Figg]

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[Mrs Figg]

thats Balin

[Tinuviel]

a sling shot? really?

[Ally]

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Hey you! You're holding that sword upside down!

[David H]

a sling shot? really?

Kinda makes you wonder where the rubber came from, doesn't it?

[Tinuviel]

They look bloated! NOT a photogenic bunch

[Mrs Figg]

I cannot STAND that photo of Bilbo, the colours are really harsh and not subtle at all, I really hope the film doesnt actually look like this.

[Elthir]

By the way, I think Hobbit legs from the knee down might get cold sometimes.

Tolkien's version of pants has caught on it seems. When depicting Bilbo comfortably in Bag End Tolkien does have Bilbo's trousers end well before the ankle (there are some lines there but they aren't necessarily some sort of 'socks' I think)...

... but that's in Bag End, and for example, when Bilbo is depicted next to an eagle he appears to have grey stockings... along with boots! I would think hairy feet don't keep legs warm, but I only ask as some of these Bilbo pictures appear to indicate that Bilbo has chosen fairly shortish pants for his journey...

... or longish 'shorts'?


Or maybe Tolkien himself depicted this somewhere. I don't have the relatively new book on the art of The Hobbit myself, and in some of the Tolkien-published artwork this (very important) matter isn't always easy to discern.

[Eldorion]

I always just assumed that Hobbits were the inventors of capri pants.

[Norc]

https://plus.google.com/u/1/114727809246387939564/posts/bBEC32GFvjt

new pictures i think. better look at Bofur. I like.