Pics of places that look like places from the films, or are just nice. [2]

{{{{Clearly there are more perks to being a bog man than I'd ever considered! }}}}

{{{Well I never! I'll have you know I have never had any complaints. I did have Dave over to gain some professional advice, but DP is a family friendly forum and his ideas were likely to raise a few eyebrows back on the Planet, and they do have to agree on my budget. An ambassador's hole must be inviting and intimidating at the same time. }}}

Amarië wrote:{{{You wouldn't laugh if it is was you stuck in Odo's damp hole, Blue! Now go think about that long and hard and come to my office when you've straightened yourself up. }}}

{{{Hey, I'm grown up. I get to be childish if I want to.

Don't I? }}}

Amarië wrote:{{{Well I never! I'll have you know I have never had any complaints. I did have Dave over to gain some professional advice, but DP is a family friendly forum and his ideas were likely to raise a few eyebrows back on the Planet, and they do have to agree on my budget. An ambassador's hole must be inviting and intimidating at the same time. }}}

{{{I have to ask, since the forum is called DP ... does everyone there have two holes? Although hopefully one would have bushes surrounding it.}}}

On the plus side, only one would get damp very much.

This thread is all sorts of wrong. We should be ashamed of ourselves.

And I'll certainly take no responsibility for starting it.

Ashamed?- a perfectly dull conversation about Forumshire housing and topiary? Actually you're right, we probably should be ashamed.

Eldorion wrote:

{{{I have to ask, since the forum is called DP ... does everyone there have two holes?  Although hopefully one would have bushes surrounding it.}}}

{{{Eldo, some have two holes. Some just one, but multipurpose holes of course. Bush is optional. }}}

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Ashamed?- a perfectly dull conversation about Forumshire housing and topiary? Actually you're right, we probably should be ashamed.

True... but this is the Shire and these things are very important.

((((( you can find strange things growing in topiary crabs, if you live by the sea)))))

{{{{I don't remember seeing any crabs in the bush around Ambassador Amarie's hole, pink elephants yes, crabs no, but her being from the DP she does have a lot of surveillance, everything you do around her hole gets recorded on palantari for later viewing }}}}

That'll be interesting now we'll find out what that priest is doing

There's a priest involved? Who's getting married?

Certainly not me! Just because a drunken hobbit occasionally makes a delivery to her hole doesn't mean you are anything more than a servant, believe me, on more than one occasion Ive been told to make my delivery to her back door.

((((( I always find that the older they get the more draughty a hole gets, and you have to spend all the Winter bunging up the cracks with wadding ))))

{{{{That's why you're better off with a lovely big barrel like mine Figg even if it is long overdue a good scrubbing (hint-hint ) }}}}}

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Certainly not me!

... but if its not you.. Who is it then?

Wait, as no one is answering, does that mean... it's me?

And you are all just to nice to point out I'm not aware of my own wedding?

hmm...bushes around a lone tree.

But back to the discussion. Blue, an unintended marriage is a fine thing for a youngish hobbit like you. Gives you an excuse to trim the bushes, and since you've only had one hole so far (likely a somewhat stinky one, being a bachelor and whatnot), think of the possibilities with an extra hole! Tidy up the new one and invite visitors over. You'll find new popularity.

parties and holes don't mix, you can wake up and find a stranger lolling in your hole who wasn't invited and who takes two hours to throw out. and they steal the family silver.

The worst ones are those who only spend 5-10 minutes in the party hole, grab their little smackeral of something, and disappear.  Or maybe fall asleep.  The least a guest can do to show appreciation is spend some time playing party games in the garden, maybe some chit-chat afterwards.  Give and take, you know?