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EIA #6: In the House of Tom Bombadil
1. When Frodo asked "who is Tom Bombadil?", what was Goldberry's answer?
* That is correct! And you remembered to phrase your answer in the form of a question! Now, let's see how much you wagered... Anamírë ROFLMAO!
* Goldberry didn’t answer. Inflatable women can’t talk. Sowen ROFLMAO!
* *wearing mirror shades* No one can be told what Bombadil is... You have to see it for yourself...
* “He is your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roomate.” to which Frodo replied, “What’s that make us?” “Absolutely nothing!” piccolo
* Blom Blobadil Arian Ithilsar
* Oh do you know the muffin man... Trixie Hobbit
* "*glug!* A question like that belongs in the Reading Room, newbie!! Check the FAQ before you de-lurk!!! :p" Darkstone
* "Oh, just some guy I picked up in Bree. We fool around sometimes." Pukel-man
* She didn't say anything, just took a swig a beer and went *Glug*. Aldebaran, Varda Elentari-similar
* "Oh, he's just my pimp." ringers rock!
* Fletch - the master of disguise. SunnyJim
* "Well, he's really more of a state of mind, you know, a delusion." Estella Brandybuck
* "Huh . . .? I thought he was with you!" Annael
*
“The Eggman” or “The Walrus” you might hear Tom
himself proclaim
“He’s a real nowhere man,” says Peter Jackson of film fame.
That twisted Old Man Willow has dubbed him Bungalow Badil.
But for me he’s now and always known as “The Fool on the Hill.”
Frodo Gardner
* *whispering* A reject from "Arnorian Idol"---Simon told him he had a voice that freezes the marrow. 'You could sing a tree to death, and your voice could make evil spirits flee in horror! Last season I told someone that he was the worst singer in the cold hard lands...I think you may be the worst singer in Middle-earth!' Eowyn of Penns Woods
* "You don't WANT to know." Shadowfaxrules
* "I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you" PinkOliphaunts
2. What did the hobbits dream about while resting at Tom's house?
* Orlando Bloom. LadyOfTheLibrary ROFLMAO!
*
Frodo - a duck with purple spots
Sam - cooking a duck with purple spots
Merry - asking a duck with purple spots if it had any pipe weed
Pippin - stealing weed Merry got from a duck with purple spots
piccolo ROFLMAO!
* Armadillos and dill-o pickles. None of them could figure out why. Varda's Songbird
* They dreamed about hearts, horseshoes and a red balloon! Catch me Lucky Charms, 'cos they're magically delicious! Sandicomm
*
Frodo dreamed that a screaming mass of fangirls
had him captive and were doing horrible yet strangely arousing things to his
hobbithood.
Pippin dreamed that he was eating a giant marshmallow and when he awoke his
pillow was gone.
Merry thought he heard horses outside their window but when he looked it was
just a bunch of knights knocking some coconuts together.
And Sam? Well Sam never remembered his dreams. Sowen
*
Frodo-Strawberry bubble baths. *sigh*
Sam-Frodo. *sigh*
Merry-His carrot *sighs and checks to make sure it's still under his pillow*
Pippin- --------Arian
Ithilsar
* Merry: His ideal mate! A hot hobbit honey with apple red cheeks, apple blossoms in her hair, and a basket of apples under each arm!!
Pippin: That there was a meal between luncheon and afternoon tea, and he'd been missing it all these years! What a nightmare!! He woke up in a cold sweat!!!
Sam- Pink Oliphants on parade!!! Darkstone
* Sam dreamed about the perfect coney stew. MorganAisling
* Frodo had his recurring nightmare about sentient cabbages that were trying to eat him.
Pippin had a dream that involved all his friends dancing around, sticking duct tape on each other and singing the Duct Tape song, which went as follows:
Duct
Tape, Duct Tape
You are unique and useful
Duct Tape, Duct Tape
You're one of a kind!
Duct Tape, Duct Tape
You are extraordinary
Duct Tape, Duct Tape
Your limitations are undefined!
Merry dreamed he was eating marshmallows. He awoke to find that his pillow was gone.
Sam dreamed he was caught nude gardening in the middle of the night outside Frodo's house. There might have been a blissful ending to his dream, except that Merry awakened him by chewing on Sam's hair in his sleep. The Trees of Yavanna
*
Fade into black, spot light appears revealing
the Nazguls on a stage swaying back and forth chanting. Sauron stands in front
of a microphone. A beat rises and cradling the mike, he begins to sing:
“Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to be used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be used by you….”
Hey this could happen, and who am I to disagree? ringers rock!
*
Frodo: Sam
Pippin: Being attacked by giant mushrooms.
Merry:
Liv Tyler
Sam: Frodo
Seillib
* Pippin: That prohibition came to the Shire.
Frodo: That he was running from PHF's and couldn't move.
Merry: That he was being buried in blobs.
Sam: That he was a log. Marigold Gamgee
* Jeannie Vidstige
* Frodo - Gandalf, Sam - Rosie, Merry - apples, Merry - a hamburger, some fries, and a can of Crickhollow Cola. Eärendil The Mariner
* Let's just say they read one too many PlayElfs before bed... LOTR_nutcase
* They dreamed of an all-nude, all-dwarf rendition of Silmarillion: The Musical. Then they woke up screaming Aydria Elenlinn
3. What stories did Tom tell the hobbits?
*
The story of how Tom was going to be a
popstar until Jimi Hendrix stole his tunes.
The story of how Tom was going to be fashion icon until they invented colour
coordination.
The story of how Tom was going to be a movie star until he got screwed by Peter
Jackson.
DAS ROFLMAO!
* "A long time ago in a galaxy far far away..." SarcasticElf
* (sings)Soooomewhere ooover the raiiinbow... aldasilme
*
“Now sit right back
And you’ll hear a tale
A tale of a fateful trip
That started for this tropic isle
Aboard this tiny ship” Sowen
* He kept feeding them fibs about the size of the fish he caught in the Withywindle. RosieLass
* Little Red-Riding Hobbit Lass; The Little Hobbit that Could; Gone with the Hobbit; To Kill a Mocking Hobbit Trixie Hobbit
* The history of music. And Tom sang the whole thing. The hobbits greatly regreted asking him why he sang so much. Joelle
* The Wealthy Farmer; How To Get Ahead In Magic Without Really Trying; Chicken Soup for the Hobbit Soul luinfalathiel
* Goldenberry White and the Seven short barrow-wights Miriel Telcontar
* How to get an Elf in 10 days; Musicals: A Beginners Guide JessLynn
* Blob-back of Notre-Dame, and the Hobbit of Monte Cristo Estella Brandybuck
*
"To Build a Fire" and other wrong moves when
trying to hide from Black Riders
"Dances with Wolves" and other blind date nightmares
"A Field Hobbits Guide to Mushrooms" (to avoid another incident like the one no
one talks about with Pippin and the goat... fool of a Took)
glorfin2
* The one about the birds and the bees. Bell Willow
* The one about the nun, the Irishman and the polar bear. Vidstige
* "Puff the Magic Dragon" LOTR_nutcase
* The entire Druidic tree calendar as interpreted for Middle Earth. That would be soporific enough - with the brownies... Greenwood Hobbit
* There and back again Ciars
4. What was so odd about Tom taking the ring?
* He didn't die after he saw it. Because he made a copy... LOTR_nutcase ROFLMAO (makes sense if you’ve seen the movie “The Ring”)
* Instead of disappearing when he put it on, he got up and said "OK, who am I? Who am I? "THERE IS NO LIFE IN THE VOID..." Varda's Songbird
* It turned him into Tom Blob-a-dil and he LIKED it! Mar
* He mistook it for a really fancy doughnut. piccolo
* There was nothing odd about Tom taking the ring. It was a little disturbing though that Tom had the matching One Ring earrings and bracelet. Not to mention his replica Sting that made authentic “battle” sounds and lit up (batteries not included) which never left his side. Sowen
* Well, it wasn't that so much as what he did with it. Apparently, rings make excellent internet modems. Tom finally had mail. LadyOfTheLibrary
* Well, if you *really* want to know, check out the MTV Easter Egg on the EE! Darkstone
* His taking the Ring wasn't as odd as what he did once he had it, whereupon he proclaimed that he was Napoleon and was claiming Eriador in the name of France. The Trees of Yavanna
* He usually just wears tongue studs. Aldebaran
* Well, Tom *claimed* his kleptomaniac days were over. ringers rock!
* It caused to have the uncontrollable desire to pet all round objects and say "my precious" JessLynn
* Frodo had never heard of Prince Albert before... Varda Elentari
* Which part? The whiskey? The boxing gloves? Or the garrote wire? Psyphon
* The way he asked. "Have you the wing?" DiamondTook
* Some mysterious reason, he felt it was necessary to taste it. Randraug
* He only offered Frodo ten bucks for it, so Frodo decided he'd get a better deal at Bree. DAS
* What was so odd about Tom taking the ring? He became a giant eye wreathed in flame. WhiteAslan
5. What advice did Tom give to the hobbits as they set out on their journey again?
* "Remember, my jolly lads, a five ounce bird canNOT carry a one-pound coconut!" Aydria Elenlinn ROFLMAO!!! (especially since I just saw Monty Python for the first time on Monday!!)
* Don't talk to strangers, especially if they're dressed in black robes and sniff alot. SarcasticElf
* If Gandalf asks you if you want to see his pointy hat trick, say NO. Trust me on this one. Sowen
* "If some blonde elf wishes to join you on your quest, say NO. He is your worst enemy, dividing your fan base. He does not sleep. His hair will soon cover all the lands, and his armies of nazgirls grows daily. By the valor of your fellow hobbits, he has been kept at bay, but with great sacrifice. Remember, his wig is not a gift; it is a weapon that must be DESTROYED"LadyOfTheLibrary
* Follow the Yellow Brick Road. Baranostiel, The Trees of Yavanna
* "Never play cards with a guy called Gandalf, never ever go to a bar with the word 'prancing' in its name, and whatever you do, don't forget to turn left at Alberquerque!" Darkstone
* Always take your socks off before your pants Pukel-man
* Keep Pippin away from the mushrooms!!! Joelle
* If Gandalf asks you to pull his finger, you may want to think twice... Miriel Telcontar
* *singing* Always look on the bright side of life *whistles de do, de do, de do de do...* SunnyJim
* cut the chirpy songs, if you want to live to see tomorrow! Varda Elentari
* Choose a designated driver! jordan_the_discursive
* Go! But! go only if ye be hobbits of valor, for the entrance to the Black Land is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no man yet has fought with it and lived! Bones of four fifty men lie strewn about its lair. So, brave hobbits, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, go no further, for death awaits you all with nasty big pointy teeth. Anamírë
* "Have fun storming the castle, boys!" Magrat
* "When you get to the Prancing Pony, just tell the cook you're a friend of mine and he'll knock a few pennies off your bill. Oh, and the cheapest gas around is in Staddle, on Spruce street, just before the overpass." PinkOliphaunts
* "Do not meddle in the affairs of barrow-wights, for they are not very subtle but are quick to anger." Perianwen
* Don't go out without your rubbers! (galoshes) Mar
*
Don't take any wooden nickels or eat yellow
snow.
Where the septic tank is, there will the greenest grass grow.
It's always darkest before the dawn, and don't chase lost ponies without nothing
on!
Eowyn of Penns Woods
*
"...But first, first you must travel
a long and difficult road - a road
fraught with peril, uh-huh, and
pregnant with adventure. You shall
see things wonderful to tell. You
shall see an eye on the top of a
tower, uh-huh, and oh, so many
startlements.
I cannot say how long this road
shall be. But fear not the obstacles
in your path, for Fate has vouchsafed
your reward. And though the road
may wind, and yea, your hearts grow
weary, still shall ye foller the
way, even unto your salvation.
IZZAT CLEAR?!"
Eärendil The Mariner