Post by Ans on Jul 3, 2005 17:00:54 GMT -5
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A thought crossed my mind today: What makes a Hobbit a Hobbit?
Could it be the ears? Nope. Many people have pointy ears: Elves, Hobbits, even Vulcans from Star Trek.
Could it be the hairy Hobbit feet? Nope. Even if the hobbits had smaller feet, I'd still recognize them as hobbits.
Is it the fact that they're short? Nope. Many people are short: hobbits, dwarfs, orcs. Even if a random 6 feet tall person walked up to me in the street wearing a Hobbit outfit with NO ears and NO big feet, I'd still know he was a Hobbit. Why? Is it the clothes or the hairstyle?
Now, think of it this way: Elijah Wood with pointy ears and his usual short hair, wearing his human clothes. what does he look like? I'm thinking.... something that escaped the last season of Star Trek. Now, Elijah Wood with his normal ears and dark curly Hobbit hair, wearing his human clothers. What does he look like? A hobbit in strange clothes? Exactly. It's the hairstyle. ;D
So.... What makes a Hobbit a Hobbit? I'd say it's the hairstyle (and a little bit of the ears, too, to make it just perfect). That's all there is to it, really.
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A thought crossed my mind today: What makes a Hobbit a Hobbit?
Could it be the ears? Nope. Many people have pointy ears: Elves, Hobbits, even Vulcans from Star Trek.
Could it be the hairy Hobbit feet? Nope. Even if the hobbits had smaller feet, I'd still recognize them as hobbits.
Is it the fact that they're short? Nope. Many people are short: hobbits, dwarfs, orcs. Even if a random 6 feet tall person walked up to me in the street wearing a Hobbit outfit with NO ears and NO big feet, I'd still know he was a Hobbit. Why? Is it the clothes or the hairstyle?
Now, think of it this way: Elijah Wood with pointy ears and his usual short hair, wearing his human clothes. what does he look like? I'm thinking.... something that escaped the last season of Star Trek.
Now, Elijah Wood with his normal ears and dark curly Hobbit hair, wearing his human clothers. What does he look like? A hobbit in strange clothes? Exactly. It's the hairstyle. ;DSo.... What makes a Hobbit a Hobbit? I'd say it's the hairstyle (and a little bit of the ears, too, to make it just perfect). That's all there is to it, really.
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It is my fondest wish that you might derive some enjoyment from this product of my poor, hobbit-obsessed brain. 
^^Thanks Myra
After their beloved shire...