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transcription: in lotr the word "man" is only used for human men so now im imagining like, someone: "are you a man or a woman?" pippin: "im a hobbit" someone: "but whats in your trousers?" pippin: "mostly snacks"

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[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 78 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Correction, Tolkien uses 'man' for 'human' in general, following Old English semantics.

More accurately it'd be, "are you were or wife?"

Thus it came to the ears of Hobbiton that a guest was come, who asked of Pippin whether, as one of the Men, he was a were or wife. "Neither", Pippin declared: "I am an Hobbit". But the visitor was yet unwilling to yield, and asked once more which was the matter below his belt. "Food, I suppose, my sir; elevensies, lunch, and possibly an afternoon meal, if I will."

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Yes, until the infuriating plot break when Tolkien had Éowyn say "I am no man" and fucking succeeded in killing the Witch King with Merry. Then he was absolutely using 'man' to mean cisgender male human.

[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That is true, but note that Tolkien used a lowercase there. (I've corrected mine to be uppercase).

[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Éowyn isn't her true name, Ann is. She is a gnome. I thought this was well-established.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't know this. Granted, I've only watched the movies (extended editions of course, I'm not a heathen), but I don't remember seeing or hearing that at all...

[–] tabris@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Some time ago, I realised a female werewolf is a wifwolf, which is just precious.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wifwolves made me think this

[–] mech@feddit.org 32 points 3 weeks ago

"What's in your trousers?"
Bilbo: "Guess!"

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"What's in Frodo's trousers?"

Golum and Samwise in unison: "My precious" 🥵

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Jesus, where's shakira to tell us to put a ring on it?

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's just Shakira law. I'm not a hiplian, so I am not required to

[–] teft@piefed.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Hobbits and hobbettes.

Dwarfs and dmarfs.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They are a different race, what if they have different genitals? Or no genitals? They might not even reproduce what if they just grow from mushrooms in the woods and there entire purpose is to die on the mushrooms and bring all that fertilizer back to the fungus?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

The foot-hair is actually pubes.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sam married and had a ton of kids. I think they definitely reproduce somehow. Could be a spore situation. Maybe Hobbits work like WH40K Krorks, aka Orks.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

More fertilizer, my god! Not reproduction the mushrooms were the real beings all those kinds were parasitic P-zombies, forget Sauron we have to stop these things!

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

How do they figure out which bathrooms to use without major incidents!?

[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 weeks ago

Wherever the queue is the shortest.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 weeks ago

Well, I suppose they all use the same outhouse.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hobbits are men (distantly related) in Tolkien's lore.

Dwarves and Elves are completely different things.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Source for hobbits being related to men?

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Still, Tolkien clearly states in "Concerning Hobbits" that hobbits are not technically a distinct race from Men, the way that Elves or Dwarves are, but branched off from other humans in the distant past of the Elder Days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbit