[Kalimac]

Yes, that "My old Dad would take on so" is what really makes that one [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. You can just imagine the Gaffer chewing Sam out for getting himself turned into a toad ("Allus knew somethin' bad 'ud come of this book-learnin' and foolishness").

"Flotsam and Jetsam" is one of my favorite parts of all of LOTR, and the talk between the hobbits and Legolas and Gimli is great for that sort of thing. (Gimli saying "smoking - smoking!!!" and "Well earned [comforts]? I cannot believe that!") And the hobbits give as good as they get. Of course the scene is funny largely because it's a bit of downtime after Helm's Deep and the storming of Isengard, but it's also very humorous to see how differently the hobbits talk to the Elf and the Dwarf...as equals who have also been through battle, instead of the comic baggage they were before they were kidnapped. Understandably it takes Legolas and Gimli a few moments to catch on, but they do eventually [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] .