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Well, Tom could have also been put in there to introduce a fashion statement: Yellow boots, of course! I don't think they were ever too popular, so maybe Tolkien added Tom in there to make subliminal messages telling us to wear them... Paranoia!
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You think Tolkien got rich writing books? The real money's in the boot business!
I think he wanted someone who looks like a walnut in there, but didn't want a talking walnut. Hey presto, Tom Bombadil was born!