Uh, gee, Nar, I feel so stupid now... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] What an intelligent and inspired thought about "kept-pockets!"
(You see, since Hobbits were simple, unassuming people, I always though that pockets had more to do with simplicity and understatement, as Maedhros pointed out:
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the most important artifact in ME lay in Bilbo's pocket.
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In fact, Hobbits were SO simple and unassuming, that hardly anyone even knew they were there! Certainly none of the Valar (including Melkor) knew of their creation (we are told they "appeared" in ME around a certain time), and even Treebeard can't figure them into his 'roll-call.' And barely a soul who is familiar with the ancient prophecies even realized what a halfling was! So how much more unassuming can a species be? And how much more simple and sensible can you get than to transport something in your pocket, when it fits there so nicely...?)
[ September 15, 2002: Message edited by: Evenstar1 ]