To answer your questions Holby, I live in Canada, I am a Barber/Hairstylist and my clientel is very broad, from young to old.
I guess most of the people that comment on him may not know much about LOTR, but I figure if they even take notice of my Gollum they know something or have at least seen the movies.
I would think that if anything being less knowledgable they would just say Gollum....perhaps they are just trying to sound smart.
