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Originally Posted by Mansun
We are not talking about Hobbits being bludgeoned to death by Gandalf's staff, just a clip on the ear or two, and words to that affect.
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Mansun, it is not my fault that you decided to completely change the context of the discussion because your original question proved farcically problematic. This entire dialogue (or lack thereof) hinges on your first emphatic query statement, and I quote:
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Originally Posted by Mansun
So would Gandalf ever beat a hobbit in the event of sheer anger and frustration, much to the likes of the ill-tempered Farmer Maggot?
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Beating out of 'sheer anger and frustration' does not indicate a clip on the ear, at least not by any common definition. In any case, the answer remains an unequivocal NO. Again, as has been brought up several times in this thread, Gandalf was dealing with adult Hobbits, not children. One might as well ask if he would beat Aragorn or Gimli. The entire idea is nonsensical, and I refer you to any of the posts in this thread that have refuted such inanity.
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Originally Posted by Mansun
Tolkein clearly saw Gandalf as a means of disciplining Hobbits where required. Your riddle and though process above reminds me a lot of Gollum, by the way.
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Gandalf was in a leadership role and was rather short with everyone in the Fellowship (a shortness Gimli commented on in a later chapter). He chided anyone he believed acted stupidly. He did not beat, hit, cuff, thwap, smack or pinch anyone in the Fellowship.
The poem reminds us of Gollum, does it Mansun? How's that, precious? Was it crunchable and scrunchable? Mansun makes no sense, no he don't precious. *
gollum*