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Old 12-16-2008, 04:31 AM   #550
Andsigil
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Nice list. I'll have a go at fisking it.

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Originally Posted by Morthoron View Post
1) Gandalf sparred verbally with Wormtongue; hippies had words with Tricky Dick.
Wormtongue was a fifth-columnist. Gandalf sided against him.

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2) Gandalf smoked pipeweed; hippies had weed-pipes.
But it would only be conjecture to say that Gandalf's pipeweed had any hallucinogenic qualities.

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3) Gandalf hung around with Dwarves and Hobbits; hippies hung out with Eric Burdon of the Animals, who described himself as 'an over-fed, long-haired leaping gnome'.
But would Gandalf have spilled the wine or taken the pearl?

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4) Gandalf was long-haired, bearded and disheveled; hippies were like that too, only younger.
Only in the gray days. When he went to Gandalf the White, he was quite well cleaned up.

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5) Gandalf once knew every spell in all the tongues of Elves or Men or Orcs; hippies were...ummm...forgetful too.
No argument there!

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6) Gandalf took hikes; hippies hitchhiked.
Hiking has more character than bumming rides. As does riding Shadowfax (the Rolls Royce of horses).

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7) Gandalf burned pinecones; hippies burned draft cards.
Gandalf used those pinecones as weapons. Perhaps molotov cocktails would be a better comparison?

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8) Gandalf helped end the War of the Ring; hippies helped end the Vietnam war.
But Gandalf ended the War of the Ring by fighting in it and winning.

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9) Gandalf was considered a troublemaker and disturber of the peace; hippies? ditto.
I would venture that his disturbing and troublemaking had a slightly more noble purpose than, say, Woodstock.

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10) Gandalf was called Stormcrow by Theoden; Stormcrow? Man, like, what an awesome name for a band!
Seek and ye shall find:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7_VoGPPNXo
I'm not sure if this actually qualifies as hippie music, though. Hippies did make some decent music. I'm really not fond of this group.

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Oh and I vote for ++Samwise
Good choice, although I think we're behind in this round.

By the way, positive rep inbound to you for coming up with this list.
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