Pipe weed - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Beanamir of Gondor · 03-02-2005, 12:15 PM

I also recall Gandalf, Gimli, Aragorn, Bilbo, and several hundred random hobbits at Bilbo's birthday smoking pipe-weed. Elves are the only ones who don't seem to smoke--perhaps that's why they live so long. They don't ever get lung cancer like every other race in Middlearth.

davem · 03-02-2005, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Beanamir

Elves are the only ones who don't seem to smoke--perhaps that's why they live so long

Its probably also why they caused so many problems - I'm sure if Celebrimbor had sat down for a pipe & a bit of a think he'd have been able to see through all that nonsense Annatar was up to.

I'm pretty sure that Tolkien was making a point about non smokers being prone to being a nuisance - after all its the pipe smokers who clear up the Elves' mess.

Mithalwen · 03-20-2005, 11:32 AM

Ooh so is that why Boromir had to die first as a morally suspect non smoker?

I have finally got around to looking at the EE ROTK appendices and commentaries and Gandalf coughing on his pipe in Minas Tirith (unlikely given his reborn Maia constitution - but in the scale of things a minor "crime") was apparently to appease the rabid non-smoking lobby in the US.... which I find rather bizarre......

03-02-2005, 12:15 PM	#1
Beanamir of Gondor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: the Shadow Gallery Posts: 276	I also recall Gandalf, Gimli, Aragorn, Bilbo, and several hundred random hobbits at Bilbo's birthday smoking pipe-weed. Elves are the only ones who don't seem to smoke--perhaps that's why they live so long. They don't ever get lung cancer like every other race in Middlearth. __________________ The answer to life is no longer 42. It's 4 8 15 16 23... 42. "I only lent you my body; you lent me your dream."

03-20-2005, 11:32 AM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,463	Ooh so is that why Boromir had to die first as a morally suspect non smoker? I have finally got around to looking at the EE ROTK appendices and commentaries and Gandalf coughing on his pipe in Minas Tirith (unlikely given his reborn Maia constitution - but in the scale of things a minor "crime") was apparently to appease the rabid non-smoking lobby in the US.... which I find rather bizarre...... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 03-20-2005 at 11:36 AM.

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