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Bêthberry · 03-01-2005, 07:11 AM

Drop us a hint, Esty; there's a good lass.

(My best HI imitation to date. )

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-01-2005, 07:19 AM

Be happy to - and a very nice imitation it is!

This person belongs to the earliest part (and place) of JRRT's life.

Rimbaud · 03-01-2005, 09:27 AM

During the early South Africa years, Daddy Tolkien’s servant Isaak took JRRT to show to his village.

Arthur Tolkien forgave him for this and so Isaak named his first son "Isaak Mister Tolkien Victor" after him.

Unexpectedly

~R

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-01-2005, 11:15 AM

Absolutely right, Rim, and nice to see you posting here again! Next one's yours...

Rimbaud · 03-02-2005, 07:11 AM

Ah, but at around the same time, what happened to three of the infant Tolkien's bibs?

Bêthberry · 03-02-2005, 07:50 AM

Now this is really digging deep into family memories. A neighbour's pet monkeys chewed up three of baby Toller's "pinafores". Is this what you mean by "bib", Mr. Ribbet?

Rimbaud · 03-02-2005, 08:20 AM

Indeed it is, Ms Berry, and I wasn't aware that 'bib' did not translate overseas. You learn something every day.

The floor is yours, Ma'am.

Grandiosely

~R

03-01-2005, 07:11 AM	#1
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Drop us a hint, Esty; there's a good lass. (My best HI imitation to date. ) __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-01-2005, 07:19 AM	#2
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Be happy to - and a very nice imitation it is! This person belongs to the earliest part (and place) of JRRT's life. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

03-01-2005, 09:27 AM	#3
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	During the early South Africa years, Daddy Tolkien’s servant Isaak took JRRT to show to his village. Arthur Tolkien forgave him for this and so Isaak named his first son "Isaak Mister Tolkien Victor" after him. Unexpectedly ~R __________________ And all the rest is literature

03-01-2005, 11:15 AM	#4
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Absolutely right, Rim, and nice to see you posting here again! Next one's yours... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

03-02-2005, 07:11 AM	#5
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Ah, but at around the same time, what happened to three of the infant Tolkien's bibs? __________________ And all the rest is literature

03-02-2005, 07:50 AM	#6
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Now this is really digging deep into family memories. A neighbour's pet monkeys chewed up three of baby Toller's "pinafores". Is this what you mean by "bib", Mr. Ribbet? __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-02-2005, 08:20 AM	#7
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Indeed it is, Ms Berry, and I wasn't aware that 'bib' did not translate overseas. You learn something every day. The floor is yours, Ma'am. Grandiosely ~R __________________ And all the rest is literature