How many.....?

[the guy who be short]

How many Hobbits does it take to drink up the whole Green Dragon?

Well, if x kegs of beer are delivered to the Green Dragon each day, and each keg fills y mugs, one of which a single hobbit can drink in z hours; with an average of q hours in the Green dragon for each hobbit per day:

If qz < xy by a large amount, there will be excess beer and production will have to be slowed, resulting in mass unemployment amongst barley farmers who will be made redundant.

If qz = xy everything will be just fine.

If qz > xy a potential drinking-up situation is plausible. This would result in mass riots.

Now, we know that hobbits never rioted, and also that there was no great depression. Therefore it's safest to assume that qz has roughly equalled xy for all of the Shire's history, meaning that it will probably continue to do so until th Shire collapses.

All of which means no amount of hobbits could ever drink up the Green Dragon. Unless they invented straws.


How many Moriquendi does it take to teach a man to walk on snow?

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by the guy who be short

How many Moriquendi does it take to teach a man to walk on snow?

None actually, as long as the man involved was a hobbit.

See, hobbits have an amazing adaptation. With their large feet and their hairy feet they have natural, built-in snowshoes. As long as they walk with that wide sliding manner which the Inuit have perfected in our age, hobbits would not need any kind of elf to teach them how to snowwalk.

How many mulberry trees did it take to feed the worms which produced the silk for Arwen's wedding gown?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

How many mulberry trees did it take to feed the worms which produced the silk for Arwen's wedding gown?

The only information I can tell you is that in the year 3019 TA, there was reported a turmoil caused by Easterling ecologists against the devastation of their virgin forests for the sake of foreign trade commerce, which led to the retreat of another 10,000 troops of Rhun who were originally supposed to join the army at the battle of Dale, but now had to return to their home country to prevent ecologist rebellion. The indent of Arwen's wedding gown, thus, in fact saved the Western Middle-Earth from terrible fate. Think of what might have been: fire and savage swords in Eriador, night in Rivendell. And what more, there might be no Queen in Gondor - do you think Aragorn would marry Arwen without her wedding gown? But that has been averted – because Elrond picked an Easterling salesman's offer among all others. A chance-meeting, as we say in Middle-earth.

How many roads must a man walk go down, before you call him a "Strider"?

[Morwen]

How many roads must a man walk go down, before you call him a "Strider"?

The Wise have yet to make a determination on this, but they have agreed that it is useful if at least some of the striding takes the would be Strider through Moria

If Manwe and Varda were to get divorced how many lawyers would it take to draw up their divorce settlement?

[Beregond]

If Manwe and Varda were to get divorced how many lawyers would it take to draw up their divorce settlement?

More than eagles have feathers and fewer than the stars in the sky...

How many Royal Messengers did it take to convince Morwen to leave her homestead?

[Volo]

How many Royal Messengers did it take to convince Morwen to leave her homestead?

One. It was the same messenger whom Thingol always ordered to go to Dor-Lómin. In the end the messenger got so frustrated that he dragged Morwen all the way to Menegroth.

How many Hobbits would it take to defeat Glaurung?

[The Sixth Wizard]

How many Hobbits would it take to defeat Glaurung?

One. Despite popular belief, Turin was actually 4"4, meaning he was an inch smaller than Bandobras Took. This was due to growth stunting he recieved as a child from a medical ailment known in Latin as stubbornus foolus.

How many Dark Lords does it take until the Valar just move to another planet?