So Meg and I were chatting on Discord the other day and came to a realization:
Hey! now! Come hoy now! Whither do you wander?
Up, down, near or far, here, there or yonder?
Sharp-ears, Wise-nose, Swish-tail and Bumpkin,
White-socks my little lad, and old Fatty Lumpkin!
This is the rhyme that Tom sings when he’s looking for the ponies. The first five of them are Merry’s ponies: presumably one for each of the hobbits to ride, and one more for the baggage. (The last is Tom’s own pony.) And Meg noticed a surprising parallel between the ponies’ names and the hobbits:
Sharp-ears = Merry
Throughout the story, Merry is shown to be the one with the best head for details. He’s “sharp”, if you will; observant and intelligent.
EDIT: Merry is also the one who spies on Bilbo and Frodo to learn about the Ring! He’s got very “sharp” ears, and eyes too.
Wise-nose = Frodo
This is the easiest one. Frodo’s name means “wise” or “wisdom”, so this pony fits him well.
Swish-tail = Pippin
Tell me whose vibe fits Swish-tail better than Pippin. That’s right; you can’t. The name conjures a picture of careless jollity, which couldn’t be more Pippin.
Bumpkin = Sam
A “bumpkin” is defined as “an unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside”. As much as I would be the last person in the world to call Sam a backwards yokel, he is nonetheless the most “country” of the four hobbits, and his name literally means “half-wise”, or “lacking wisdom”.
That leaves White-socks to be the baggage pony, which likely doesn’t have much significance (aside from the fact that he’s an outlier because hobbits don’t wear socks).
We’re not sure there’s any particular point to this. We’re also not sure whether or not Tolkien did it on purpose. But either way, it’s a fun thing to think about!
the fact that nicholas galitzine is henry fox but he's also the slutty boyfriend of henry fox's gay ancestor????? no notes
you know that episode of the office where they can’t find michael and dwight goes out with holly to look for him and holly knows michael so well, thinks so much like him, and she literally follows his path step by step exactly until she finds him ?
this is how i imagine the next book being
violet going to all the right places, always late but also always just a little closer, until finally. there he is. 🖤
We love a good old lover boy
I love Violet because she really looked at the strongest, scariest rider in the whole quadrant who actively wanted to kill her, and went yep, that’s the one I want to fuck.
And she did.
She also turned him into a romantic boy obsessed and I think that’s so great for her.
obligatory gnomeo and juliet crossover
🐸 It's not easy being...in a toxic relationship with Miss Piggy
Watch the full episode on Dropout!
I just started cackling
Should i cry or laugh???
David Tennant, Michael Sheen and the dogsitting problem
maybe this time picking at Textures on my skin will lead to being silky smooth
Here are the things I love most about Psych:
There is a general lack of sexism and misogyny amongst the characters. The women are portrayed as competent as the men and as accomplished as the men. They show platonic male/female friendships and relationships without trying to force something romantic between characters.
There is a general lack of homophobia. Shawn doesn't get offended when people think he and Gus are together. Shawn and Gus are portrayed perfectly in the sense that there is no toxic masculinity. They are open with their love and friendship and don't "no homo" it.
They don't push the marriage or baby rhetoric. Shawn and Juliet having an open conversation about deciding not to want children and just have dogs, and not feeling pressure to be married until the 1st movie is so refreshing, and even then, they didn't make it a big deal. The women in Psych are written for more than being love interests.
They don't downplay Shawn's trauma around his childhood, especially as it contrasts with Gus's more stable home life. Shawn and Henry's relationship feels (to me) like the epitome of "I can understand how and why you did what you did, but that doesn't mean I have to forgive you for it." Likewise, they don't minimize the trauma Juliet had over Yang. They never tell her to "get over it" or try and tell her it wasn't that bad.
They show that what makes a villain isn't black and white. The villains are complicated, like Yang and Desperaux. They're not all bad, but they're also not all good.
All of the storylines with animals are just *chefs kiss.*
The writing is so good. It's comedic but has feelings. It is a safe space. All of the characters grow throughout the course of the show. They don't just stay stagnant.
Anyway. I love it.
Ugh I love them all
Aelin: “Get it? Because we should have died?”
They would totally make jokes like this and Rowan and Manon would be sick of their sh*t
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