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While reading someones blog (sorry I forget whom), I saw a reference to their 'Hobbit Name'. A google search turned up a wealth of options for generating these. I tried a few. The Hobbit Name Generator Peter Lyons: Wilibald Boffin of Whitfurrows Pete Lyons: Orgulas Boffin of Whitfurrows My Precious Name Generator Peter Lyons: Riarry 'Headstrong' Newbuck of Hardbottle Pete Lyons: Meruppi 'Deepdelver' Thorney , Prince of the Halflings The Middle-earth Name Generator According to the Red Book of Westmarch, In Middle-earth, Pete Lyons was a Courageous Ruffian Elven Name Possibilities for Pete Lyons The root name suitable for feminine and masculine is: Rûdhgrod Another masculine version is: Rûdhgrodion Hobbit lad name for Pete Lyons: Ferumbras Proudfoot from Scary Dwarven Name for Pete Lyons: D?in Woodenlaughter Orkish Name for Pete Lyons: Wazmazh the Destroyer The Middle-earth Name Generator According to the Red Bo
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I was searching for a copy of the Epic of Gilgamesh and found a complete english version of the Babylonian poem at this site . It was only after some digging that I realized I was in a loony bin . For a cooler but perhaps less readable version see this site .
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While trying to find information on a fist fight that occurred between two of my favorite authors: Ernest Hemingway and Wallace Stevens, I stumbled upon an interesting magazine called Modern Drunkard . While it’s hard to take a magazine with that title seriously, a closer inspection revealed a serious agenda behind the fun. They are actually promoting drinking and raising awareness about the forces working to limit alcohol consumption. The following images come from their selection of propganda art article      . Also, interesting was the editors rant about not being allowed to attend the Absolut Vodka party at the Bar and Nightclub convention in Las Vegas. On a lighter note, I thought their Bar Signs article was very funny. As for the fist fight, that started this search. I found the following on this page : Ernest's sister Ursula, visiting Key West in 1936, came home from a cocktail party, crying. She told Ernest Wallace Stevens insulted her my making remarks on how