sauromatian wrote:
A Google search shows a "Hobbit Hole Sports Bar," but it's out on Veterans Memorial. Of course, the location by Nan's Games always had the best paintings, but as a kid in the early 80s we would usually go to the location in the suburbs on Westheimer. I seem to remember the menus said the chain originated in California in the 70s (which would make a lot of sense, stereotype-wise).

There's a "The Hobbit" restaurant down my way, in O.C., Maryland (on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake for those geographically inclined--the city is on an island a few miles long and about 1/2 mile wide). It changed locations a few years back (in the same town), but I used to go there pretty frequently, and they had all kinds of Tolkien-inspired murals, other artwork, etc. Decent food, too, though I couldn't rattle off the items on the menu. I still have T-shirts, mugs, gift bags, etc. from the place. I should really go check out the new locale.

MetamorphosisSigma wrote:
There's a "The Hobbit" restaurant down my way, in O.C., Maryland (on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake for those geographically inclined--the city is on an island a few miles long and about 1/2 mile wide). It changed locations a few years back (in the same town), but I used to go there pretty frequently, and they had all kinds of Tolkien-inspired murals, other artwork, etc. Decent food, too, though I couldn't rattle off the items on the menu. I still have T-shirts, mugs, gift bags, etc. from the place. I should really go check out the new locale.

There's also a Bilbo Baggins restaurant, including a Green Dragon Pub, in Alexandria, VA (across the water from DC).

http://www.bilbobaggins.net/

Huh. All these "Hobbit" restaurants all over the place, probably unlicensed, & yet they apparently haven't had any problem staying in business. Yet RPGs have had to be purged of such content for decades. Funny how IP law works out in practice.

Well here in Moseley, Birmingham (England not Alabama!) we have a Hungry Hobbit Sandwich Bar about 100 yards from Sarehole Milland a bit further from Moseley Bog both important inspirations for Middle Earth.

I myself prefer the Prince of Wales in Moseley Village itself.  I'm told Tolkein used to drink there.

sauromatian wrote:
Amanda McKittrick Ros

Ros wrote "Visiting Westminster Abbey," which opens:

   Holy Moses! Have a look!
   Flesh decayed in every nook!
   Some rare bits of brain lie here,
   Mortal loads of beef and beer,
   Some of whom are turned to dust,
   Every one bids lost to lust;
   Royal flesh so tinged with 'blue'
   Undergoes the same as you.

Oh freddled gruntbuggly
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee.
Groop I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes
And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon,
See if I don't!

anyone else enjoyed the poetic beauty created by Rambling Sid Rumpold?