Current Events > I just realized why he is called "Bilbo Baggins"

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Robot2600
05/03/21 1:57:05 PM
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Because he likes to read and write.

We all know Tolkien was a linguist.

biblion (greek) small book or notes.

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Doe
05/03/21 1:57:35 PM
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Turbam
05/03/21 1:58:20 PM
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SothaSil
05/03/21 2:00:37 PM
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Not where Tolkien got the name

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Guide
05/03/21 2:01:24 PM
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Just sounds like a stealth brag about his massive penis tbh

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HotLap
05/03/21 2:02:39 PM
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Guide posted...
Just sounds like a stealth brag about his massive penis tbh

The Sackville-Bagginses meanwhile, have massive, bloated scrotums.

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Strider102
05/03/21 2:07:48 PM
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Dildo Saggins

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EzeDoesIt
05/03/21 2:15:34 PM
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*Spoilers* for The Hobbit / The Lord of the Rings:

It actually refers to a sword from Bilboa, Spain.

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Robot2600
05/03/21 2:49:46 PM
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"Bilboa" is actually just "Bilbo" in Basque.

Cool stuff, never knew that.

The name "Biblo" (in Basque) means "the hole"

(because hobbits live in holes).
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SothaSil
05/03/21 7:13:24 PM
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This is some A+ /r/badlinguistics material.

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DarthDemented
05/03/21 7:16:53 PM
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https://youtu.be/BC35cQKHwzg
Knew I could eventually work this in somewhere

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DarthDemented
05/03/21 7:45:48 PM
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Leave it to Leonard nimoy to kill a thread

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