# History of The Hobbit, Volume I  "Mr. Baggins"

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 3, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-the-hobbit-volume-i-mr-baggins/439908 "2008-03-03T03:50:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/history-of-the-hobbit-volume-i-mr-baggins/439908/21 "2008-03-05T01:20:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer]  
Qad, are you joking? I’m fairily certain that info was contained in the 30th anniversary edition of the Hobbit. Surely I can’t know have known something about Tolkien that I don’t; that would be freaky.  
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Quite likely that you do; I don’t claim to be omniscient on all things regarding JRRT. I admit I never delved into my copy of “The Annotated Hobbit” nearly as deeply as I did HOMES, etc. It’s always something I meant to get around to.

And I get older, instead of studying Middle-Earth deeper and eeper, I get diverted more often by shiny objects, Wii systems, and planning our next road trip to the Mojave desert. It’s almost like losing my religion… :eek:

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