The Hobbit

I started listening to this reading of The Hobbit on Youtube:

source:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPeDWpHo4KY&list=PLiprFMdUvCYi9dzAxLbjUHaNswbsORq5O&index=1&pp=iAQB

I can really see the attraction of audio books, at least with a story like The Hobbit.  There is just something nice about hearing the words rather than reading them and this is a wonderful reading.

One thing that I didn't remember about The Hobbit were the rhyming names of the Dwarves:

source: https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/hobbit/characters/

That reminded me of the denizens of Hoopeston, Illinois mentioned on the Vic and Sade show:

source: https://vscharacters.blogspot.com/2012/01/cupid-and-stupid-golfbake.html

Hoopeston seemed to have more than a fair share of dizzy twins :)

I'd like to think that either Tolkien or Rhymer cribbed the idea from the other but I suspect it was just coincidence that they both liked rhyming (and funny?) names :)  

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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