Scientists Discover the remains of Hobbits in Indonesia
Nationalist Valhalla
28-10-2004, 03:28
The island of Flores was appearantly inhabited by furry footed 3 foot tall hominids as recently as 18,000 years ago.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/10/27/dwarf.cavewoman.ap/index.html
Fascinating stuff, but hardly fair to call them "Hobbits", is it?
Artist's impression of a male Homo floresiensis (http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40460000/jpg/_40460955_indone_natgeo_203long.jpg)
A hobbit (http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0167260/Ss/0167260/lotr3_59368.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0167260)
Nationalist Valhalla
28-10-2004, 03:54
Fascinating stuff, but hardly fair to call them "Hobbits", is it?
Artist's impression of a male Homo floresiensis (http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40460000/jpg/_40460955_indone_natgeo_203long.jpg)
A hobbit (http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0167260/Ss/0167260/lotr3_59368.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0167260)
that's someone playing a hobbit
http://www.stomptokyo.com/img-m1/hobbit-1.jpg
give him a beard and some chest hair and they could be cousins
Sukafitz
28-10-2004, 03:57
It's all true people.
http://www.asargaev.com/photo/smile/bush_ring.jpg
Nationalist Valhalla
28-10-2004, 03:59
It's all true people.
http://www.asargaev.com/photo/smile/bush_ring.jpg
sauron didn't know where the shire was, any bets as to whether gw can find the island of flores on a map?
It's all true people.
(insert bush-ring pic)
For some reason, this particular use of this picture made me laugh pretty damn hard.
Peter Jackson must be proud.