Crackdown On Hobbit People

[THeMaCHinE]

Crackdown On Hobbit People

People who live in the hills and dress up as hobbits have attracted the unwanted attention of police in Kazakhstan, where they are seen as 'bohemian' and a threat to the state.
The practice is popular in several former Soviet countries, where thousands of fans re-enact scenes from JRR Tolkein's book. The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings were first translated in the late 1980s during Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika, and quickly built up a cult following.
Brutal
But the eccentric pursuit of emulating the story's heroes is not looked on kindly by the notriously brutal police of the Kazakh capital Almaty, who have uncompromising methods of dealing with counter-culture. Buskers, homosexuals, hippies, and members of dissident religious sects have been hauled off the streets and beaten up.
The leader of a popular punk band, Alexander, said he was put in the water tank - a hole with a ceiling four-and-a-half feet high, half-filled with water so the occupant has to crouch - for two days.
"We are perfectly legal," complained Vitaly, a keen 'Tolkeinist'. "In fact, we spend most of our time in the mountains. We only hold conventions in the city twice a year. It's our lifestyle. The police don't like it, but we aren't going to stop. It's our entire life."

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[HappyScrappy]

about time they crack down on those fuckers.
always stealing my rings the little fuckers.

 

[Latimer]

Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
Blunt the knives and bend the forks!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates-
Smash the bottles and burn the corks!

Cut the cloth and tread on the fat!
Pour the milk on the pantry floor!
Leave the bones on the bedroom mat!
Splash the wine on every door!

Dump the crocks in a boiling bawl;
Pound them up with a thumping pole;
And when you've finished, if any are whole,
Send them down the hall to roll !

That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
So, carefully! carefully with the plates!

 

[supersizeme]

that was me in that tank. i thought i was gandalf and i tried casting all kinds of spells and shit to get out but fuck it's hard to do when you're crouching.

 

[HappyScrappy]

I used to walk around in a gandolf outfit all the time.
but with the long white beard and hair, it would scare off the kids and they wouldn't take my candy.

 

[supersizeme]

that's why you should drive a van full of fake ronald mcdonalds and grimaces. kids give less of a crap how long your beard is and more about how many snickers you have in your shorts.

 

[HappyScrappy]

dude! you've seen my van?!