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Gnomon's Interesting Fact of the Day
Gnomon - time to move on Started conversation Apr 15, 2016
In the original draft of Tolkien's 'The Hobbit', the chief dwarf's name was Gandalf. He later became Thorin Oakenshield. The name Gandalf, along with the names of all the other dwarves except Balin, came from an Icelandic list of dwarf names.
The wizard who later became Gandalf was named Bladorthin. This was a name that Tolkien made up, in one of his invented languages.
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Icy North Posted Apr 15, 2016
That's at least five interesting facts in one 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Apr 15, 2016
Bladorthin must have needed to go the loo fairly often. 
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Apr 15, 2016
That's probably why he drank wine when the others had beer.
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Recumbentman Posted Apr 18, 2016
Rather like Slartibartfast, who was in the first drafts called Fartyfuckborlz.
DNA wanted a person with an unspoken sadness about his name. Of course you knew that. Addressed to the lurker.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Apr 18, 2016
Is Slartibartfast really all that said?
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ITIWBS Posted Apr 19, 2016
From the age before Superman and Slartibartfast:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29389
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Apr 19, 2016
Vicious, universe-conquering races of aliens are coming at us, and all that stands in their way is Donald Trump. 
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Gnomon's Interesting Fact of the Day
- 1: Gnomon - time to move on (Apr 15, 2016)
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- 4: Gnomon - time to move on (Apr 15, 2016)
- 5: Recumbentman (Apr 18, 2016)
- 6: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Apr 18, 2016)
- 7: ITIWBS (Apr 19, 2016)
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