that Bolger v Lumpkin choice

[coolismo]

OK who's your favourite Fatty? Fatty Bolger or Fatty Lumpkin. Lately I have definately been a Bolger man but on cold afternoons I verr more towards a fondness for Lumpkin. Bolger definately the braver and more fleet of foot and temper but Lumpkin more of a yang type I suppose. Says a lot about the person as to whom of the Fattys they prefer...

[bropous]

I'm more of a Fredegar Bolger fan. Little guy had some guts and kept his wits when the Nazgul hit the house at Crickhollow!

[Sister Golden Hair]

I've always been fond of the name Fatty Lumpkin. When my son was a baby going through that plump period, I used to call him that.:)

[afro-elf]

How old is the lad now?

[Sister Golden Hair]

Almost twenty.

[coolismo]

i'm glad this a balanced thread. I wonder which of them would win in a fight. Would Bolger's natural smarts prevail or would Lumpkin go in for the early kill, overwhelming his opponent with spirited strength? My heart says Lumpkin but my head says Bolger.

[Kirinki54]

Are we comparing a Hobbit and a Pony here? Rather odd... :)

Let me introduce my favorite fatty instead; Barliman Butterbur. I wonder if Tolkien modelled him on someone he did not like in the real world? He is IIRC the really only ridiculous guy in LotR.

[luinilwen]

hey hey hey fatty lumpkin is not a pony. bill is a pony. lumpkin is the pony. not a horse person but i have to go with little fatty lumpkin :) he took care of the hobbitses ponys he did

[Foul_Dwimmerlaik]

Kirinki, Galdalf doesn't share your low opinion of Butterbur!