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Kenbo Baggins

Bill Greenwell

Published 09 July 2001

First extracts from the film The Lord of the Rings were released. Ken Clarke's campaign to be Tory leader took up more column-inches

I have plenty of bland gamgee

under my broad belt. I wish to make

an ANNOUNCEMENT: we need to breed

a brand new party for Middle Earth.

Here is my pipeweed. Here is my beer

and also brandywine. I am red-cheeked,

bright-eyed, and appeal to the shires.

There are leathery soles beneath my big

boots, and I eat six meals a day. I told

Lady Gandalf to go. If we wish to defeat

the Orcs of New Mordor, then we need

a new ring of confidence. My precious.

I am a filthy hobbit, with mingus fingers.

There's bebop at Bag End, and rockets.

And what have I got in my pockets?

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