Comments on: The Soviet “Hobbit”
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Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time?Thu, 10 Nov 2025 20:24:40 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1By: HiroProtagonist
http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/07/the-soviet-hobbit/#comment-85689
HiroProtagonistThu, 27 Oct 2025 23:30:06 +0000http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=4959#comment-85689Russian doesn't easily distinguish between the words "foot" and "leg", so the Russian translation reads that hobbits have furry legs, not feet--hence the hirsute hobbits in these woodcuts.Russian doesn’t easily distinguish between the words “foot” and “leg”, so the Russian translation reads that hobbits have furry legs, not feet–hence the hirsute hobbits in these woodcuts.
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wilkieSun, 04 Sep 2025 18:54:20 +0000http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=4959#comment-61066These illustrations are great, do you have any idea where you can order poster-quality prints or anything of the like?These illustrations are great, do you have any idea where you can order poster-quality prints or anything of the like?
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Pit13Sat, 20 Aug 2025 00:27:29 +0000http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=4959#comment-58602Awesome!Awesome!
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joeTue, 17 May 2025 08:32:04 +0000http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=4959#comment-45528Soviety Gandlaf = pimp!Soviety Gandlaf = pimp!
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joeTue, 17 May 2025 08:29:47 +0000http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=4959#comment-45526Bilbo, people's hero of Soviet Middlearth. Scary Capitalist Giants! Ring wears you! Hairy legs fetishism?!?Bilbo, people’s hero of Soviet Middlearth. Scary Capitalist Giants! Ring wears you! Hairy legs fetishism?!?
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DaveSun, 15 Aug 2025 19:50:17 +0000http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=4959#comment-4937Those illustrations look NOTHING like the pictures in my head. I believe I'd prefer the plain text. Thanks.Those illustrations look NOTHING like the pictures in my head. I believe I’d prefer the plain text. Thanks.
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