Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Insular dwarfism

 


Overheard on the interwebs: the Tolkien Estate actually forbade (or tried to forbid) scientists from calling Homo floresiensis "Hobbits".

So heeeeere we go, chat!

Hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits..hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...hobbits...

But wait a sec. Åke Ohlmark´s Swedish translation of "Lord of the Rings" was unauthorized, so I suppose Swedish scientists could call Homo floresiensis "hober"? Sue my ass, dude! 

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