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SF author, he/him. Next novella: ESCAPE FROM PUROLAND (July '21): Next novel: INVISIBLE SUN (Sept '21). Resident of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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    Charlie Stross‏Verified account @cstross 5 May 2020

    Charlie Stross Retweeted Chris is VACCINATED 🍍

    Side-effects: given that hobbits aren't particularly warlike or dangerous, why do they occupy the Shire peacefully and without fear of invasion (most of the time)? Obviously the Shire is the Middle Earth equivalent of a garden of deadly delights—*everything* is insanely toxic!https://twitter.com/seneca/status/1257742401151664131 …

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    Chris is VACCINATED 🍍 @seneca
    This is now the official explanation. pic.twitter.com/7pZLMNQ303
    1:00 PM - 5 May 2020
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    • TheTeaNerd Not The Bowie 🎶 Richard Gadsden🐝🇬🇧 Deborah ⚫ Lulu Bacchus Oskar Gewalli Martin Lehmann Callahan DuPont and the Überpopes Leszek Ciesielski 🇪🇺
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      2. Frodo Bolson‏ @FrodoVorkosigan 5 May 2020
        Replying to @cstross

        What? then why are we paying those Ranger guys to keep the orcs&wolves at bay?

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. NelC‏ @NelC 5 May 2020
        Replying to @FrodoVorkosigan @cstross

        Poisoning the wolf after it’s eaten you is only good from the species’ point of view; at an individual level, it’s still game over.

        0 replies 1 retweet 13 likes
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      2. Bobby D.‏ @Ancient0History 5 May 2020
        Replying to @cstross

        The Shire is a nature preserve protected by the Rangers and the Entwives. They're trying to keep the last population of Hobbits alive and breeding. Like pandas.

        1 reply 1 retweet 28 likes
      3. Arnaud Schmolinski‏ @LeSchmol 5 May 2020
        Replying to @Ancient0History @cstross

        Look at how long it took Sam to find the courage to talk to that Rosie girl-hobbit!

        1 reply 0 retweets 20 likes
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      2. Iain Roberts‏ @_Iain_Roberts 5 May 2020
        Replying to @cstross

        Recall that at the end of the LOTR books, King Aragorn refuses to *even set foot* in the Shire. Because it's the law. But why was that law made in the first place? 🤔

        2 replies 0 retweets 20 likes
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      1. (((Doug DeJulio)))‏ @dfjdejulio 5 May 2020
        Replying to @cstross

        Headcanon update accepted.

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      1. Fully Vaxxed Dinosaur Fan McNutcase‏ @McNutcase 5 May 2020
        Replying to @cstross

        Gandalf only survives going there because he's a literal demigod.

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      2. Jon Mellon‏ @jon_mellon 5 May 2020
        Replying to @cstross @robfordmancs

        So that's why Saruman cuts down the trees in the shire.

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Rob Ford‏ @robfordmancs 5 May 2020
        Replying to @jon_mellon @cstross

        They’re high grade uranium. He’s planning a fast breeder reactor to power Isengard 2.0

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