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Controversial Hobbit Comedian Under Fire for "Sauron" Reference
Feb 8 2004 by Ryan Moore
In his performance Wednesday night at the Under The Hill Club in Hobbiton, Milo Bracegirdle, referring to a certain Frogmorton innkeeper and his strict policing of behavior in his common room, said "Old Proudfoot makes Sauron look like a nice, easy-going guy."
This is not the first time Bracegirdle's pronouncements have drawn the ire of certain Shirefolk- in the past he has made ribald reference to the bond of love between Hobbit-folk and Elf-folk, and performed his infamous "How many faggots does it take to start a fire in the Misty Mountains?" routine.
More recently, in a performance at Tuckborough, Bracegirlde held forth on the subject of Hobbit women with hairless feet: "Some hobbit-folk like a real hairy foot- I myself go for the shaved foot. You know, you have a few glasses of old Butterburr's ale, and then you're down there with all that hair, it's like being lost in the Old Forest, you think an orc or a warg is going to jump out!"
But Bracegirdle's Sauron reference has hounded him like a white wolf crossing the Brandywine in the Fell Winter. Lobelia Grubb, leader of the Hobbit Advocacy group "Full Rights for Halflings," staged a protest outside Bracegirdle's most recent performance, stating: "This type of so-called mirthfulness has no place within the borders of the Shire. We must never forget the untold numbers who perished in the fight against Sauron and his foul minions."
Bracegirdle responded, "Ooh, someone told a little joke about Sauron! Somebody call the Brandybucks and get them to sound the horn-call of Buckland! [loudly imitating horn noise] Fear! Fire! Foes!"
Pressed for a serious comment, Bracegirdle said: "If we're not allowed to make jokes about Sauron, then the Shire is no better than the land of Mordor, where the shadows lie. This freedom is what separates us from the orcs." He then stated his belief that Ms. Grubb enjoys the "eating of man-flesh," and suggested all his detractors "lighten up and smoke some good pipe weed."
As he left, Bracegirdle added these final words: "Of all queer folks, Tom Bombadil is the queerest."
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