'I'm always looking for the Hows and the Whys and the Whats,' said Muskrat, 'That is why I speak as I do. You've heard of Muskrat's Much-in-Little, of course?' 'No,' said the child. 'What is it?'
- The Mouse and his Child. Russell Hoban.
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I think I'm being thick.... again.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit of an insider joke Geeb. In the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit Pippin is quite concerned to learn that Strider their guide, doesn't stop for food breaks as often as Hobbits are used to.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDWR-dOjDA0