What about Bob? A humane argument, briefly..

kurtzimus

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The ongoing “Bob is a hobbit” theory was briefly brought up again in our last session. It got me thinking about this question in a way that hasn’t been brought up(I believe) before. We know of five native breelander first names: Nob, Bob, Barliman, Bill, and Harry. In thinking about this what struck me as strange was; Bob, Bill, and Harry are all names currently used for men! Perhaps most of the men of Bree have names in current circulation, perhaps not. Barliman, for example is not currently used, but it sort of describes his job. I believe the only other hobbit with a currently used name would be Sam. However, we know that is short for Samwise. Therefore, based on this scant evidence, I believe Bob is a man.
 
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