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<b>Message ID:</b> 3721 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Thu Jul 15 22:16:25 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Sean Gifford <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: A rant - but bard related - for the most part (About Halflings) <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-1348273290">This is probably from the Hobbit &quot;shiriffs&quot; in &quot;The Return of the King&quot; in<br/>
the Lord of the Rings Trilogy,  Verant probably thought  Shiriff - Sheriff -<br/>
Lone Ranger   )<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> ----- Original Message -----<br/>
From: Michael W. Steele &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:wvrk_jock@...">wvrk_jock@...</a>&gt;<br/>
To: &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:eqbards@onelist.com">eqbards@onelist.com</a>&gt;<br/>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 11:32 AM<br/>
Subject: RE: [eqbards] A rant - but bard related - for the most part (About<br/>
Halflings)<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Hmmm. Seems to me there is one more influence on the halfling design than<br/>
what was mentioned by my esteemed colleague Qefnir:<br/>
The Lone Ranger!<br/>
Jeeeze. Someone please tell what this is about. I near about pee all over<br/>
myself every time I go through that part of the world,  just seeing those<br/>
halflings with the masks.<br/>
<br/>
Acinonyx of Bristlebane<br/>
*<br/>
* And because I see no evidence of the definition of the Halfling race in EQ<br/>
it&#39;s safe to assume they are either Middle-Earth-style or TSR-style </span></blockquote></div>