I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if the discrepancy between "Lumpkin" and "Rumpkin" was aimed to avoid legal issues that might inhere in LOTR copyright claims.
Whatever the case may be, I think Rumpkin rings better to the ear. On Thursday, March 22, 2012 7:40:33 AM UTC-7, colin p. cummings wrote: > > I only recently read the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and just the other > week was re-reading book 1 when I noticed Fatty Lumpkin, Tom > Bombadil's little horse/pony. Anyone know why Riv calls their tire > the "Rumpkin" and not the "Lumpkin"? > > Anyone out there riding the exceedingly appropriate setup of a > Bombadil on Fatty Rumpkins? > > Cheers, > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/NoLrmPZ5ngwJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
