Tolkien fan re-creates Bilbo Baggins' house

[Still Waters]

What would you do if you had 2,600 balloons and a lot of free time on your hands?

For Jeremy Telford, a father of three from Utah, the answer was obvious: build an inflatable replica of Bag End, the home of the character Bilbo Baggins from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

Telford, a 34-year-old professional balloon artist from Pleasant Grove who happens to be a Tolkien superfan, spent nearly 40 hours over three days re-creating the hobbit retreat in his living room using a hand pump to inflate all the building materials.

http://www.dailymail...0-BALLOONS.html

[Mnemonix]

I wonder what he has more of, balloons or free time?

[coldethyl]

Free time. He will never have a girlfriend.

And I didn't read the article so if it says he's married, I find that miraculous.

[schizoidwoman]

That's going to look really sad when the balloons start to deflate.

[Purplos]

It says he's a father of three, but doesn't mention a wife.

He's also a professional balloon artist. Knowing that, I'd say this was positively brilliant. Incredible marketing for his business.

[Keel M.]

I want to know what kind of balloons will hold a man up like that!

And coldethyl... what makes you think there isn't a woman out there who is just as big a fan as that guy is? They could live in nerdy heaven!

Edited November 12, 2012 by Lady Kasey

[Gunn]

Hmmmm....2,600 balloons. That's what you call dedication.

[Shiloh17]

I'm pretty sure he doesn't own a cat.

[RavenEyes19]

And coldethyl... what makes you think there isn't a woman out there who is just as big a fan as that guy is? They could live in nerdy heaven!

Yep, there are a lot of nerdy women and girls out there who obsess over various fandoms and create all kinds of fan art and fanfiction in tribute to their favorite sci fi/fantasy films, shows and books.

This kind of thing wouldn't turn me off personally. He's simply doing something he enjoys and is making a living off it.

[coldethyl]

Yeah, I know that there are.

My niece dresses up like Dr. Who.

I think I was probably drunk.