Hobbit Pub Saved By Actors Stephen Fry and Sir Ian McKellen

Fluffeh writes "Recently the Hobbit Pub in England was sued for rights infringement, but it seems Stephen Fry and Sir Ian McKellen are going to re-pony-up the cash to keep the pub alive. Landlady Stella Roberts said she had been shocked by the actors' offer. She said: 'I had a telephone call on Saturday evening, while we were trading, from Stephen Fry's business partner and manager. That's when he told me. I was very shocked. They've said as soon as they finish filming they would like to come down and visit the pub.' However Ms Roberts said she was not celebrating just yet. She added: 'Until everything is in black and white, on paper, we're going to be a bit reserved because it could be $100 this year and $20,000 next year.'"

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[DWMorse]

Because it comes in PINTS!

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[farrellj]

I see you are a new user here...we can let it slide this time, but any real /. user would understand why this is a story here!!!!

ttyl
          Farrell

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[DWMorse]

Because IP law is a thing of interest to nerds, and they believe that it's stuff that matters. But maybe not to you, sooooo, quick, let's bicker on the Internets now because your preferences aren't the same as everyone elses. Your whiney post has been somewhat legitimized by my humorous comment; you're welcome, no charge, it appears you could use a little bit of a sense of humor, and I have a little extra to share with the less fortunate. ^_^

Ian McKellen is getting good at playing...

[Lord_of_the_nerf]

...an old guy who stands in front of implacable foes. Granted, lawyers are worse than ancient supernatural fire demons.

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[artor3]

It's redundant in that practically every story has at least one post saying how it's a nonstory. The guy claiming this one to be a nonstory is particularly off base in that the story involves Lord of the Rings, intellectual property law, and beer... the only way it could be more relevant to Slashdot's collective interests is if the ghost of Steve Jobs was found drinking there with Linus Torvalds.

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[digitig]

It's the Hobbit pub. It comes in half pints, you insensitive clod!

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[Roger W Moore]

It's the Hobbit pub. It comes in half pints, you insensitive clod!

Is that a European or an American hobbit? (An American Hobbit is only 0.42 pints).

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[ynp7]

Either Jobs or Torvalds would need to be using a car analogy.

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[Dave Emami]

It's the Hobbit pub. It comes in half pints, you insensitive clod!

"Do you think they'll make jokes about our height?"
"Of course not! If we behave like tall people, we'll be treated tall people!"
"What'll it be, gents?"
"We'd like a half pint of ale, a plate of short ribs with small fries, and a short order of shrimp!"
"That's tellin' 'im, Mr. Frodo!"
(From The Ring and I [flickr.com], musical parody of the Bakshi version of Lord of the Rings, in Mad Magazine ~1978).

No...

[Kupfernigk]

You need to have a Mordor Car.