http://www.ourhobbithole.com/index.html - pics and more information on the hobbit hole lol
By Lester Haines
Published Friday 24th December 2004 11:36 GMT
Long-term readers will remember well the case of the American college student who rattled her tin online to raise cash for a bigger pair of jubs. Successfully, as it turns out, and now a US couple has adopted the web begging process in an attempt to finance the construction of a real-life Hobbit Hole.
We'll cut to the chase on this one, since we don't reckon El Reg fans need an explanation as to what a modern-day Hobbit Hole might look like. Here are the pertinent bits of the website's Q&A section:
What is the point of this website?
We hope to build a Hobbit Hole. Yes, we mean a subterranean dwelling as described above. No, it will not be in Middle Earth, and no, we are not (completely) insane. We are actually quite serious about doing this.
read more here ...
http://www.theregister.com/2004/12/24/hobbit_hole/