tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post6699935839111527280..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: UbiquityJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-6947649847782258462008-04-05T02:09:00.000-07:002008-04-05T02:09:00.000-07:00In the UK the generic first-name that is nearly al...In the UK the generic first-name that is nearly always used for farmers is Giles, so if a newspaper is describing a farmer he will nearly always call him 'Farmer Giles' and the same in TV programs or Films. Farmer Giles is also London Cockney rhyming slang for 'Piles' (Hemorrhoids).<BR/>In fact I am convinced that that is why Farmer Giles of Ham is called Giles, Tolkien borrowed from the same tradition.Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868350372284073636noreply@blogger.com