LAST EDITED ON Jan-09-07 AT 09:05 PM (EST)
 
>In the Shire, "fool of a Took" is almost a compliment, depending on
>its delivery. If nothing else, it acknowledges that the recipient has
>a certain... panache.
>
Of the sort that makes the person so described do insanely dangerous things just because it seemed like a good idea at the time, all too often. Yep, that describes Peregrine's renowned ancestor to a T. He would drop a stone down a well in a deserted mine complex full of enemies just to see if it would make a cool noise, and he'd go staring into a crystal ball with Someone Extremely Dangerous on the other end, or stab a troll in the guts and endure being fallen upon as a result, but he'd bounce back every time.

-Joe-