> > Sam doesn't count. Yeah, he's cool and all,
> > but he's using his real name; it's not
> > Tolkien-based at all. He was named after his
> > father, just like me.
> >
> > Gri"unless...Sam, were your grandparents
> > avid Tolkien buffs or anything?"shny
>
> As a matter of fact, yes. But the first use of "Samuel" in my family is ten generations ago, and I think that was quite a bit before Tolkien was born.
>
> S "the eighth" am

Besides, our Sam's full first name is "Samuel", IIRC, and the LOTR Sam was "Samwise". Which is not only not a very common name but not a very complimentary one either, and certainly not an appropriate one to peg on the Owner of Rinkworks.

Ar"okay, Rinkworks itself is named after a little furry rodent-like thing, but still"thur