HorsemanOfTheApocalypse Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 What is a "Tobe" (as in Tobes of Hades) ? If you do not believe Hades exists, and if a Tobe is/was something only found in Hades, by definition a Tobe could not exist, however, if a Tobe could exist outside Hades, or you were to suspend your disbelief for a moment, then what actually is a Tobe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stone and a hard place Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 could it be a word that our favorite drummer made up? http://tenser.typepad.com/tenser_said_the_tensor/2006/09/tobes.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorsemanOfTheApocalypse Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hmmm... possibly, in fact probably, but... 1. How many other words has NEP made up in 41 years ? (OK, I realise that at this point I might be swamped by examples !). 2. What IS a Tobe anyway? Even if it is made up, what does it represent? Is it just easier to use "Tobe" in a lyric than "dank subterranean tunnel or chamber, or whatever a Tobe is meant to represent ? It is entirely logical that a Tobe could be a sort of lemon meringue pie which is a speciality of Hades, rather than a subterranean chamber ? By-tor was a play on "biter" (I believe) & Snowdog is a description rather than a made up word (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Neil has said it's from a saying a friend of the family used when he was younger. Apparently this man used to say "It's hotter than the Tobes of Hades in here," and Neil took that word to use in his lyrics. Edit: He has acknowledged it's not a real word and means nothing. Edited June 25, 2015 by x1yyz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsonmistymemory Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) It is a place lit by flickering torch light...Edit; That's it I have to go find All The Worlds A Stage now... Edited June 25, 2015 by Crimsonmistymemory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 A Tobe is the name for one triangular segment of Toblerone That chocolate is going to get all melted being so close to that flickering torchlight :| 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 A Tiny Robe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 A ToBe is the opposite of a NotToBe, as brilliantly explained by Sir William Shakespeare. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I have used "hotter than the Tobes of Hades" in conversation before now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsonmistymemory Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 A place where the netherworld gathers in the glare and realize a sign of eth is in the air! Yesssss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I stubbed my tobe yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I stubbed my tobe yesterday. Oh no!!! It has tobe taken care of now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Wait...is this thread about Tobe Hooper or Tobe McGuire? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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