The Tolkien Joke and Meme thread

[Alcuin]

Númenor, too.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

But don't forget Himring.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

https://www.reddit.com/r/LOTRholygrailmemes/comments/egs9h1

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

OK, maybe this doesn't really belong here, but

And I guess this makes as much sense as "Lord of the Pants":

 

[Miguel]

https://www.reddit.com/r/LOTRholygrailmemes/comments/egs9h1

The first two Hobbit movies were ok, i think, watchable at least.

 

[Olorgando]

OK, maybe this doesn't really belong here, but
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And I guess this makes as much sense as "Lord of the Pants":
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Erm ...
A wiki search shows that Carol Berg is an actual fantasy author, with sixteen titles since 2000, spread over six series, the latest two under the pen name Cate Glass. Winner or finalist for several book awards - though half of those have been "The Colorado Book Award", from her home state … but in 2009 she won the "Mythopoeic Award", given by the Mythopoeic Society, one of the oldest such organizations, like the UK's Tolkien Society, dedicated to JRRT's works, or in case of the Mythopoeic Society a bit more broadly, "devoted to the study of mythopoeic literature, particularly the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and C. S. Lewis …" (Wiki).

That "title" you posted seems certainly to be a spoof, as it does not show up in her bibliography (nor does "The Elfthief of Hoboken") - if it is a title at all, and not just someone having fun creating nonexistent book covers … 🤨 😄

"Janet Kendall" draws a blank, so some sort of spoof piggybacking on those famous opening words "Lord of …", I'd guess.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Congratulations.

 

[Olorgando]

Wikipedia article "List of Family Guy characters":
Gag characters
"Buzz Killington (voiced by Danny Smith) – A man who dresses and acts as if he is a 19th-century British man of means. His name is based on the term "buzzkill". He is a stereotype of a socially popular person in the late 19th century [citation needed], but by today's standard would be regarded as a "buzzkill". He is typically introduced into otherwise fun situations, such as a wild party, but his contributions (showing etchings, telling stories) bring the party (and fun) to a grinding halt."

Do I now get the next level of the award, the one with the oak leaf wreath? Please?!? 🤓

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Sure, why not?

And here's some more "research material" for ya:

And, to get back to "high" fantasy:

 

[Olorgando]

Sure, why not?
And here's some more "research material" for ya:
And, to get back to "high" fantasy:

I keep forgetting what it was that Judy Garland's three companions were missing. The 'fraidy-cat lion was Bert Lahr, wasn't it?

I thought I had mentioned here (but if it was in one of my PM exchanges …) that (high) fantasy is practically limiter to JRRT for me - with the exception of mostly short stories in several compilations in honor of JRRT (re-) published at "appropriate" times: 1992, 2001-2004, 2012-2015 … 🧙‍♂️

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

 

[Olorgando]

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So bro is probably a fan of G.R.R. Martins "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the "Game of Thrones" TV series it spawned?
"Mental illness" may be a little harsh as a judgement, but I have neither read the one nor seen the other, so I need competent advice for this.
Anyway, this was a topic in another thread here:

https://thetolkien.forum/threads/george-r-r-martin-says-lotr-has-plotholes.28630/

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Um, you are aware that this is the "joke" thread, right?

 

[Olorgando]

Um, you are aware that this is the "joke" thread, right?

Harrumph! Neither are all memes jokes (far from it), nor do all jokes become memes!
Ah no, that latter was a very bad train of thought to get onto … be right back … 😱🤢🤮

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Hey, I can't help it if Erestor changed the thread title! To me, this is still the JOKE thread!

 

[Olorgando]

Hey, I can't help it if Erestor changed the thread title! To me, this is still the JOKE thread!

This change was before my time? 🤔
And apparently we're being broad-minded and tolerant enough to not insist that all jokes be good.
(Lawks! I sure hope so! At my age I know that "humor" covers so wide a territory that no one person can sympathize with more than a fraction. My "punch lines" receiving puzzled to incomprehending reactions - but why should I complain about something that the greatest satirists and comedians of all times and places have encountered innumerable times? Just doesn't take up much space in their (auto-) biographies … 😄 )

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Hey, I can't help it if Erestor changed the thread title! To me, this is still the JOKE thread!

Is THAT better? A moderator's job is never done, it seems...

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

It wasn't meant as a critisism!

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I live to serve 😁
Also, here's my contribution to amusing book titles

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

These were posted on an old thread; might as add them here.