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ck's avatar

Someone, somewhere, must have translated LMAO into an Elvish language. Anyone know how it reads?

JRR Jokien's avatar

it is a phrase which I will not utter here

Luthien's avatar

"Father Freaking Christmas" LOL!

Wednesday's avatar

This is the best lmao

JRR Jokien's avatar

lol glad you enjoyed it!

Joanna Colclough's avatar

“Glorified tourist trap” - that’s amazing. LMAO

JRR Jokien's avatar

haha, glad you enjoyed that bit. it was a last-minute addition!

Luthien's avatar

Please do more Tolkien vs Lewis jokes! this made me laugh so hard!

JRR Jokien's avatar

I've got a few in the drafts, so perhaps they'll make an appearance sometime soon haha

Luthien's avatar

I sure hope so! m whole fam loves them :D

Bob Marcus (TGF LLC)'s avatar

This is just priceless

Amy Mantravadi's avatar

It really doesn’t make a lot of sense. That’s probably why the Jackson film changed it to Barad-dur and Orthanc.

JRR Jokien's avatar

Yeah, it isn't the most obvious choice. Jackson definitely changed it because they shifted Frodo and Sam's journey past Minas Morgul and through Cirith Ungol from The Two Towers to The Return of the King, so it would have made even LESS sense to stick with it

John Covil's avatar

I had always assumed Orthanc and Barad Dur. This is fascinating.

JRR Jokien's avatar

I had too! Probably because Peter Jackson changes it to be those two towers in his movies.