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Jul 15, 2023Liked by JRR Jokien

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

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it is a phrase which I will not utter here

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This is the best lmao

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lol glad you enjoyed it!

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

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

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This is just priceless

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

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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

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

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

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