Comments on: The Destruction of that Horrible, Annoying, Egotistical, Asinine, Off-Key and Exceedingly STUPID Ring, and the Return of Whatshisname

The Destruction of that Horrible, Annoying, Egotistical, Asinine, Off-Key and Exceedingly STUPID Ring, and the Return of Whatshisname

zennie — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:41:45 -0800

The Stupid Ring is 'Earth's largest Tolkien parody.' Given a taste of The Lord of the Rings on the big screen [warning: sound], some wacky Tolkien fans craved more. So they rewrote the entire book as a movie script. All sixty-plus chapters. Every scene, every song. And then some. Possibly while drunk.

By: Smilla's Sense of Snark

Smilla's Sense of Snark — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:59:16 -0800

And for purist fans who can't even hack a movieverse parody -- readers of rec.arts.books.tolkien and alt.fan.tolkien collaborated on this transcription of LOTR, so folks "seeking an electronic copy to download instead, can get exactly what they deserve!" There's even a nice little hand-drawn map.

By: GavinR

GavinR — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:57:02 -0800

'Who will laugh, I wonder?' said Gandalf, shaking his head. Not I, that is for certain

By: smallerdemon

smallerdemon — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:15:42 -0800

Personally, I'm enjoying The DM Of The Rings more. :)

By: exlotuseater

exlotuseater — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:29:49 -0800

even better. an oldie but a goodie.

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:02:20 -0800

hell smallerdemon, that's awesome

By: cerulgalactus

cerulgalactus — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:19:40 -0800

smallerdemon with the win.

By: scalefree

scalefree — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:57:23 -0800

I sit on the floor and pick my nose and think of dirty things Of deviant dwarves who suck their toes and elves who drup their dings. I sit on the floor and pick my nose and dream exotic dreams Of dragons who dress in rubber clothes and trolls who do it in teams I sit on the floor and pick my nose and wish for a thrill or two For a goblin who goes in for a few no-noes Or an orc with a thing about glue. And all of the while I sit and pick I think of such jolly things Of whips and screws and leather slacks Of frottages and stings.

By: moonbiter

moonbiter — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:21:58 -0800

Welcome to EverQuest!
You have entered The Mines of Moria.
...
An orc looks at you threateningly - you should win this fight, but it's not certain.
/a
You hit an orc for 4 points of damage!
An orc swings at you, but misses!
Legolas pierces an orc for 32 points of damage!
Legolas has slain an orc!
You have gained group experience!
Your faction standing with Orcs of Moria got worse.
Your faction standing with Mordor got worse.
Your faction standing with The Fellowship got better.
...

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:59:31 -0800

smallerdemon writes "Personally, I'm enjoying The DM Of The Rings more. :)" That's one of the best LOTR parodies ever. There was an archive somewhere of LOTR snippets re-written in the style of various authors. One of my favourites was LOTR by way of Quentin Tarantino: "Elvish, motherfucker, do you speak it?"

By: Partial Law

Partial Law — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 09:14:50 -0800

dirtynumbangelboy, I believe you're referring to this 41-page thread from 2002 on the Straight Dope message boards.

By: dirtynumbangelboy

dirtynumbangelboy — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:00:40 -0800

Oooh. Thank you!

By: stavrogin

stavrogin — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:58:29 -0800

"Lord of the Rings" starring Humphrey Bogart and Marlene Dietrich, directed by Howard Hawks.

By: punilux

punilux — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:58:17 -0800

smallerdemon : I've wasted hours today on that comic. Thanks for the link.

By: flabdablet

flabdablet — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:35:33 -0800

For completeness only, since everybody is sure to have seen it before.