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The Khazad-d没m Tinies: Lord of the Rings Humor

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J.R.R. Tolkien Meets Edward Gorey...

The "Khazad-dûm Tinies" were a cartoon featured in a monthly Lord of the Rings fan newsletter, the Last Homely Herald. They were inspired by Edward Gorey's famous Gashleycrumb Tinies.

Images are © 2004-2005 Ellen Brundige.

The "Khazad-dûm Tinies" are a parody, protected under Fair Use/Fair Dealing. Copyrights for The Lord of the Rings names and characters are held by Tolkien Enterprises.

A Is for Arwen, Who Missed The Last Boat

B Is for Boromir, Who Punctured His Coat

C Is For Celeborn, Outclassed By His Dame

D Is For Denethor, Slightly Insane

E Is For Eowyn, Whose Cuz Kicked The Bucket

F Is For Frodo, Who Can't Seem to Chuck It

G Is For Gimli, Whose Beard Needs a Comb

H Is For Haldir, Who Should Have Stayed Home

I Is For Isildur, For Whom Arrows Itch

J Is For Jewelry It's Better To Ditch

K Is For Khazad-D没m, In Need of Remodelling

L Is For Legolas, Whom Fangirls Keep Ogling

M Is For Mithrandir -- Where's He Gone THIS Time?

N Is for Nazg没l, Who Doesn't Like Bath Time

The Khazad-d没m Tinies Hit a Snag

The cartoon ran from June 2004 to November 2005. At this point I got stuck at:
O Is for Oliphaunt, Who Packs A Large Trunk
P is for Pippin, who has lots of spunk

Someone pointed out to me that "spunk" was a word with more than one meaning, and one of them was not what I intended. I attempted to fix thusly:
O is for Oliphaunt -- at least that's in the book!
P is for Pippin, a fool of a Took

But I really don't think that's as funny. So, poll time!

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Credit Where Due: Gorey and Tolkien on Amazon

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The Story Foreseen...

Q is for Quenya that's no longer spoken
R is for Redhorn: the ski slope ain't open!
S is for Saruman, who likes to raise Wargs
T is for Thingol, who got gypped by Dwarves
U is for Uruk-hai in need of a shower
V is for Varda, celeb with star power
W is for Wormtongue, whose diet is icky
X is for slash fic or hat tricks and hickeys
Y is Yavanna, a tree-huggin' darlin'
Z is for Zirik-zigil. What's that in Sindarin?

Also I'd like to give a shout-out for Yohshee of MystCommunity, who contributed this gem:

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  • Annaka D. Mar 28, 2011 @ 1:05 am | delete
    I also like 'E is for Eowyn, whose POP kicked the bucket.' better than 'cuz.' I remember that was the wording the first time I found these tinies back in '08...
  • LavenderTook Dec 10, 2010 @ 5:15 pm | delete
    Heee, these are great! (-: Love Beren as guest speaker, the cavetroll's beany and thong, and the nazgul's duckie.

    Pippin, who's no worse when he's drunk.
  • BlackroseBugg Feb 15, 2009 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    And you say you need a sense of humor chip. Bosh. Loved this.
  • MiaBellezza Feb 14, 2009 @ 2:25 am | delete
    Cute concept lens 5*!
  • tandemonimom Feb 7, 2009 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    Oh this is TOO funny! 5*
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