J.R.R. Tolkien Meets Edward Gorey...
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-Dûm, 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 Nazgûl, Who Doesn't Like Bath Time
The Khazad-dûm 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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The Story Foreseen...
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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Leave your comments in the guestbook, or suggest better captions for O and P!
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- BlackroseBugg BlackroseBugg Feb 15, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
- And you say you need a sense of humor chip. Bosh. Loved this.
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- MiaBellezza MiaBellezza Feb 14, 2009 @ 2:25 am
- Cute concept lens 5*!
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- tandemonimom tandemonimom Feb 7, 2009 @ 12:25 pm
- Oh this is TOO funny! 5*
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