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Friday, March 09, 2012
Unused Commentary for The Fellowship of The Ring
By, of all people, Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn. This is amazingly funny. Just read like four or five paragraphs in.
I am glad you posted this; I thought I was the only one who read it. :) This I love: "Chomsky: But without the pipe-weed, Middle Earth would fall apart. Saruman is trying to break up Gandalf’s pipe-weed ring. He’s trying to divert it.
"Zinn: Well, you know, it would be manifestly difficult to believe in magic rings unless everyone was high on pipe-weed. So it is in Gandalf’s interest to keep Middle Earth hooked."
I am glad you posted this; I thought I was the only one who read it. :)
ReplyDeleteThis I love:
"Chomsky: But without the pipe-weed, Middle Earth would fall apart. Saruman is trying to break up Gandalf’s pipe-weed ring. He’s trying to divert it.
"Zinn: Well, you know, it would be manifestly difficult to believe in magic rings unless everyone was high on pipe-weed. So it is in Gandalf’s interest to keep Middle Earth hooked."
I believe that Jeff Alexander and Tom Bissell have far too much spare time.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. Related: http://assistantvillageidiot.blogspot.com/2006/10/why-did-chicken-cross-road.html
ReplyDeleteI loved that. I go back and read it every so often (not too often: I work in academia and I can hear much like it every day, if I care to do).
ReplyDeleteNever seen this before, but I loved it. Thanks for sharing!
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