bored?

fungilorde · 09-18-2002, 07:31 AM

Who has read bored of the rings, what did you think of it?

***IronParrot*** · 09-21-2002, 02:35 PM

I actually read a bit of it before I got distracted by something else... I'm going to finish it sometime.

It's really, really over-the-top... hilarious, but definitely in a guilty pleasure sort of way, like what the movie Spaceballs did to Star Wars. It seems that it throws every conceivable joke at you, and while about half of them hit, the other half misses... but hey, at least some hit, right?

The Ringbearer · 09-26-2002, 07:43 AM

My Dad read it as a kid, and I can not find it anywhere, not the library, not any bookstore...to read it so that I can decide if I like it or not so that I can post on this lovely forum

and therefore let my opinion be known.
The End............or not.

And what if I CAN'T make myself read it?! What if I feel like it would offend my dearest Frodo B. ?! What if I feel like it would just ruin my view of the books (at least for a day or two) and the movie?!

*begins to hyperventilate wildly* *calms down* Ya know, I don't think I'm ready for the emotional stress it would cause me...

Sorry about all that. Just a little glimpse of my little used, and rarely seen split-personality. I'm weird like that at night

(it is 8:41 pm here).

cee2lee2 · 09-30-2002, 09:19 PM

I have an ancient copy that's falling apart. It's hysterically funny if you like the Lampoon-ish humour.

Spam and Legolam!

edited to request this be put in the other "real" Bored thread. sorry for clicking on the wrong thing and starting a new thread when I just meant to reply

ArwenEvenstar · 10-04-2002, 05:40 PM

lol i read BOTR too it's funny

Khadrane · 10-07-2002, 06:43 PM

I really want to read BotR, but I cant find it anywhere either.

Dunadan · 10-08-2002, 03:49 AM

Read it years ago; would be amazed if it hadn't been re-released to take advantage of the films. Very funny. However, if memory serves, it falls into the trap of most spoof-type things in that it ends up taking its own story too seriously. There are some great jokes in it, though

(spoiler)

Galadriel offers sexual favours in exchange for the ring

Why not try Amazon?

katya · 10-09-2002, 07:00 PM

the ringbearer, i understand completely. i cant read it. i went to amazon.com to see if i could "look inside" or read a couple pages, and i could...and...i cant read anymore it is evil!!! ah!! i am sure its kind of funny though. but not... evil.... oh must get images and words out of my head! ack! there is no such word as dildo and if there was it would be nothing like bilbo!!! ah!

Blackboar · 12-07-2002, 05:13 PM

So is it offending to our beloved LotR characters!!!!!!!

Well if thats the case I'm not going to read it.

*Goes into a sulk, then walks out of the room in a huff, then blinded with unhappiness falls down the stairs and gets taken to hospital. Gets concussed, wakes up weeks later, unable to speak, goes to a mental home but walks into a wall amd tragically dies*

Blackboar · 12-07-2002, 05:14 PM

O.K Whats is it about! TEll me. I need To KNOW!

Whats funny about it? Tell me!

BeardofPants · 12-07-2002, 06:31 PM

I just found the humour to be repetitve, boring, and not particularly clever. But then again, I didn't make past the first few pages, so maybe it picks up?

Blackboar · 12-08-2002, 04:43 AM

How new is the book? I don't want to buy it but rent it from the libary.

cee2lee2 · 12-08-2002, 06:25 PM

Blackboar, it's not new at all. My paperback copy is dated 1969. It was written by the folks at the Harvard Lampoon. It's very funny IF you like the Lampoon type of humour.

09-18-2002, 07:31 AM	#1
fungilorde Sapling Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 13	bored? Who has read bored of the rings, what did you think of it? __________________ None again shall return under Men's dominion to Middle Earth, until Dagor Dagorath and the doom cometh.

09-21-2002, 02:35 PM	#2
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	I actually read a bit of it before I got distracted by something else... I'm going to finish it sometime. It's really, really over-the-top... hilarious, but definitely in a guilty pleasure sort of way, like what the movie Spaceballs did to Star Wars. It seems that it throws every conceivable joke at you, and while about half of them hit, the other half misses... but hey, at least some hit, right? __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

09-26-2002, 07:43 AM	#3
The Ringbearer Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Crickhollow in the summer, and Rivendell in the winter Posts: 397	My Dad read it as a kid, and I can not find it anywhere, not the library, not any bookstore...to read it so that I can decide if I like it or not so that I can post on this lovely forum and therefore let my opinion be known. The End............or not. And what if I CAN'T make myself read it?! What if I feel like it would offend my dearest Frodo B. ?! What if I feel like it would just ruin my view of the books (at least for a day or two) and the movie?! begins to hyperventilate wildly calms down Ya know, I don't think I'm ready for the emotional stress it would cause me... Sorry about all that. Just a little glimpse of my little used, and rarely seen split-personality. I'm weird like that at night (it is 8:41 pm here). __________________ 'Go away, and never come back!!' '......what?' 'But you're a part of this world! Aren't you?' Frodo lives!

09-30-2002, 09:19 PM	#4
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	Bored I have an ancient copy that's falling apart. It's hysterically funny if you like the Lampoon-ish humour. Spam and Legolam! edited to request this be put in the other "real" Bored thread. sorry for clicking on the wrong thing and starting a new thread when I just meant to reply Last edited by cee2lee2 : 09-30-2002 at 09:23 PM.

10-04-2002, 05:40 PM	#5
ArwenEvenstar Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: and why do YOU want to know? Posts: 685	lol i read BOTR too it's funny __________________ The only thing active about me is my imagination!

10-07-2002, 06:43 PM	#6
Khadrane Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Middle Earth (I wish) Posts: 670	I really want to read BotR, but I cant find it anywhere either. __________________ Few know whither their road will take them till they come to its end. -Legolas FRODO LIVES! ABORTION IS HOMICIDE

10-08-2002, 03:49 AM	#7
Dunadan The Quite Querulous Quendi Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oxon, UK Posts: 638	Read it years ago; would be amazed if it hadn't been re-released to take advantage of the films. Very funny. However, if memory serves, it falls into the trap of most spoof-type things in that it ends up taking its own story too seriously. There are some great jokes in it, though (spoiler) Galadriel offers sexual favours in exchange for the ring Why not try Amazon?

10-09-2002, 07:00 PM	#8
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	the ringbearer, i understand completely. i cant read it. i went to amazon.com to see if i could "look inside" or read a couple pages, and i could...and...i cant read anymore it is evil!!! ah!! i am sure its kind of funny though. but not... evil.... oh must get images and words out of my head! ack! there is no such word as dildo and if there was it would be nothing like bilbo!!! ah!

12-07-2002, 05:13 PM	#9
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	So is it offending to our beloved LotR characters!!!!!!! Well if thats the case I'm not going to read it. Goes into a sulk, then walks out of the room in a huff, then blinded with unhappiness falls down the stairs and gets taken to hospital. Gets concussed, wakes up weeks later, unable to speak, goes to a mental home but walks into a wall amd tragically dies

12-07-2002, 05:14 PM	#10
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	O.K Whats is it about! TEll me. I need To KNOW! Whats funny about it? Tell me!

12-07-2002, 06:31 PM	#11
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I just found the humour to be repetitve, boring, and not particularly clever. But then again, I didn't make past the first few pages, so maybe it picks up? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

12-08-2002, 04:43 AM	#12
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	How new is the book? I don't want to buy it but rent it from the libary.

12-08-2002, 06:25 PM	#13
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	Blackboar, it's not new at all. My paperback copy is dated 1969. It was written by the folks at the Harvard Lampoon. It's very funny IF you like the Lampoon type of humour.

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