Y'all. Seriously.
Hardly anyone even understands the unbelievable depth of Tolkien's linguistic genius. If ever there was an artist just straight up making jokes that only he would ever get, omg. So get this, it's epic.
You know the "Brandywine River" in Lord of the Rings?
@j_mcconnachie (It was about the Pied Piper): ‘Rat trap, rat trap, you must keep clear of the rat trap. Don’t let the Piper beguile you too soon, only start dancing when you’ve caught the tune…’
@j_mcconnachie We did a musical called RAT TRAP at primary school in the 80s. I remember the lyrics so clearly but can find no evidence it ever existed 😕
@StreathamRovers Love the nostalgia but WHY do you never post old crowd photos??? We were named England’s angriest fans three years running in the 90s, would love to see pics of the antics we got up to in the stands back then.
Pele’s favourite goal wasn’t caught on camera, so they did a computer simulation of it. Naturally, being based off Pele’s description it’s stone cold, Jay from the Inbetweeners, bullshit
Delighted to say my short story 'Knights & Knaves is now live on the @ManawakerStudio flash fiction podcast, expertly narrated by @CBDroege. https://t.co/UnID2DQ8m6