It is a little known fact that the aforementioned cartoon was the inspiration for the classic Bildungsroman by
Sally. The first sentence reads as follows:
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Bilbo has reservations about the Sandwitch King's vegetarian options.
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Also, did you know there is a rare illustrated edition of the novel? The reason why the novel is so rare is because the illustrations were... ahem... banned in most of the (un)civilized world. See
Legate's artwork and you'll know why:
If you still don't know why, let this statement by
Galadriel55, the spokesperson for the International Court of Censoring Everything, enlighten you:
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None of the desert Nazgul notice that Bilbo uses the Ring to steal food from their personal oasis.
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And now - do you know what's the problem of censorship? It breeds opposition, even revolution. One day the famous street artist
Pitchwife had covered the walls of the headquarters of the ICCE with this:
The revolution spread like wildfire, until someone (later simply known as "
Greenie") scribbled this on the wall in the bottom left corner of the painting that had sparked it all:
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The Nazgűl did not realise that focusing on work ruins a vacation.
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Even later, there were numerous paintings depicting the unsuccesful revolution. This piece by
Eönwë is the one I'd hang on my wall - if it wasn't in the Guggenheim already...