The Lord of the Grins.

[Oddwen]

The BW doesn't usually allow parodies on here, narf. Have you registered with www.fanfiction.net? Then you can link us to it, and you'll get a lot of exposure from that too.

[narfforc]

I didn`t really want to put huge amounts of the parody on any website, I just want to gauge peoples opinion of it. I am a member of The Tolkien Society (UK) and have passed various chapters around to other members. I have been suprised by the positive response to it. I will not tell you my age, for being of Dunedain descent, I do not look it(I wish), but have been reading Tolkien since the 60s, I have over 150 books relating to Tolkien or his works. I set out originally to write something to amuse our Smial (Arthedain/Burnley Lancashire England), however like the book it grew out of proportion. people started telling me to get it published. I can say although I am making fun of the original, I am doing it out of love for the works of Tolkien, If I didnt do it then maybe some other ******* would who hates Tolkien, and believe it or not Preciouss there are a few. Although I am only up to The Staircase Of Critter Ungodly, I have sections of The Retinue of The King already written, of which my favourite at the moment is the confrontation between The Lady Earwax, Milkmaid of Bovine and The Witchy-King of Wagner on The Battlefield of The Pellmellory where as she rams her sword through his open visor, she asks "Who the hell is Norman", think of what he says in LOTR. The ending of the book is quite funny and involves Ed Randyman, but I will not spoil it for you. If anyone wants a preview email me at narfforc@gmail.com, Until The Dagor Dagorath may the blessings of Melkor King of Arda be upon you.

[narfforc]

Stan has just attacked Sheblob using The File of Gadabout. Over the years she has got fat and slow, this primarily is due to her addiction to Fast Food, This comes in the form of Dorkburgers from Muckdorkalds and Dentmucky Flyed Dork. The Dorks at The Tower of Critter Ungodly, have orders from Sourone of Bad-Odour, to fling any cowardly dorks from the tower, thus they come to rest dented and dirty at the mouth of Tore Ungodly (Sheblobs Cave).

[Gil-Galad]

Sure reminds me of Bored of the Rings...

[narfforc]

I can assure you that it is not like Bored of the Rings. BotR was released in the sixties and is a product of its time. My book has Botox injections, mobile phones, GM crops, 3D projections and many more up to date articles. In themselves I suppose they are not funny, it is only in the context that are used in which they are, then again Jackie Onassis and Dino de Laurentis are no longer funny today, to a younger generation 35yrs after BotR was released. I would gladly send you some, so that you can judge me on the product, I have had emails from all over the world giving me encouragement, and members of The Tolkien Society in fact put me on the path to have it published, please send an email to narfforc@gmail.com and I will send you The Followship, Thanks.

[Gil-Galad]

DOesn't matter if its up to date, still seems like another version of BotR, with all the crazy name changes and such, which was a major key in BotR, and which looks like a major key in your book as well...

[narfforc]

There are two types of parody, the first type is one that you can write for fan fiction ie for this site, which no one will complain about, if you use original names, but tell funny stories about them. The second type is the one where you intend to publish, like The Soddit, The Sellamillion, The Sillymarillion and Bored of the Rings. In this type you are forced by law to change the names, so in that yes, The Lord of the Grins has changed the names just exactly like Bored of the Rings had to, however my story follows more closely to the original, very unlike Bored of the Rings. There are many people who will not like to see Tolkiens works made into parody, if you are one of those then I respect your stance, but what I would say to you is that Tolkien gave us this work to expand on, I am just coming in through a different door, just like Jackson has done. I have many friends in the Tolkien Society, and most have a copy of Bored of the Rings, it does no harm, it is a bit of fun, however if I said I hate everything Tolkien ever wrote, then you would be quite right to denounce me. The real reason I have embarked upon this path, was to update Bored of the Rings, and not just invent a name like Arrowroot of Arrowshirt or Moxie and Pepsi, without giving them a history that can be qualified within the name change, like-

Messy (Meretricious Brandishmuck) who is always dirty.

Pipsqueak (Peregrinate Talk) who gets everything wrong.

Legless Greenteeth son of King Thatfool of The Silly Elves of Murkywood.

Stan Gamble son of Hamble Gamble, known as Hamfist or Grafter.

Fido son of Doggo.

Cellphone which is Telephono in The Qwerty Text of The Haughty Elves.

King Thingy (Elude Singular, Lord of The Thousand Cafes, Manygrowth of
Doorhehath)

Hewers son Chewer and their kin
Hewing and his son Chewin a Chewinbar, Glaring a Daggerin.

Events like-

The Downsizing of Neomanor or The Alackabath which is Atolslanted.

The Battle of The Last Abeyance.

Not only these I have included The Histories of The Wiztari, The Rents, The Riders of Ridicule, The Argonlamps, The Princes of Doltamlost, The Stalwarts of Minus Thrifty and many. In short I have not just given things A SILLY NAME, I have given reasons why, so if you can find any name in Bored of the Rings that equals-


Paragon son of Paramount Heir of Everdulls son Evenduller, Alesser the
Half-Stoned, Dulladan, Stranger of the North.

Or give me the name of the father of any of the following from Bored of the Rings, then I will admit my feeble attempt at comedy has failed.

Moxie
Pepsi
Gimlet
Legolam.
Frito