I Found the Entwives!

[Ardamir the Blessed]

The fact that the Elves untied the ropes that were used to cross the Silverlode is an interesting, new observation (to me at least).

the phantom posted:

And since we're dealing with such a show off, don't you think that if the ropes could be untied magically he would've done so?

I am not that sure about this. Something tells me that the Elves would not have been so willing to show their magic explicitly. The style of LOTR is that the magic of the Elves is otherworldly, mysterious and difficult to understand - in the Silmarillion the magic is more explicit. Furthermore, the Elves did not really need the ropes to untie themselves, since they could do it - Sam was in a different situation. Maybe these ropes only untie themselves if you really wish for it, as a last resort.

But did you find Teleporno's hidden 'joke' also in relation to the passages concerning Sam's rope?