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* GeniusBonus: The wizard Serutan's evil influence is first experienced as "the runs"- logically enough, since "Serutan" was a well known brand of laxative.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Adam Roberts wrote two Middle-Earth parodies called ''The Soddit'' and ''The Sellamillion'' which were marketed as spiritual prequels to this book.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Many of the sources drawn on for the ParodyNames and such are all but forgotten these days. A working knowledge of 1950s and 1960s politics, pop culture, and advertising adds a lot to the experience.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Many When it was originally written in 1969, this book was just a straightforward parody with no particular theme, full of modern pop culture references (much like the parody-movies of today). To modern readers, ''Bored of the sources drawn on for Rings'' could easily be described as "a '60s retelling of ''Lord of the ParodyNames and such are all but forgotten these days. A Rings.''" For the best experience, a working knowledge of 1950s and 1960s politics, pop culture, and advertising adds a lot to the experience.is necessary.
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This trope fits better.
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* WeirdAlEffect: An interesting variation -- while ''LOTR'' itself is still familiar to the point that nobody past MiddleSchool age can call themselves a geek unless they've read it, many of the sources drawn on for the ParodyNames and such are all but forgotten. A working knowledge of 1950s and 1960s politics, pop culture, and advertising adds a lot to the experience.
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* WeirdAlEffect: An interesting variation -- while ''LOTR'' itself is still familiar to the point that nobody past MiddleSchool age can call themselves a geek unless they've read it, many UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Many of the sources drawn on for the ParodyNames and such are all but forgotten.forgotten these days. A working knowledge of 1950s and 1960s politics, pop culture, and advertising adds a lot to the experience.
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* ClicheStorm: Presciently presented, as the conversion of Tolkien's original creativity into the cliches of heroic fantasy had barely begun at that point.
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* ClicheStorm: Presciently presented, as the conversion of Tolkien's original creativity into the cliches clichés of heroic fantasy had barely begun at that point.
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* DesignatedHero: Pretty much everyone. Spam is a sarcastic sleaze with a conviction for [[PaedoHunt ''lewd acts with an underage dragon of the opposite sex'']], [[ThoseTwoGuys Moxie and Pepsi]] are hyperactive morons, [[FakeWizardry Goodgulf]] and [[MilesGloriosus Arrowroot]] are cowardly buffoons [[spoiler:and eventual murderers]], and [[ElvesVsDwarves Legolam and Gimlet]] are too busy sniping at each other to be of much use at all during the quest. [[TheProtagonist Frito]] is the only remotely heroic member of the cast.
* HilariousInHindsight: The Nozdrul are riding pigs and the Riders of Roi-tan ride sheep, both of which seemed to be pretty ridiculous at that time. In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', the dwarf Dáin Ironfoot rides a large boar, and the extended version of the film features a dwarven cavalry on rams.
* HilariousInHindsight: The Nozdrul are riding pigs and the Riders of Roi-tan ride sheep, both of which seemed to be pretty ridiculous at that time. In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', the dwarf Dáin Ironfoot rides a large boar, and the extended version of the film features a dwarven cavalry on rams.
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* DesignatedHero: Pretty much everyone. Spam is a sarcastic sleaze with a conviction for [[PaedoHunt ''lewd acts with an underage dragon of the opposite sex'']], [[ThoseTwoGuys Moxie and Pepsi]] are hyperactive morons, [[FakeWizardry Goodgulf]] and [[MilesGloriosus Arrowroot]] are cowardly buffoons [[spoiler:and [[spoiler: and eventual murderers]], and [[ElvesVsDwarves Legolam and Gimlet]] are too busy sniping at each other to be of much use at all during the quest. [[TheProtagonist Frito]] is the only remotely heroic member of the cast.
* HilariousInHindsight: The Nozdrul are riding pigs and the Riders of Roi-tan ride sheep, both of which seemed to be pretty ridiculous at that time. In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', thedwarf Dwarf Dáin Ironfoot rides a large boar, and the extended version of the film features a dwarven Dwarven cavalry on rams.
* HilariousInHindsight: The Nozdrul are riding pigs and the Riders of Roi-tan ride sheep, both of which seemed to be pretty ridiculous at that time. In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', the
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* WeirdAlEffect: An interesting variation -- while ''LOTR'' itself is still familiar to the point that nobody past MiddleSchool age can call themselves a geek unless they've read it, many of the sources drawn on for the ParodyNames and such are all but forgotten. A working knowledge of 1950s and 1960s politics, pop culture culture, and advertising adds a lot to the experience.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Nozdrul are riding pigs and the Riders of Roi-tan ride sheep, both of which seemed to be pretty ridiculous at that time. In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', the dwarf Dain Ironfoot rides a large boar, and the extended version of the film features a dwarven cavalry on rams.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Nozdrul are riding pigs and the Riders of Roi-tan ride sheep, both of which seemed to be pretty ridiculous at that time. In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', the dwarf Dain Dáin Ironfoot rides a large boar, and the extended version of the film features a dwarven cavalry on rams.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: We reiterate: they started off by changing 'Bilbo Baggins' into ''Dildo Bugger.'' And they started as they meant to go on.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: We reiterate: they started They start off by changing 'Bilbo Baggins' "Bilbo Baggins" into ''Dildo Bugger.'' And they started as they meant to go on.
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* DesignatedHero: Pretty much everyone. Spam is a sarcastic sleaze with a conviction for [[PaedoHunt ''lewd acts with an underage dragon of the opposite sex'']], [[ThoseTwoGuys Moxie and Pepsi]] are hyperactive morons, [[FakeWizardry Goodgulf]] and [[MilesGloriosus Arrowroot]] are cowardly buffoons [[spoiler:and eventual murderers]], and [[ElvesVsDwarves Legolam and Gimlet]] are too busy sniping at eachother to be of much use at all during the quest. [[TheProtagonist Frito]] is the only remotely heroic member of the cast.
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* DesignatedHero: Pretty much everyone. Spam is a sarcastic sleaze with a conviction for [[PaedoHunt ''lewd acts with an underage dragon of the opposite sex'']], [[ThoseTwoGuys Moxie and Pepsi]] are hyperactive morons, [[FakeWizardry Goodgulf]] and [[MilesGloriosus Arrowroot]] are cowardly buffoons [[spoiler:and eventual murderers]], and [[ElvesVsDwarves Legolam and Gimlet]] are too busy sniping at eachother each other to be of much use at all during the quest. [[TheProtagonist Frito]] is the only remotely heroic member of the cast.
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* DesignatedHero: Pretty much everyone. Spam is a sarcastic sleaze with a conviction for [[Squick [[PaedoHunt ''lewd acts with an underage dragon of the opposite sex'']], [[ThoseTwoGuys Moxie and Pepsi]] are hyperactive morons, [[FakeWizardry Goodgulf]] and [[MilesGloriosus Arrowroot]] are cowardly buffoons [[spoiler:and eventual murderers]], and [[ElvesVsDwarves Legolam and Gimlet]] are too busy sniping at eachother to be of much use at all during the quest. [[TheProtagonist Frito]] is the only remotely heroic member of the cast.
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* DesignatedHero: Pretty much everyone. Spam is a sarcastic sleaze with a conviction for [[PaedoHunt [[Squick ''lewd acts with an underage dragon of the opposite sex'']], [[ThoseTwoGuys Moxie and Pepsi]] are hyperactive morons, [[FakeWizardry Goodgulf]] and [[MilesGloriosus Arrowroot]] are cowardly buffoons [[spoiler:and eventual murderers]], and [[ElvesVsDwarves Legolam and Gimlet]] are too busy sniping at eachother to be of much use at all during the quest. [[TheProtagonist Frito]] is the only remotely heroic member of the cast.
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* DesignatedHero: Pretty much everyone. Spam is a sarcastic sleaze with a conviction for [[PaedoHunt ''lewd acts with an underage dragon of the opposite sex'']], [[ThoseTwoGuys Moxie and Pepsi]] are hyperactive morons, [[FakeWizardry Goodgulf]] and [[MilesGloriosus Arrowroot]] are cowardly buffoons [[spoiler:and eventual murderers]], and [[ElvesVsDwarves Legolam and Gimlet Gimlet]] are too busy sniping at eachother to be of much use at all during the quest. [[TheProtagonist Frito]] is the only remotely heroic member of the cast.
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* DesignatedHero: Pretty much everyone. Spam is a sarcastic sleaze with a conviction for [[PaedoHunt ''lewd acts with an underage dragon of the opposite sex'']], [[ThoseTwoGuys Moxie and Pepsi]] are hyperactive morons, [[FakeWizardry Goodgulf]] and [[MilesGloriosus Arrowroot]] are cowardly buffoons [[spoiler:and eventual murderers]], and Legolam and Gimlet are too busy sniping at eachother to be of much use at all during the quest. [[TheProtagonist Frito]] is the only remotely heroic member of the cast.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Nozdrul are riding pigs, which seemed to be pretty ridiculous at that time. In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', the dwarf Dain Ironfoot rides a large boar.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Nozdrul are riding pigs, pigs and the Riders of Roi-tan ride sheep, both of which seemed to be pretty ridiculous at that time. In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', the dwarf Dain Ironfoot rides a large boar.boar, and the extended version of the film features a dwarven cavalry on rams.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: When it was originally written in 1969, this book was just a straightforward parody with no particular theme, full of modern pop culture references (much like the parody-movies of today); but to modern readers, "Bored of the Rings" could easily be described as "a '60s retelling of 'Lord of the Rings.'"
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Moving off the main work page.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: We reiterate: they started off by changing 'Bilbo Baggins' into ''Dildo Bugger.'' And they started as they meant to go on.
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* [[{{ptitlesl31prs0q8gb}} Cliché Storm]]: Presciently presented, as the conversion of Tolkien's original creativity into the cliches of heroic fantasy had barely begun at that point.
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* [[{{ptitlesl31prs0q8gb}} Cliché Storm]]: ClicheStorm: Presciently presented, as the conversion of Tolkien's original creativity into the cliches of heroic fantasy had barely begun at that point.
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Your Mileage May Vary is no longer a trope. stop putting trope descriptions in parentheses, you look like a parabomber
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* MemeticMutation (Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons.)
* WeirdAlEffect (An interesting variation -- while ''LOTR'' itself is still familiar to the point that nobody past MiddleSchool age can call themselves a geek unless they've read it, many of the sources drawn on for the ParodyNames and such are all but forgotten. A working knowledge of 1950s and 1960s politics, pop culture and advertising adds a lot to the experience.)
* YourMileageMayVary (Reactions to the book range from "meh" to literal rolling on the floor in laughter.)
* MemeticMutation (Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons.)
* WeirdAlEffect (An interesting variation -- while ''LOTR'' itself is still familiar to the point that nobody past MiddleSchool age can call themselves a geek unless they've read it, many of the sources drawn on for the ParodyNames and such are all but forgotten. A working knowledge of 1950s and 1960s politics, pop culture and advertising adds a lot to the experience.)
* YourMileageMayVary (Reactions to the book range from "meh" to literal rolling on the floor in laughter.)
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*WeirdAlEffect (An WeirdAlEffect: An interesting variation -- while ''LOTR'' itself is still familiar to the point that nobody past MiddleSchool age can call themselves a geek unless they've read it, many of the sources drawn on for the ParodyNames and such are all but forgotten. A working knowledge of 1950s and 1960s politics, pop culture and advertising adds a lot to the experience.)
* YourMileageMayVary (Reactions to the book range from "meh" to literal rolling on the floor in laughter.)
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* YourMileageMayVary (Reactions to the book range from "meh" to literal rolling on the floor in laughter.)
