Bored of The Rings - Characters

Characters

Notable characters from Lower Middle Earth
BOTR Allusion LOTR
Goodgulf Greyteeth, the good wizard Good Gulf, a dated reference to Gulf Oil's premium-grade gasoline.

He is described as a "discredited Rosicrucian," "32nd Degree Mason," and "Honorary Shriner".

Gandalf Greyhame, also called Gandalf the Grey
Boggies From bog or boggart or bogey/bogie or booger or boogie. Hobbits
Dildo Bugger of Bag Eye Dildo; bugger. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End
Frito Bugger Fritos, a brand of corn chips. Frodo Baggins
Spam Gangree Spam, a brand of processed, canned meat; gangrene. Samwise Gamgee
Moxie Dingleberry Moxie, a soft drink brand; dingleberry. Merry
Pepsi Dingleberry Pepsi, a soft drink; dingleberry. Pippin
Stomper, or Arrowroot, son of Arrowshirt, heir of Barbasol and king of Minas Troney. Stomp; compare with Thumper, the rabbit from Disney's Bambi; arrowroot, a kind of starch notably used in bland biscuits for babies and the elderly; Arrow, a brand of men's dress shirts; minestrone, Barbasol shaving cream. Strider or Aragorn, son of Arathorn, heir of Isildur.
Gimlet, son of Groin A tool or cocktail gimlet; groin. Gimli, son of Glóin
Legolam Leg of lamb. Legolas
Orlon Orlon, a brand of acrylic fiber. Elrond
Garfinkel Garfinckel's, a department store chain. Glorfindel
Bromosel Bromo-Seltzer, an indigestion-relief product. Boromir
Farahslax Farah, the company making "action slacks". Faramir
Benelux, steward of Twodor. Benelux, the union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg; two door, describing a type of car (contrasted with Fordor.) Denethor, steward of Gondor.
Eörache, daughter of Eörlobe "Earache"; Earlobe. Combining Éowyn, daughter of Éomund, with aspects of Arwen
Tim Benzedrine Benzedrine, a stimulant drug popular during the 1960s, notably with Harvard professor Timothy Leary. Tom Bombadil
Hashberry, wife of Tim Benzedrine "Hashbury", the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, or hash(ish)-berry. Goldberry
Goddam God damn, a common oath. Gollum
Karsh, Narc of the fighting Otto-wah

Goulash, Narc of the Ohma-hah

Yousuf Karsh, Canadian portrait photographer, Ottawa, Canada.

Goulash, Omaha (tribe), Narc (Narcotics).

Uglúk, Grishnákh, Orcs, Uruk-hai
Cellophane and Lavalier Cellophane, an inexpensive cellulose product; Lavalier, a jewelled pendant. Celeborn and Galadriel
Birdseye of the Vee-Ates Birds Eye, a company selling frozen vegetables (also obliquely references their competitor's trademark the jolly Green Giant).

V8 (beverage), a vegetable drink.

Treebeard of the Ents
Sorhed, the evil wizard, ruler of Fordor "Sorehead", a slang term for an unsportsmanlike loser; four door, describing a style of car. Sauron, ruler of Mordor
Serutan the wizard of Isinglass Serutan is a laxative ("Natures" spelled backward);

Isinglass, collagen from the dried swim bladders of fish. Used as finings in the brewing process, and in confectionery before gelatin became widely available.

Saruman, the wizard of Isengard
Gwanho the Windlord, an eagle Guano, bird or bat droppings. Gwaihir
Wormcast Worm castings. Gríma Wormtongue
Schlob Slob or schlub. Shelob
Ballhog Ball hog, a team member who consistently and inappropriately keeps the ball during play. Balrog
Narc Narc, ' an undercover narcotics agent; by extension, a sycophant of the establishment. Orcs
Nozdrul "Nose drool". Nazgûl

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