Characters
| 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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