NOTE FROM ERIC:

Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” has been an
unqualified success this winter, making millions of
dollars and millions of new fans for J.R.R. Tolkien’s
classic books. However, some feel the movie
strays too far from the classic tale,
and left some glaring inconsistencies.

The Top 9 Inconsistencies
in “The Lord of the Rings”

9> Sexy as it may be, the real Frodo never wore the ring through his navel.

8> Boromir seen drinking Pepsi, but only drank *Coke* in the book.

7> Bilbo’s birthday party should have taken place outside in a field. I don’t think Middle Earth even *has* Chucky Cheese.

6> Even though the Hobbits love food, I’m pretty sure that the book didn’t have an intimate scene between Pippin Took and an apple pie.

5> Fairly certain elf king Elrond’s last name isn’t “Hubbard.”

4> “Tolkien is clear about this: Dark Lord Sauron is felled by a sword, not a poorly chewed pretzel”

3> Okay, the big ogre in the dwarf mines was fine, but the talking donkey?

2> Pretty sure that, in the book, Frodo did not say, “Yee-uh! Bling-bling, bitch!” when the wizard gave him the ring.

and the Number 1 Inconsistency in “The Lord of the Rings”…

1> Sure it LOOKED cool, but Gandalf ought to be far too dignified to pee off the top of Saruman’s tower.

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Credits:

Selected from 49 submissions from 11 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Larry G. Hollister, Concord, CA — 1, 7
Clifton J. Gray, Tucson, AZ — 2
Eric M. Wakeford, Niagara Falls, ON — 3
Jude Benlab, Swarthmore, PA — 4, 5
Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL — 6
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 8
Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 9
Eric F. Lipton, Washington, DC — Script
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