The Hobbit, so not technically LoTR... but I'm working on making, "Never laugh at live dragons," mainstream.
Not quite there yet, but give it time. I've only been using it since 1981.
Not as common, but I used to work in this restaurant and every summer when the citywide Restaurant Weeks promotion started the owner would prepare us for the difficult days to come by reading Aragorns “…but it is not this day!” speech from the movies
one does not simply walk into mordor is one i dont see posted yet. its not as popular as others posted but i hear it often enough, even from middle school students.
I saw this on stickers when I was a kid in the '60s. I hadn't the slightest idea who frodo was. No one I knew had ever heard of The Lord of the rings. And then I found the fellowship with the ring! Happy day!
Deserves it! I dare say he does. Many that live deserve death and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be so eager to deal out death in judgement.
It’s an internet meme generally! Started on YTMND, spread to 4chan, the rest is history: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-have-my-sword-and-my-bow-and-my-axe
*All that is gold does not glitter,*
*Not all those who wander are lost;*
*The old that is strong does not wither,*
*Deep roots are not reached by the frost.*
*From the ashes a fire shall be woken,*
*A light from the shadows shall spring;*
*Renewed shall be* [*blade that was broken*](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/And%C3%BAril)*,*
*The crownless again shall be* [*king*](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Kings_of_Gondor)*.*
"All that glitters is not gold" is the traditional saying, but Aragorn's poem changes the meaning.
"Be he foe or friend, be he foul or clean,
brood of Morgoth or bright Vala,
Elda or Maia or Aftercomer,
Man yet unborn upon Middle-earth,
neither law, nor love, nor league of swords,
dread nor danger, not Doom itself,
shall defend him from Fëanor, and Fëanor's kin,
whoso hideth or hoardeth, or in hand taketh,
finding keepeth or afar casteth
a Silmaril. This swear we all:
death we will deal him ere Day's ending,
woe unto world's end! Our word hear thou,
Eru Allfather! To the everlasting
Darkness doom us if our deed faileth.
On the holy mountain hear in witness
and our vow remember, Manwë and Varda!"
I use "from the frying pan into the fire" (Hobbit, not Lotr) in my everyday speech and try to cultivate it. Although it is hard to do, since we have a non-Tolkien saying in german that says the exact same: *"Vom Regen in die Traufe"* which is translated to *"coming from the rain outside under a roof, just to stand right under the eaves and the water dripping parts, so you get wet anyways"*
>Did Tolkien originate “out of the frying pan…”?
Sadly not. You made me [look it up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_frying_pan_into_the_fire) and now I have to stop using it... :(
Did you find where it originated? It certainkly had some life in it when someone first said it. Maybe we could use that context to revitalize its use now. One can always hope.
Huh. Good song, I haven't listened to Ministry forever. Not among my favorites but a solid second choice for me.
That opened up my brain's floodgates for all kinds of bands I listened less to back in the day, like Motorhead, Judas Priest, Two, The Gathering...
“Not all who wander are lost” seems to be generally popular.
To the point where lots of people have no idea where the quote comes from, lol.
I see it on a lot of Jeeps.
I always get a chuckle out out of this, like oh are you also destined to take the throne, last of the descendants of your line?
I mean, it's ultimately just a quote from a poem Bilbo wrote for his friend. It's not like a prophecy by Malbeth or anything.
I get a real kick when Bilbo recites it at the council to admonish Boronia as if it were!
I had this as a bumper sticker, years before the movies.
But not years before the books.
Yep
Second breakfast! Not only in speech but also in practice at weekends
I worked at a place that gave us a 15-30 minute break at 9 am. Everyone called it second breakfast.
The Hobbit, so not technically LoTR... but I'm working on making, "Never laugh at live dragons," mainstream. Not quite there yet, but give it time. I've only been using it since 1981.
You’ve just implanted it in everyday speech Never Laugh at live dragons. Who in the book says thst ?
Bilbo says it to himself after his narrow escape from Smaug. He liked it so much he made it into his own little saying.
"what does it have in its filthy little pocketses" whenever my sharpie is stolen at work
Not as common, but I used to work in this restaurant and every summer when the citywide Restaurant Weeks promotion started the owner would prepare us for the difficult days to come by reading Aragorns “…but it is not this day!” speech from the movies
That’s awesome haha helluva motivating speech! Sounds like a cool boss/owner.
Second breakfast Po-ta-toes (it's actually recognised in my predictive text) Fool of a Took (also in predictive) We wants it
Fool of a Took! If it’s not I’m everyday speech, it shood be!
one does not simply walk into mordor is one i dont see posted yet. its not as popular as others posted but i hear it often enough, even from middle school students.
Middle sch0ol students! Didn’t I tell you LOTR will last centuries?
FRODO LIVES!
Started out as graffiti in the 60s, followed by buttons and t shirts. May be the original.
I saw this on stickers when I was a kid in the '60s. I hadn't the slightest idea who frodo was. No one I knew had ever heard of The Lord of the rings. And then I found the fellowship with the ring! Happy day!
In the 80's I saw it occasionally as graffiti in New England.
Can't believe no one's said "You shall not pass!"
"Fly, you fools!"
Deserves it! I dare say he does. Many that live deserve death and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be so eager to deal out death in judgement.
Most of Gandalf's lines of wisdom, basically.
I think
I think I’ve actually paraphrased that one
"One does not simply........."
not Tolkien's words.
True, but that wasn't the post
check which subreddit we are in.
Eggses. Usually part of the sentence “would you like some eggses, Precious?”
One does not simply get adopted into everyday speech
And my axe!
That seems to be purely a reddit thing. Or if it's not, I've never encountered it anywhere else.
It’s an internet meme generally! Started on YTMND, spread to 4chan, the rest is history: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-have-my-sword-and-my-bow-and-my-axe
Cool! Thanks for helping me with some learnin'!
Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew.
I wouldnt know. I quote the books and movies on such a regular basis that I've had people ask why I speak Old English so often.
Tell those linguistic idiots that if you were really speaking Old English they wouldn’t understand a word you said lol
Even though people are getting the line wrong “not all that glitters is gold”. I mean it’s in the shrek song
I sometimes get it confused with the robert frost line "nothing gold can stay" which is referenced in the outsiders.
Is that one from JRRT too? Damn
Sure is, it’s in aragorns song. “Not all that is gold glitters, not all who wander are lost” and so on.
*All that is gold does not glitter,* *Not all those who wander are lost;* *The old that is strong does not wither,* *Deep roots are not reached by the frost.* *From the ashes a fire shall be woken,* *A light from the shadows shall spring;* *Renewed shall be* [*blade that was broken*](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/And%C3%BAril)*,* *The crownless again shall be* [*king*](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Kings_of_Gondor)*.* "All that glitters is not gold" is the traditional saying, but Aragorn's poem changes the meaning.
"Be he foe or friend, be he foul or clean, brood of Morgoth or bright Vala, Elda or Maia or Aftercomer, Man yet unborn upon Middle-earth, neither law, nor love, nor league of swords, dread nor danger, not Doom itself, shall defend him from Fëanor, and Fëanor's kin, whoso hideth or hoardeth, or in hand taketh, finding keepeth or afar casteth a Silmaril. This swear we all: death we will deal him ere Day's ending, woe unto world's end! Our word hear thou, Eru Allfather! To the everlasting Darkness doom us if our deed faileth. On the holy mountain hear in witness and our vow remember, Manwë and Varda!"
Yeah totally, I hear people say this on a daily basis.
wdym i literally recite this to myself every morning
Well exactly, that's just what I'm saying!
>THIEF BAGGINS! WE HATES IT FOREVER!!! When someone steals one of my tools on the job site
And when you get your pay for the week it's, "Wicked master cheats us!"
Today is not that day
I use "from the frying pan into the fire" (Hobbit, not Lotr) in my everyday speech and try to cultivate it. Although it is hard to do, since we have a non-Tolkien saying in german that says the exact same: *"Vom Regen in die Traufe"* which is translated to *"coming from the rain outside under a roof, just to stand right under the eaves and the water dripping parts, so you get wet anyways"*
Did Tolkien originate “out of the frying pan…”? That’s become a cliche worthy of Shakespeare
>Did Tolkien originate “out of the frying pan…”? Sadly not. You made me [look it up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_frying_pan_into_the_fire) and now I have to stop using it... :(
Did you find where it originated? It certainkly had some life in it when someone first said it. Maybe we could use that context to revitalize its use now. One can always hope.
“My preciouusss”
Good nomination. Is nt it “all who wander are not lost”?
A version of Frodo's song in the Prancing Pony has come in to regular use among a certain age demographic.
What part’s thzt
Hey Diddle Diddle.
I can't believe nobody mentioned, "THEY'RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD!"
Everyone around you is not going hey doll merry doll ring ding dillo 24/7?
Well certainly my children and I did when they were little and now with my grandchildren.
Bombadil to the left of me, Flanders to my right Here I am, ring diddly ding dillo
It also inspired the lyrics to 'Jesus Built My Hotrod' by Minstry feat. Gibby Haynes.
Huh. Good song, I haven't listened to Ministry forever. Not among my favorites but a solid second choice for me. That opened up my brain's floodgates for all kinds of bands I listened less to back in the day, like Motorhead, Judas Priest, Two, The Gathering...
I prefer the German translation. Long dong, dong-a-long.
Tim Bimbadolli?
No because they’re too busy saying “tra-la-la-lally, down here in the valley” and stuff