Participants in The Straight Dope message boards rewrite Tolkien in the style of past authors:
Smeagol writhed in corruption, his lifelong attempts to collectivize the Hobbit economy had twisted his soul and body and brought ruin to the Shire. "Precious," he muttered. "Precious colective good giving according to need." He shuddered at the thought of the unbroken individual standing proudly over a conquered plain with the Ring, and felt jealous that the wholesome power could not be his.Link Discuss (Thanks, David!)-Lord of the Rings, by Ayn Rand.
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