Barrowdowners between the lines

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Thanks guys, I'll never take Tolkien seriously again. Well, unless I benefit from a helpful bout of amnesia, that is. After all, how can I possibly keep a straight face when confronted with so many of my fellow Barrowdowners within the pages of my favourite books?

Let's start with the obvious one: when Frodo and his companions enter the Barrow-downs, I can't help but think that they are going online to check out the latest threads.

And will I ever again be able to have a proper discussion about the character of Boromir? All I will be able to think about is the Barrowdowner Boromir88. He'll be talking during the Council of Elrond and I'll be thinking "Yes, yes, but could you give us another Crazy Caption?"

We talk about the difficulty of separating the books from the films, but I believe this difficulty of separating the books from the website is even harder.

Anyone else?