Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for August 21, 2024

I found this information online:

The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien is in the public domain in the United States, but Middle-earth Enterprises owns the intellectual property and trademarks for the names, characters, places, items, and events in the work. This means that while the wording, characters, and environment are free to use, you need permission to use the names or likenesses in a business name. You also can’t manufacture or sell items that include Tolkien’s text or artwork, or use the names “Tolkien,” “J.R.R. Tolkien,” or the JRRT Monogram or Signature.

Maybe they’ll think Rodney is tougher than he looks.

In the Orc language, there is no word for “fair”.

ORC stands for Oxford Rowing Club

Just send them some spiders. I seem to recall that they don’t like spiders. Especially female spiders.

What do orcs want above anything else?

More doors.

Eh me never heards of em.

Orcs are the best musicians

Their orcestras are the best

Why did the orc bring a ladder to the battle?

Because he wanted to climb the ranks!

Why did the orc start a gardening business?

Because he wanted to sow chaos!

An orcward moment in Id.

What about Trolls? Cackle Cackle Cackle

They look like those creatures in the Warcraft movies, not the Orcs of LOTR and Hobbit movies.

Must be a lot of them around…….and legal??

The Huns! Only they would stoop this low.

The first orc went to sea. You’ve heard of Orc-A.

So Mork was from an Orc type of Bizarro planet! Explain so much!

Do something, Wiz!

I notice that they are out in the daylight!

One Fink to rule them all

One Wizard behind him

One Knight that runs away

And Spook in darkness bounded

Parody is fair use even when what is being parodied is not in the public domain.

Interestingly, the Ukrainian soldiers refer to the Russian invaders as orcs.

Maybe the Fink can sue the Huns for unfair hiring practices. Hiring unhumans instead other Huns.

My what a handsome bunch, for orcs.

I wonder how The Wiz matches up with Saruman!