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Of Smears and Smeagol

Jesse Walker | 9.30.2003 12:08 PM

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Jesse Walker is books editor at Reason and the author of Rebels on the Air and The United States of Paranoia.

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  1. Jason Ligon   22 years ago

    Man, that's just as good every time. Thanks!

  2. MB   22 years ago

    Glad to see Andrew Sullivan and Glenn Reynolds get the respect they deserve.

  3. thoreau   22 years ago

    That's hilarious!

    Here's another good LotR parody:

    http://www.ooblick.com/text/tomordor/

  4. Jason Ligon   22 years ago

    Was that bit where Noam Chomsky deconstructs LoTR here on H&R? I can't find it, but I laughed so hard my jaw cramped when I first saw it.

  5. Jesse Walker   22 years ago

    For your jaw-cramping pleasure, Jason, here it is again:

    http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2003/04/22fellowship.html

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