The new Tolkien, condensed:
"Forsooth," he swore. "Henceforth shall I remain a derivative Wagnerian hero and wander mindlessly through the realms of Middle-Earth on a quasi-symbolic quest and, Children of the Eldar, resolve only to talk in sentences of unspeakable leadenness, punctuated by manifold parentheses."
[Via Bookslut]
The latest edition of the UK magazine "Private Eye" published an amusing parody which got the heart of the matter: The Children of Quidsin
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/be+quids+in
Posted by: James Barlow | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 11:49 PM