Tolkien Pronounces Gandalf Correctly

Tolkien comes back and says “It's pronounced Jandalf” then promptly dies again.

A portrait of J. R. R. Tolkien smoking a pipe is overlaid with a caption claiming that he returns from the dead to clarify that “Gandalf” is pronounced “Jandalf,” then immediately dies again. The joke plays on a disputed pronunciation and Tolkien’s fictional resurrection gag, making it useful as an absurd reaction to pedantic corrections. EN: A portrait of J. R. R. Tolkien smoking a pipe is overlaid with a caption claiming that he returns from the dead to clarify that “Gandalf” is pronounced “Jandalf,” then immediately dies again. The joke plays on a disputed pronunciation and Tolkien’s fictional resurrection gag, making it useful as an absurd reaction to pedantic corrections.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 14236 2023-12-22