> Well, this just about does it for me. I'm going to sneak in so many goddamn LotR/Hobbit quotes, you won't know what hit you.

So you read the books? Love the stuff, especially the appendices which add alot of flavour to the universe. Although wondering how you'd integrate 

"Praises be praised" 

into something that doesn't sound too archaic. Prof. Tolkien just likes that stuff.