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Yep, though they translate Orcrist as "goblin cleaver" in The Hobbit, IIRC. But yeah, "Orc" is right in the name. The two words are basically used interchangeably in The Hobbit.

When I was in the Marines my buddy (also a secret nerd) used to sing "Where There's a Whip There's a Way" while on working parties and hikes and whatnot.

Official photoshop pic showing the full company with Thorin looking less like a Klingon. Kili still looks like Aragorn though.



EDIT - Actually, Thorin looks more like a Klingon

Not being a Trekkie the resemblence to a Klingon is having no effect.
AH! The blissfulness of ignorance!

Mannahnin wrote:Because Thorin and Gandalf found two ancient Elvish swords; Orcrist and Glamdring.

Oh yeah, been a year since I've read the Hobbit so I forget some of the details. Thanks for the clarification Mannahnin.

The rest of the dwarves knocked up some weapons out of stuff they found in Bilbo's tool shed.

Kilkrazy wrote:The rest of the dwarves knocked up some weapons out of stuff they found in Bilbo's tool shed.

Or indeed Bilbo's kitchen if you're Bombur.

Flashman wrote:EDIT - Actually, Thorin looks more like a Klingon

Yeah, I was thinking that earlier in the thread as well.

Thorin Oakenshield wrote:Kaplagh!

IBTL

Flashman wrote:Official photoshop pic showing the full company with Thorin looking less like a Klingon. Kili still looks like Aragorn though.



EDIT - Actually, Thorin looks more like a Klingon

I don't know I think most of them make convincing dwarfs, even more so as a group.

i think the trouble with dwarfs in these images is that theres nothing larger than them to make them look the correct scale. Once we see them scaled next to Gandalf it might be better. I agree that some of them just look to big in the full company image. Early days i say lets wait and see.

Im pleased that James Nesbitt is going to be in it. Hes one of my favourite actors. Even tho hes suffer with DVT from the flights out to NZ..... Doh...

When I promoted Bored Of The Rings back on page 3 of this topic thread Amazon was sold out by morning though it was still available through their independent sellers. I noticed yesterday that Amazon has restocked the book. I guess the boost in sales I gave them made them decide to keep selling it for a while.

I got my nice new hardback copy yesterday. It's the third time I've bought the book and I can't think of too many others I'd buy repeatedly like that. It's just that funny.

Also note that this hardback printing is a UK printing while the previous paperback printings I've purchased were done in the US. The book only has UK pricing on its cover which would explain why the book is available online but not so easy to find in US book stores. Though book stores in the US are becoming scarce now that Borders is closing. :(

I also noticed that this UK printing of Bored Of The Rings omits one page of jokes, the faux "other books you can buy page". Other than that, I have no criticisms of this printing, the quality of the cover and binding appears to be very nice. Sometimes this book goes out of print for years, so if you haven't grabbed one yet and would like to check it out you might want to order one with some alacrity.

http://www.amazon.com/Bored-Rings-Harvard-Lampoon/dp/0575099593/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311784867&sr=1-2