or murdering fools.

Weirdly, I think that if that were a defense people in America, at least, would end up having more children.

Yeah, but I think I'd break it down a little differently in that I think Mars University gives more nuance to academia where Homer Goes to College gives more nuance to students and both take on tropes about college.

Ooh, nice one, after so many slaps to the face I bet a hand-shake is even worse than a slap to the face!

Either that or adobe huts for some and hurricane riding house boats for others!

Only when partying ex-Cathedra during the Faith & Morals section of Catholic-Cranium.

Context for that may not be the sort of thing wikipedia does too well.

I think that's fair enough, honestly.

Well, now I want a bit of fiction about a world run by Bombadil and his song amplifying control ring.

Fair enough, I had not remembered, but didn't Gandalf have a different objection to the plan? Or am I misremembering that part of the council?

Greed vs mental patient does sound like a better race than most free market types are proposing.

Yeah, don't neglect sink below

Yeah, that duel is just perfectly set up.

Alternately, he gets paid for everything. His portfolio seems deeply… diversified.

Otoh, it's hard to imagine great consequences from the more out there member's of Batman's rogue gallery being taken in by the regular prison system.

My apologies to all involved, but, in my defense, that ball was just lobbed sooo softly over the plate.

The AV Club

So by that read, giving the Ring to Bombadil would have solved the problem - except that it would have made Gandalf look like a schlub in front of his friends?

I think the natural answer would be that he could bring the perspective of a merchant and traveller into these intrigues.

Particularly sad as the actual character was legitimately interesting and would have required far less Orlando-heavy introduction.