Po-Ta-Toes: Feast Your Eyes on These 32 Lord of the Rings Memes

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John Summers • Contributor
Jan 25, 2025 11:00 PM EST

Have you ever noticed how much Tolkien uses food to define his characters? It's not just a detail—it's a storytelling tool. Hobbits feast on simple, comforting meals several times a day, grounding them as creatures of the earth. Elves, on the other hand, seem almost ethereal, getting by with a single bite of lembas bread to sustain them for hours. Food is more than sustenance in Middle-earth—it's a window into the soul.

Take Denethor, for example. The image of him ravenously devouring a hearty meal while his son rides to near-certain death speaks volumes about his character. Contrast that with Aragorn, who politely chokes down Éowyn's... let's call it "memorable" stew, just to spare her feelings. And then there's Sam—sweet, wonderful Sam—who hauls pots, pans, and dreams of proper meals all the way to Mordor because Frodo deserves nothing less than a cooked meal, even at the end of the world.

These 32 memes celebrate the quirks, wisdom, and warmth that make Tolkien's world so memorable. Whether you're laughing at second breakfasts or admiring Sam's dedication to culinary decency, there's a little something here for every fan.

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    Cheezburger Image 10459310080
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    GOOD THE CAMBAD AND THE UGLY
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    BEFORE AND AFTER Cocaine Heroin Crack Oathbreaking
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    DOWN How I look browsing in a library How I feel
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    Nice crispy bacon Fools Frodo
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    THIS JOB SUCKS
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    I'll take the ring to Mordor! ARAGORN LEGOLAS, GIMLI, I WANT YOU TO GO WITH HIM. A DAMN YOU OLD MAN!
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    Elrond: Everybody, this little boy is Aragorn. He'll be staying with us in Rivendell for a while. Arwen:
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    BEING IN BATHROOM WITH AUTOMATIC LIGHT BE LIKE: SR
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    J.R.R. TOLKIEN Edited by CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN FEANOR DID NOTHING WRONG With illustration by ALAN LEE
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    121 POFF! Hi hi hil
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    Father, I just found out I was Eowyn's second choice, after Aragorn You were third, after Boromir
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    ACUPUNCTURE IN DIFFERENT CULTURES GAMOLOGY CHINA JAPAN KOREA MORDOR
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    That still only counts as one!
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    LORDERINGS SHIREPOSTING There a sackup Scathy Glamoring - Wielded by the King of Gondolin - Slew a Balrog Imbued with runic power Andúril - Forged from the shards of Narsil, slayer of Sauron Can never be stained or broken - Ancestral blade of the Heirs of Gondor Sting Dates to the First Age - Glows when orcs are near - Slays the kindred of Ungoliant Po-tay-toes - Boils 'em - Mashes 'em - Sticks 'em in a stew
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    "Why does it hurt so much?!" Because you ate a block of cheese when you're lactose intolerant
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    I cannot allow you before Theoden King so armed, Gandalf Greyhame. SHIREFOLK TIME You would not part an old man from his walking stick? Elkost Look Gandalf, that's clearly an assault rifle. It's not even touching the ground.
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    I know what it is you saw, for it is also in my mind
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    penny-anna The Valar: sooo how's defeating Sauron going Saruman: everything is going according to plan, don't worry about my giant fortress and the army I've amassed, they're for an unrelated project Radagast: I named this hedgehog Sylvester :) Gandalf: I've started a side business making and selling fireworks The Blue Wizards: Seen 9:18am
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    Gates of Moria: Won't Open Gandalf:
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    Fik Post I'm part of the Orc Liberation Front, I've cut your bonds. Quick, head for Fangorn Forest. Shire Folk SHIREPOSTING What? Fangorn? Orc Libe-- No time for questions. Go now. Talk to the ents.
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    Lord Of The Rings Movie Marathon 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m 3 p.m. Breakfast in The Shire One Ring almond pastry served with coffee and cream Second Breakfast ON Weathertop Tomatoes, sausages, and nice crispy bacon with homefries Cleveuses in Auduin Beorn's honeycakes with whipped butter and local honey served with Earl Grey tea Luncheon in Saruman's StoreRoom Salted pork, cheese, pickles, and hearty bread accompanied by herb salad and French onion soup АFTERNOON Tеa in LochloriеN Lembas bread,
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    Editor The plural of Dwarf is "dwarfs" not "dwarves" Tolkien Are you threatening me Editor The Dictionary will decide your fate Tolkien Wrote the Dictionary
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    Call in the diabolical Spaniards. Quido Posting Hit Sauron with something he'll never expect. An inquisition.
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    Frodo Aragorn Fighting Nazgul at weathertop CODY Pippin Sam Merry w/CODES-from-the-SKY Haha yes, die trash
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    Is he going to die? He's passing into the Shadow World. He'll soon become a Wraith like them.
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    Gandalf when the Fellowship goes to Moria BOOK FILM
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    Master, the garrison of the Cirith Ungol has been wiped out! The men of Gondor did it, right? The men of Gondor did it, right?
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    When we were making Revenge of the Sith... I showed Christopher how I wanted him to fall when he got beheaded And he asked if I knew what a beheaded man looked like And he said "because I do" He then proceeded to talk about a very clandestine part of the War of the Ring
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    The Dead do not suffer the living to pass. I wouldn't wanna suffer me neither.
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    J. R. R. Tolkien: this axe has a 2,000- year history which I will now share C. S. Lewis: Father Christmas charging into battle alongside the Greek god of wine and *spins bingo wheel* a minotaur
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