The ideas for Roverandom ranged from odd to insane...
- Caterandom (crossed out with the note 'not good')
- Motharandom (scribbled out with 'stupid' written beside it)
- Three blokes walk into a pub (considered for a while, then stabbed with a spoon)
- Mr Sandman, give me your shoes! (A late night effort by Tolkien)
- The Man in the Moon's least favorite Tuesday (scrapped when Tolkein realised it was a Thursday)
- Wizards and Trousers: a study (back when it was a more academic piece)
But a few of the ideas for 'The Letters of Father Christmas' were too bizarre...
- April Fools in December (Almost gave Christopher Tolkien a heart attack... at age 5)
- Father Christmas: Abominable slave owner of the Frozen wastes (this version included some... unnerving illustrations...)
- Where Noldor go when they die... (scrapped as a title after Tolkien realised that Feanor would burn down Father Christmas' beard in about a second).
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