Nazgûl Purgatory

[Mister Underhill]

Unfortunately I don't have anything substantive to add to this very intriguing discussion, but I did think it worth mentioning that Colbert quoted the Witch-king on his most recent program, satirizing the "plain language" of his credit card contract (which he had to read with the aid of a loupe, of course):

Originally Posted by Stephen Colbert

"Should the Borrower be found in default of payment more than fifteen days, we shall bear thee away to the houses of lamentation beyond all darkness, where thy flesh shall be devoured and thy shrivelled mind left naked to the Lidless Eye!"... That seems pretty descriptive.

So Inziladun has not only found a rare untapped topic, but he's also tapped into some sort of zeitgeist. Or... someone here either is Colbert, or writes for him. Fess up! Bêthberry, I have my eye on you. If lolcats start turning up on the show, you'll officially be outed.