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Fool of a Took. Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Gandalf’s irritation expresses the danger of a small careless act in an unsafe place. The disproportionate insult gives the frightening pause a flash of familiar exasperation.
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Spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingShow the scene
In the Mines of Moria in The Fellowship of the Ring, Pippin knocks a skeleton and its equipment into the well in Balin’s tomb. Gandalf rebukes him as the noise echoes down the shaft. The joke gives way to the company realising that they have drawn attention.
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