Maura Labingi's Tea Set
Here is a good peek inside my head.
Growing up, I would listen to Car Talk on the radio with my mom. Car Talk was an advice show on NPR that was hosted by the Magliozzi brothers. Two Boston mechanics who answered questions from callers about car issues every week.
And one of the brothers had a phrase he used which has stuck with me. I don't remember if it was across multiple shows or just one which sticks in my memory, but I remember he said "Tara Lipinski's tutu!" I think this must have been around a Winter Olympics.
Jump forward to this week.
I was reading a discussion about a person discovering that Tolkien had made a note about translating the names in Lord of the Rings, and how Frodo's name is actually Maura Labingi. I have known this fact for years but it isn't something I really think about. But, this time, as I read the name my brain connected the scanning of Labingi with Lipinski.
That set me to thinking about the above quote from Car Talk, and I made myself chuckle by thinking about using the phrase "Maura Labingi's tutu" except I realized Frodo aka Maura would not wear a tutu, but he would definitely use a tea set.
And so, in an alternate universe where there are two hobbit brothers answering wagon questions at the Bird and Baby inn, one of them is surprised by a question and proclaims loudly "Maura Labingi's tea set!"
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