And another thing...

[glenatron]

Another thing that is fantastic about Lord Of The Rings is it's portrayal of a world of magic and mystery where the correct response to more or less any event is an impromptu poetry slam. You arrive somewhere new? Poetry slam. You leave somewhere you've been before? Poetry slam. One of your friends dies? Poetry slam.

Gimli:	What's for tea?
Legolas:	In elder days when the world was young When elven lords were wise and strong Before they departed to the sundering west, It's omlette that they liked best.
Aragorn:	Between pale towers of Earendil's halls, In the glory days before Isildur's fall There was no hero so bold or so rash That they did not prefer to have bangers and mash

Seriously, I think many problems with the world today could be solved by judicious application of verse and meter.