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LOTR Fellowship Dialogue Twist Meme

A three-panel meme utilizing screenshots from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'. The top panel depicts the iconic Council of Elrond with overlaid text: 'Middle Earth is in great danger, the only way to defeat Sauron is to destroy his Ring.' The middle panel shows Frodo Baggins with an unexpected, unrelated response: 'I don't like girls.' The bottom panel features a serious-looking elven character (likely Elrond or Legolas) reacting to the absurd statement. The humor stems from the jarring contrast between the epic, high-stakes context of the original scene and Frodo's trivial, non-sequitur reply.
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Council Member
Middle Earth is in great danger, the only way to defeat Sauron is to destroy his Ring.
Frodo Baggins
I don't like girls.

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Edited dialogue from 'The Lord of the Rings' movie scenes for comedic effect

Overview

A three-panel meme utilizing screenshots from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'. The top panel depicts the iconic Council of Elrond with overlaid text: 'Middle Earth is in great danger, the only way to defeat Sauron is to destroy his Ring.' The middle panel shows Frodo Baggins with an unexpected, unrelated response: 'I don't like girls.' The bottom panel features a serious-looking elven character (likely Elrond or Legolas) reacting to the absurd statement. The humor stems from the jarring contrast between the epic, high-stakes context of the original scene and Frodo's trivial, non-sequitur reply.

Origin notes

The meme is sourced from 9Gag, as indicated by the additional information. It remixes screenshots from the 2001 film 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring', altering the original dialogue to create a comedic non-sequitur. A watermark 'drip-memes.com' is visible in the middle panel, suggesting possible circulation on that platform. The content is user-created, using image editing tools to modify the movie's original dialogue.

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