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I, Saruman, Have Ended My Alliance with the Dark Lord Sauron (www.mcsweeneys.net)
submitted 2 weeks ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/theonion@midwest.social
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[–] ech@lemm.ee 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hardly. More like Denethor and Wormtongue.

[–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

What about Saruman and Wormtongue, we already have a good deal of backstabbing going on.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Movie Denethor, I’m guessing. Denethor in the books was actually a lot better person than he was in the movie.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes.

[–] FardyCakes@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

This is incredibly well done.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck Saruman. I am never buying one of his electric palantirs.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

This feud has been great for political satire.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

the person most obsessed with sauramun/sauron is peter thiel.