Thursday, October 1, 2015

Black Widow

Conversation about bugs
Elvish : why is the spider called Black widow?
Tolkien : The name gives it away , widow is a woman who is married but does not have a husband 
Elvish : why ?what happened to him ?
Tolkien : You know ... The obvious .They get their names because they eat their mates 
Elvish : They aren't very bright ,
are they?After the first one was eaten the rest should have just stayed unmarried ,don't you think ?

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