14 Internet slang terms written in Tolkien-style runes

 By 
Andrea Romano
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Bilbo and Frodo Baggins pretty much invented YOLO.

Using the Hobbit Rune Generator, common Internet slang phrases we use every day are translated into language more appropriate for characters in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

If only the various inhabitants of Middle Earth could have used more abbreviations on their unexpected journeys, then Tolkien's classic fantasy sagas would have been a lot easier to get through.

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