Letters Never Sent

[vulgarweed]

Dear Tolkien Society,

I have combed all the Letters and HoME notes for this and have yet to find a definitive answer to this question; if it's in there and I missed it, please forgive me. During a sexual encounter, would the penis of the penetrator or fellatee disappear upon entering an orifice of someone wearing the One Ring? (Assuming this person is neither Sauron nor Tom Bombadil)

Sincerely,

V, who needs to know Because of Reasons, and when I tried to contact the Professor over the Ouija board, he hung up on me.

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Dear Christopher Tolkien....

NOPE. You guys will have better answers anyway.




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This is the kind of question that keeps me up at night. Perhaps I should look at my life choices.

*looks*

Yup, they're fine!

Comments

[winter-hermit.livejournal.com]

It seems like if a coat the person is wearing becomes invisible, or the sword they're carrying, then something completely surrounded by the Ringbearer's body (because it's in their mouth, rectum, vagina, what-have-you) would be invisible too?

I expect you could argue it either way. ...seeing as we're currently arguing it both ways.

[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

Yes, there's a lot of logic in that point - see comments above about how we don't see, say, meals in a Ringbearer's stomach floating around.

But it wouldn't be completely surrounded. It would still be attached to one's owner (one hopes) so retain a quality of not being completely in the Ring-wearing person's possession.

Maybe. You totally can argue it either way.