David,

Welcome to the forum.

I agree that you must be happy with him showing your book on national TV and your publisher is correct, send him copies of all your books.

David Day wrote:

Anyway, Andrew, thank you for posting Colbert clip on your website.

Worth pointing out, just for the sake of clarity, that it isn't Andrew's Website, though he is a moderator.

Stu wrote:

David Day wrote:

Anyway, Andrew, thank you for posting Colbert clip on your website.

Worth pointing out, just for the sake of clarity, that it isn't Andrew's Website, though he is a moderator.

Just a fact based detail Stu. Nothing important.

onthetrail wrote:

Just a fact based detail Stu. Nothing important.

Woah. I can think of nothing less Tolkienian (or Colbertine) than proudly declaring excitement over the prospect of gaining white supremacist readership. I suppose if money is the only object...

Philomythos wrote:

Woah. I can think of nothing less Tolkienian (or Colbertine) than proudly declaring excitement over the prospect of gaining white supremacist readership. I suppose if money is the only object...

And then he can re-issue the dictionary with yet another title and get the Q-Anon money twice-over. Rinse and repeat! I've always believed David Day is a genius, making the same tired material pay for itself again and again and again...

Never let a tragedy go to waste...

David Day wrote:

Of course, like Stephen, the Q-Anon’s would have to buy a copy of the Dictionary and read it first. So, excellent! Sounds like I’ll have whole new pool of readers.

Q does relish in gleeful disinformation, I think you may be onto something.

[Admin hat on] As we are drifting away from Tolkien and into conspiracy-level politics, I'm going to put my moderator foot down and ask that we steer this thread back to more bookish collectingish Tolkienish thoughts, if any.

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Woah! back to you Philomythos & Stu! & Caudimordax!
Can we lighten up a bit here?

I had thought I was having a rather good-humoured exchange with Trotter/Andrew (who graciously welcomed me to the forum) after I politely explained my “corrections” and my take on Steven Colbert’s satiric self-mocking monologue wherein he absurdly suggested Q-Anon supporters might find the same level of craziness by joining him in his Tolkien-obsessed nerd culture.

It was in this same self-mocking spirit that I suggested I might be able get Q-Anon crazies to buy copies of my Dictionary. To my total astonishment, this seems to have been taken this as a serious proposition!

All I can say is, if you believe I was seriously trying to convince Q-Anon fanatics to buy copies of my Dictionary, you must also believe Stephen Colbert was seriously trying to convince Q-Anon fanatics to join the Tolkien Society.

I am sorry if you interpreted my poor attempt at a humorous rejoinder meant I wished to consort with fascists. It was certainly not my intention.

David Day wrote:

Woah! back to you Philomythos & Stu! & Caudimordax!
Can we lighten up a bit here?

I had thought I was having a rather good-humoured exchange with Trotter/Andrew (who graciously welcomed me to the forum) after I politely explained my “corrections” and my take on Steven Colbert’s satiric self-mocking monologue wherein he absurdly suggested Q-Anon supporters might find the same level of craziness by joining him in his Tolkien-obsessed nerd culture.

It was in this same self-mocking spirit that I suggested I might be able get Q-Anon crazies to buy copies of my Dictionary. To my total astonishment, this seems to have been taken this as a serious proposition!

All I can say is, if you believe I was seriously trying to convince Q-Anon fanatics to buy copies of my Dictionary, you must also believe Stephen Colbert was seriously trying to convince Q-Anon fanatics to join the Tolkien Society.

I am sorry if you interpreted my poor attempt at a humorous rejoinder meant I wished to consort with fascists. It was certainly not my intention.

I don't think anyone seriously thought you wanted to consort with fascists, FWIW.