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11 April, 2010
Orc Farm
You thought Orcs were a figment of Tolkien's imagination? Think again...
Seen near Thorington Street (map here), on the Suffolk-Essex border.
Rick - Didn't we discuss here a while ago the possibility of Orcs being parthenogenetic? In which case I suppose one could farm them like bees.
Scott - That's probably a trade secret :-)
Ben - Hello and welcome! There are a couple of Rivendells and Lothloriens around, but fortunately not very near to Orc Farm. I wonder if it's a traditional name or if the owners had a sense of humour?
I LIKE IT!!
ReplyDeleteI think I'll get a similar sign made for my house ;)
Who knew Orc farming would be the next agricultural revolution?!
ReplyDeleteAre they next to Hobbit Hill? Because that would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteSo THAT's where orcs come from. It explains quite a bit, actually.
ReplyDeleteScott - You're welcome :-) I saw the sign and thought of you.
ReplyDeleteConstance - Who indeed?
Meghan - Alas, no, not that I know of.
Rick - It would have to be extraodinarily productive to be the source of all Tolkien's teeming armies of darkness :-)
Oh, not all from this one farm! But if they are grown as a crop, that eliminates some rather repellant speculation about how the supply is kept up.
ReplyDeleteCarla, you should stop in there one day and tell them you have a friend in America who'd like to know how deep English Orcs are planted :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I've seen a couple of Rivendells before, but never an Orc Farm. Thanks for the pics and post, Carla.
ReplyDeleteRick - Didn't we discuss here a while ago the possibility of Orcs being parthenogenetic? In which case I suppose one could farm them like bees.
ReplyDeleteScott - That's probably a trade secret :-)
Ben - Hello and welcome! There are a couple of Rivendells and Lothloriens around, but fortunately not very near to Orc Farm. I wonder if it's a traditional name or if the owners had a sense of humour?
They have to make sure no trolls escape from the neighbour farm, though. Don't want to have any trollocs around. :)
ReplyDeleteGabriele - no, indeed. Trollocs are about the only thing I can remember about 'Wheel of Time'; definitely not creatures you want to have around :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, we did speculate about parthenogenesis in orcs.
ReplyDeleteIt would be really wonderful if it is a traditional name, not an LOTR joke.
Rick - Or a misspelling, or some sort of acronym, or something equally mundane.
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