silver-tongues-blog tilthat TIL J. R. R. Tolkien received from a fan a goblet with the Ring inscription on it in Black Speech. Because the Black Speech in general is an accursed language, and the Ring inscription in particular is a vile spell, Tolkien never drank out of it, and used it only as an ashtray.via reddit.com gordon-freeman-official “I know I made this up but I’m still not taking chances”Tolkien, probably Source: tilthat