And now we have proved that you know more about pre-decimalization British money than I do. *g* I'm not sure about the HP-Tolkien thing either, to be honest, but it's interesting to think about.

I just rewatched all three of the extended editions, and I was confirmed again in my conviction that Jackson & co. did a stellar job--I really like almost all of the changes that they made, even though I suppose I could call myself a die-hard fan of the books, given my history of rereading them and everything else Tolkien wrote from the age of nine onwards.