# There's a balrog in my office

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-balrog-in-my-office/626339>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 26, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-balrog-in-my-office/626339 "2012-06-26T12:56:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-balrog-in-my-office/626339/21 "2012-06-26T18:23:43Z")

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> [@Anne\_Neville](#):
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> What are they doing sending a balrog to waterproof a basement, then? :eek:

At least he’ll be motivated to finish the job quickly.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-balrog-in-my-office/626339/22 "2012-06-26T19:09:13Z")

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I just took a look. There is a huge backhoe on the other side of my wall, tearing the building to shreds.

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**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-balrog-in-my-office/626339/23 "2012-06-26T19:11:34Z")

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Balrogs just want a hug.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-balrog-in-my-office/626339/24 "2012-06-26T19:12:59Z")

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> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#):
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> Balrogs just want a hug.

So do boa constrictors.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-balrog-in-my-office/626339/25 "2012-06-26T19:13:03Z")

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My soul is prepared. How’s yours?

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-balrog-in-my-office/626339/26 "2012-06-26T19:26:25Z")

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> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#):
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> Balrogs just want a hug.

. . . for about 15 minutes on each side, until you’re nicely seared but still pink in the middle.

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