AquaMarine

This is not metaphorical. I mean actual, literal pieces of paper/plastic/metal/whatever explicitly erected to inform the public.

“How did you know this was the right trail?” I read the sign.

“Wow, how did you know what that flower is?” There’s a SIGN.

“How did you know we needed to use the side door?” THERE IS A SIGN POSTED ON THE FRONT DOOR.

Just…why are we having such different experiences of the world? People can read. I KNOW they can read. There’s nothing wrong with their vision.

Just. READ. THE. GOD. DAMN. SIGN.

This also applies to:

Syllabi

Frodo and Sam getting into a fight about rope

Gandalf and Aragorn tag-team sassing a convalescent Merry about the location of his pack

the massive intra-Fellowship fight about how fair or unfair it is for people to be blindfolded

“DO AS YOU PLEASE IN YOUR MADNESS! I WISH TO SEE NO EYES!”

Legolas coming all the way from Mirkwood to deliver bad news and get bitched at by Glóin

Bilbo’s passive-aggressive notes to his annoying relatives

Aragorn and Éomer leaning on their swords to take a break and chat in the middle of a fight (twice)

Saruman appearing out of nowhere and harassing the Three Hunters like a DND random encounter

the disco ball/oil slick/sequin robes

basically every time Ioreth or the Master of the Houses of Healing says anything

Pippin jumping into his bath and soaking literally everyone

Bilbo’s song about Eärendil and Aragorn trying to gently point out that some topics of conversation are Sensitive

Frodo deciding that the best way to be inconspicuous is with a loud obnoxious song about when the Moon got drunk

he literally calls them otters because they’re “swimming”

Sam’s occasional poetic flights, including a really bangin’ rhyme about Tom Bombadil (I choose to believe) fighting a troll

Lindir mocking Bilbo’s poetry

The four of them revealing to Frodo that he is Not Good At Keeping Secrets From His Friends and of course they know it’s dangerous and are going to help him anyway

Sam nailing Bill Ferny in the face with an apple

Barliman Butterbur delivering Gandalf’s letter whilst babbling his fears of the wizard’s impending wrath

Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth, badass knight, eligible bachelor, and the only person on the Pelennor Fields who knows the ABC’s of First Aid and figures out that Eowyn is still breathing.

Quickbeam, the young hasty ent who babysits Merry and Pippin during the Entmoot because he’s already made up his mind to help

Gimli geeking out over the glittering caves of Helm’s Deep.

Simon gets on the Hail Mary and doesn’t hear a single “please” come out of Grace for like a fucking week and he’s APPALLED When he’s a bit more comfortable he says, “you could say please, y’know!” Half joking half serious and Rocky turns to Grace and says “new word.”