Sanderson: wait both of them? Tolkien: yeah Sanderson: they're both blue? Tolkien: yeah Sanderson: Sanderson: you know there's a whole rainbow of color options Tolkien: oh my god shut up Tolkien: i am so fucking tired
I ... just ... realized .... Oxford and Cambridge both have university colo(u)rs, right? THEY'RE BOTH BLUE Oxford is dark blue, Cambridge is light blue. That's why there are two blue wizards, and BOTH fall away from their assigned task!
Sanderson: so there's gandalf the gray, saruman the white, radagast the brown, and two blue guys Tolkien: yeah thats right Sanderson: and the blue guys aren't named Tolkien: nope Sanderson: Sanderson: ok but Tolkien: why do you all care so much about these stupid blue guys Tolkien: just accept it!
Tolkien: You're just like Clive and his goddamned Santa Claus--Tolkien: You're just like Clive and his goddamned Santa Claus--