The Latest Plastic Surgery Craze: Pointed Elf Ears

Somewhere, the ghost of J.R.R. Tolkien is screaming.

Sometimes, fans go too far. Like, for instance, when they have their ears surgically split and re-sculpted to resemble the ears of fictional elves. Don’t get me wrong, I know everyone has different comfort levels with modifications, and that some people are even baffled by tattoos, but – and I hope I’m not alone here – this really gives me the heebie-jeebies.