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Yeah, I just finished rereading Fellowship (while in fugue state from the rona vaccine, they were not kidding about the arm soreness I feel like I got thrown down the stairs) and I was paging back to the maps all the time. Even though I've pretty well memorized Middle-earth by now. Even before they leave the Shire there's tons of travelogue that is greatly improved by having a map of the Shire to look at. e: new page have a cool fan Shire map 
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I know its an entirely weird me problem thing but I like not having to worry about concrete locations and distances and mountain ranges and what not because it makes my brain transition from "this is a kickass mythic story" to "the foliage described in this region are nonsense based on the geography presented and further more" Barudak fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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Apr 11, 2021 16:10
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I think I misinterpreted the map the first time I read Lord of the Rings, and so every time I see the map later it's like it's rotated wrong and nothing makes sense.
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Apr 11, 2021 17:08
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Apr 11, 2021 20:37
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Barudak posted:I know its an entirely weird me problem thing but I like not having to worry about concrete locations and distances and mountain ranges and what not because it makes my brain transition from "this is a kickass mythic story" to "the foliage described in this region are nonsense based on the geography presented and further more" Tolkien is the ur foliage nerd though, both literally and figuratively. He's patient zero for the comic book guy brain disease (and the fact that I'm calling it that means I'm a terminal case too lol)
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Apr 12, 2021 02:36
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Also the world was literally created and shaped by gods, if they want a specific kind of tree somewhere they can drat well have it. Blame Yavanna
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Apr 12, 2021 09:04
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No no, Im not mad at Eru Iluvatar. Now if you could just let me and my large spider friend into the Ormal and Illuin National Park that would be great
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Apr 12, 2021 10:24
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Tulip posted:the Blind Guardian album about the Silmarillion. That's where I discovered Prog.
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Apr 27, 2021 17:47
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I mean if a shield can stop a massive vehicle moving at c then why couldn’t it stop the Death Star laser like shields couldn’t even stop the Millennium Falcon from landing on Starkiller base in TFA idk how it would stop a determined ramming
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Apr 27, 2021 23:32
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indigi posted:I mean if a shield can stop a massive vehicle moving at c then why couldn’t it stop the Death Star laser This is actually why they couldnt just fly the eagles to Mordor. energy shields
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Apr 30, 2021 13:25
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Been re-reading the hobbit and for an immortal demi-god Gandalf is a real sassy pants
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May 2, 2021 03:00
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Barudak posted:Been re-reading the hobbit and for an immortal demi-god Gandalf is a real sassy pants as far as i can tell all of the maiar are just huge dickholes
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May 2, 2021 10:38
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GORDON posted:That's where I discovered Prog. Is Power Metal, though? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVg8eP7KPNQ
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May 2, 2021 11:17
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I'm suddenly reminded of a TV movie of Gulliver's Travels I saw years ago where the ending of the Lilliput part has Gulliver return to the beach where he washed up and met a couple of tramps, and he gives them one of his coins (a fortune to them), but one of them is more excited to finally find the partner to the boot he found washed up on the beach along with Gulliver. Something of a theme that the Lilliputians are prone to being small-minded and petty compared to humans, but that also makes them both more attentive to detail and able to appreciate the little things in life.
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May 2, 2021 14:13
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Cease to Hope posted:as far as i can tell all of the maiar are just huge dickholes The song of creation is just an endless diss track and the Ungoliant got roasted
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May 3, 2021 04:19
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adhuin posted:Is Power Metal, though? I've heard it called both. Songs about elves and dwarves and hobbits and bards. That smells strongly of prog. And renfairs.
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May 5, 2021 01:02
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GORDON posted:I've heard it called both. Its a trick question, both are hopelessly lame, even for the sci-fi forum on the SomethingAwful forums. I think the headbanging disqualifies it from being prog though.
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May 6, 2021 02:00
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On this forum we do not diss the musical career of Leonard Nemoy
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May 7, 2021 07:48
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bravest little hobbit of 'em all
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May 7, 2021 12:52
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Songs about LOTR? Look no further than mother loving Led Zepplin. Also has an amazing bass line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzGBQerkvWs
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May 10, 2021 05:57
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Woah, I can't believe no one posted this yet. I got to lead my own detail of like 10 recruits in boot camp and I did this as the cadence as we were walking to the chow hall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdXQJS3Yv0Y
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May 10, 2021 06:39
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I may or may not have set that track as a custom ringtone for whenever my mom calls me. 
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May 10, 2021 14:25
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Next time some dumb motherfucker talks poo poo about my boy Tom Bombadil I need to remind them of the excruciating Beorn chapter of the Hobbit. Its a motherfuckin clip show episode, in a book!
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May 10, 2021 17:57
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Barudak posted:Next time some dumb motherfucker talks poo poo about my boy Tom Bombadil I need to remind them of the excruciating Beorn chapter of the Hobbit. Its a motherfuckin clip show episode, in a book! now you've just got me thinking about jonathan frakes as beorn
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May 10, 2021 18:12
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aB6CPyO0Ww He gleams like a star and the sound of his horn's like a raging storm. Proudly the high lord challenges Doom "Lord of slaves!" he cries Slowly in fear the Dark Lord appears Welcome to my land YOU SHALL BE DAMNED LOOOOORD OF ALL NOLDOR
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May 10, 2021 19:44
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Dwarf eyesight is cannonically really poor, they can barely see a boat capable of ferrying several dwarves from a distance of 12 yards or in non middle earth made up units 11 meters
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May 11, 2021 13:16
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Barudak posted:Dwarf eyesight is cannonically really poor, they can barely see a boat capable of ferrying several dwarves from a distance of 12 yards or in non middle earth made up units 11 meters Dwarves will become the major powers in the world when they get eyeglasses.
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May 12, 2021 15:49
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a dude in an LotR meme group claimed that Theoden's decision to spare Wormtongue was a thematic departure from the original text and was Peter Jackson's "postmodernist" commentary on the Bush administration. I owned him so thoroughly that he left the group and blocked me I have nobody in my life who might even understand that last sentence, let alone care about it (which admittedly only I do), but I had to tell someone
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May 13, 2021 20:42
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indigi posted:a dude in an LotR meme group claimed that Theoden's decision to spare Wormtongue was a thematic departure from the original text and was Peter Jackson's "postmodernist" commentary on the Bush administration. I owned him so thoroughly that he left the group and blocked me That was a dumb man
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May 13, 2021 20:48
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indigi posted:a dude in an LotR meme group claimed that Theoden's decision to spare Wormtongue was a thematic departure from the original text and was Peter Jackson's "postmodernist" commentary on the Bush administration. I owned him so thoroughly that he left the group and blocked me thank you for your service
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May 14, 2021 05:50
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Barudak posted:Dwarf eyesight is cannonically really poor, they can barely see a boat capable of ferrying several dwarves from a distance of 12 yards or in non middle earth made up units 11 meters *Bilbo Baggins voice* 10.9728 metres
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May 14, 2021 10:13
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:*Bilbo Baggins voice* 10.9728 metres <adds rounding to "list of things bilbo baggins hates>
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indigi posted:a dude in an LotR meme group claimed that Theoden's decision to spare Wormtongue was a thematic departure from the original text and was Peter Jackson's "postmodernist" commentary on the Bush administration. 
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indigi posted:a dude in an LotR meme group claimed that Theoden's decision to spare Wormtongue was a thematic departure from the original text and was Peter Jackson's "postmodernist" commentary on the Bush administration. I owned him so thoroughly that he left the group and blocked me personally i believe that the merger of eomer and erkenbrand is peter jackson's postmodernist commentary on the bush administration
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May 14, 2021 13:17
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I read that yesterday but only just realized that the movies largely predate the Bush admin. Yet that is only a small part of what is wrong with that dude's post, somehow
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May 15, 2021 10:40
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iirc most of the preliminary filming was 98-99 which is odd to think about. In terms of the zeitgeist they definitely feel like 9/11 era movies.
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May 15, 2021 10:57
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:iirc most of the preliminary filming was 98-99 which is odd to think about. In terms of the zeitgeist they definitely feel like 9/11 era movies. it's interesting how much of that stuff was already in the zeitgeist
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Holy poo poo, Dwarves, a deer can cross a river in a single jump that you have difficulty seeing across. Invent some glasses
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May 15, 2021 15:41
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Barudak posted:Holy poo poo, Dwarves, a deer can cross a river in a single jump that you have difficulty seeing across. Invent some glasses It’s dark and the river is magic
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:iirc most of the preliminary filming was 98-99 which is odd to think about. In terms of the zeitgeist they definitely feel like 9/11 era movies. I mean that’s largely because they set the standard for what 9/11 era movies would try to be
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