• BlueFootedPetey@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    She was explaining bombadil, cause he’s not in the movies, right?

    Never got through the books and don’t recall him in the movies. He’s magic card is super neat if very narrow, anyone wanna give me a quick Who or what he is?

    • MrPoopbutt@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Tom Bombadil is a Tolkien self insert who is immune to the effects of the ring and has a really hott wife iirc

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        Huh haven’t heard of the self insert thing. Thought bombadil was one of the valor in stealth mode?

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          Maybe, there’s also an argument to be made for Tom being an earthly embodiment of eru the creator given the whole knowing the world when it was young and seeing the first rain and first acorn bit.

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              Sorta. We know he’s amoung the oldest beings in universe given the acorn line being able to be interpreted as seeing the first acorn or to be the first to see an acorn so first valar or eru.

              I like to think he’s the conscious embodiment entropy of middle earth.

              • Wugmeister@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                I mean, its entirely possible that he was created as some unforseen confluence of melodies in the Song of the Ainur. Sort of like how the popular theory for the origin of Ungoliant is that she arose from the discord between Melkor’s song and Eru’s song

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                  Certainly, I just like that everything with a purpose seems drawn to him and he then directs them to where they’re supposed to be but they all leave questioning each other or themselves as to what the fuck just happened.

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    4 days ago

    I gotta say fellas, that is the most erotic thing I’ve read this decade, and the wife got me into romfic last year.

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    4 days ago

    I would gladly be on either side of this, tbh. I did once get a bit of a blowjob during doctor who, but I made him stop because I couldn’t focus on the episode (heaven sent). We canoodled after, but he was clearly upset I valued a show over sex. But, like, it was heaven sent! And it was the premier of the episode. I made the right choice.

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      4 days ago

      You know… I never even considered that this was being told from a woman’s perspective, I 100% just assumed it was a dude, there was no doubt in my mind.

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        3 days ago

        Given the pink triangle in their profile pic, I’m gonna assume OOP is a gay man.

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        3 days ago

        I saw meme Netflix girl with the crazy eyes and gun when I was reading it.

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    3 days ago

    Extremely relatable. I tried to watch LOTR with my boyfriend who never saw it/cared about it. He was like eating snacks and not hearing all the dialogue. I had to turn it off after 10 minutes and crying twice already. I couldn’t do it. I cared too much.

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    3 days ago

    This is why the ideal background movie is any Mystery Science Theater 3000 movie. They are hilarious, but ultimately the movies behind them tend to be boring. You don’t usually need to pay attention to the plot to get most of the jokes. So, your attention can weave in and out. They are also usually monotone enough to fall asleep to, which is a bonus.

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    4 days ago

    reeling

    1. Being too awestruck or shocked to comprehend anything
    2. to be laughing uncontrollably to the point you don’t know what bodily fluids will excrete from your orifices

    (Urban Dictionary)