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Eh???? We know next to nothing about the Great Other, and I’ve seen no similarities to Ungoliant. Swords forged from meteorites are ten-a-penny in fantasy. It’s more likely Dawn was inspired by Thorn, from Memory Thorn Sorrow which Martin says inspired ASoI&F. Kinslaying is also a common trope. And the burning of the fleet (Tolkein and Martin) is possibky drawn from Cortez burning his fleet upon arriving on the shores of America.

Her programs of choice at the moment are Bluey, Peppa Pig, Coco melon, and Blipppi. God help us when she’s a teenager

Wife made mistake of letting 5 year old know: a: there are games on her phone b: her phone’s pin So now my wife (or rether her phone) is daughter’s preferred choice to sit with her aftrr bath before bed. She also told my wife to ‘calm yourself’. Previously, on my wife asking for phone back, it was, ‘be patient. You need to share.’

Rewatching RoP. One criticism not made is that while Galadriel is going out her way to avenge Finrod, he’s waslking about Valinor with their dad, who *was* wise enough to give Middle-Earth a miss

The owners of Britain’s ‘wonkiest’ pub, which went on fire two weeks after being sold, and was demolished two days later without council permission, have been ordered to rebuild it (materials specified by thr council) within three years. Get it right up ye! Beem quite a few suspicious fires in Glasgow, burning down historical buildkngs/pubs edit: https://news.sky.com/story/crooked-house-owners-of-britains-wonkiest-pub-ordered-to-rebuild-it-after-unlawful-demolition-13082109

Including his three daughtere. He was working in Tel Aviv I believe, at the time

I soent about 11 months on and off using Ok Cupid and Plenty of Fish. On one occasion at the end (not sure what happened), I started a first message greeting the woman by her first name. A minute later I got a reply asking “Who the hell is Lorraine?” Anyway, we’ve been together for 10 years this summer and married for almost 8, and have a 5 year old daughter.

Draft cover blurb for Lucifer & Son

His ‘inspirational’ speeches. “You’re all fucking useless and working with you has been the lowest point of a disappointing career…”

Truss has some cheek insulting Bidenomics when her 48 day tenure almost crippled the UK and drove up mortgages.

But the issue is the ones who went to Valinor and then came back to Middle-Earth in defiance of the Valar. In thr end, the Noldor going back to ME was a suicide mission, and thr Vakar had to intervene anyway, fucking up Beleriand.

Legend of Drizzt - isnt there like 34 books in that series? With the latest out last year

Had the Noldor not gone to Middle-Earth, the Valar would likely have intervened sooner. Instead they stayed their hand to punish the Noldor, per Mandos’ curse

He’s still under investigation re a separate historical matter by Police Scotland according to BBC

The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine last yesr was shot and killed in Spain https://news.sky.com/story/russian-helicopter-pilot-who-defected-to-ukraine-shot-dead-in-spain-13075929

Another imminent by-election? Scott Benton lost his appeal https://news.sky.com/story/politics-live-lord-david-cameron-vows-to-help-protect-falklands-during-visit-to-islands-12593360?postid=7258517#liveblog-body edit: name correction

Slow Horses is great. Season 4 drops sometime this year

Arsed = bothered

I don’t have a link (Twitter no longer embeds for me) but apparently Denmark is sending all of its artillery to Ukraine. edit: https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/02/18/prime-minister-denmark-to-supply-all-its-artillery-to-ukraine/

Previous postmaster claiming he was tood by a senior official tonslow payouts to save money until after the election https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68330465

She was not perfect! And thee’s a whole age between RoP Galadriel and LotR Galadriel.

We’ve already pointed out Galadriel’s queationabke 1st age wisdom. And you said the behaviur wasn’t elf-like, which it is based on the Silmarillion

By full-on I meant over much of the book. Feanor pulling a sword on his half-brother Fingolfin even before Morgoth stole the Silmaril. Numerous acts of elf-on-elf slaughter. Eol trying to kill his son but instead killing his (reluctant) wife. Not to mention the bulk of the story os about elven wrath and vengeance, pursuing Morgoth to Middle-Earth.

You’re seriously claiming that the Tolkein elves are not wrathful and vengeful?? Have you even read The Silmarillion? It’s pretty much full-on vengeance and wrath by elves.

Toth, considered getting a dog? They’re excellent for socialising - since getting Penny I’ve found myself talking to neighbours I’d barely said hello to, not to mention fellow dog walkers in the park. And it’s mostly just talking about the dogs, so little need to think of topics