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did i really just read a W H O L E P A G E that was only EIGHT SENTENCES?

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Christopher Paolini, King of the Eloquent Run-On. I feel bad for his editors.

(edit: its in Brisingr, the part where Orik is waxing poetic about how absurd it is that the dwarves are still bickering amongst themselves. A Whole Page, 8 sentences)

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“And yet, Eomer, I say to you that she loves you more truly than me, for you she loves and knows; but in me she loves only a shadow and a thought: a hope of glory and great deeds, and lands far from the fields of Rohan. - Aragorn to Eomer, of Eowyn

I adore this quote because it reminds us all not to undervalue the love we have for our family members, and the love they have for us.

The "love" we have for idols and celebrities is shallow and fleeting. We may love what they represent, but we don't actually know them.

Our parents and siblings, spouses/partners and children, are likely the people who know us best and/or longest, and they have dealt with us at our worst. We tend to behave pretty shittily towards the people closest to us because of how secure we are in the relationship. But often, these people love us anyway and I think that's pretty incredible.

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*based on your spotify wrapped/ apple music replay / etc

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“i asked chatgpt-” ohhh ok so nothing you are about to say matters at all

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why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?

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Bilbo barely passed Old Took's record lifespan after having a supernaturally-life-extending ring for 60 years. which begs a question. what the hell did Old Took do

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How well do you see color?

I’m cry I scored 60, I feel blind

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does anyone else remember when peoples talking point against asexuality being a queer identity was to make up a cisgender heterosexual but aromantic man who wanted to get in to all the lgbt society meetings or was that just an embarrassing thing people i knew did

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people have got to learn the difference between I didnt like it and It was bad

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i did indeed forget that that was my name here and definitely thought tumblr was telling me that yikes! youve been here for two years its time to get some actual help...

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i do not ghost purposely i just have no idea what to say ever

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“Too often have I heard of duty. May I not now spend my life as I will?”

A quick painting of The OG Girlboss.

I was actually surprised I painted a woman! Wow who would have thought

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I just got described as an "ad hating commie" by someone because I said a minute of youtube ads is unpleasant. fully spent 5 minutes arguing and defending youtube ads. insane stuff

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do NOT be normal about aragorn around me ‘oh he’s such a badass he killed so many orcs’ yeah idc i’m here to talk about him all alone sewing up holes in his socks next to a campfire in his ranger days singing elven songs from his childhood and he sort of has a terrible singing voice but the ents love it and then later when he joins the fellowship and everyone’s up late singing goofy songs he’s so happy to have a chorus with him now and his voice keeps breaking and boromir is laughing so hard at him that he’s crying but not in a mean way and aragorn knows so he just sings louder and worse and he thinks he could get used to this

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What would the Elvish word for "blorbo" be?

Rather than having a set list of options, today's poll is open-ended! If you have a suggestion, post it in the comments or a reply.

I know we've got some serious Tolkien scholars here on tumblr, and I'd love to hear a breakdown of what exactly Jirt might have chosen to mean "favorite or beloved character" (definition courtesy Urban Dictionary).

Extra credit:

Is the word different in Sindarin/Quenya?

How would Tolkien use the word in a sentence?

If used as a name, would "Blorbo" be a dwarf or a hobbit?

If Tolkien were alive today, would he describe Lúthien as his "blorbo"?

What about Elvish words for "glup shitto," "skrunkly," and "woobie"?

If you don't know Elvish (and why would you?), an Elvish dictionary is available at www.elfdict.com.

Or, you can straight-up use Finnish and Welsh. Or, just make up something that sounds like a word Legolas might say. Open-ended means there's no limit to your choices. :)

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Tolkien describing Elvish woman: The Lady was beautiful and pale with long silver hair and wore some kind of flowing garnment. anyway back to the men

Me: ok cool she sounds pretty can I hear more about her-

Tolkien describing Elvish man: FINDOR SON OF FINLOTH WAS SO FAIR AND GRAVE THAT THE SWANS DID HIS BIDDING. HE WAS TALL AND STRONG AND WIELDED A HUNTING KNIFE. HIS DARK HAIR FLOWING IN THE WIND, HE TOOK A LAST STAND AT THE PEAK OF MORGOTH'S SEX DUNGEON WHERE HIS GOLDEN-HAIRED ELVEN COMPANION HAD LONG FALLEN PREY TO THE DARK LORD'S WILES

Me: ok so you're going through a lot. I get it. It's fine my man