The Hall of Fire

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I copied today's #Morsle at 15 WPM! https://morsle.fun

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Strands #250
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Sorry, I can recall all these random quotes but when it comes to actually finding them in the book I'm

But that one shot makes dozens of other worth it. It's not like we get 24 shots in one canister of film these days.

Back in the Soviet days, they were made to a standard size. Don't know about now. The ones for use on railroads, like the one in the photo, fit the standard faceted glasses, which are less breakable. The metal bottom of the podstakannik also makes the glass more stable. At home, they were also used ...

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Great Eagles talk in the books, though. Why is it a bridge too far for one to talk on screen. Unless there are some giant eagles that are just normal birds, which makes no sense.

I hope they have a good explanation, because right now it's my biggest "Huh?" moment in the series.

They seem to be implying, through Míriel's visions in palantír, and her giving Narsil to Elendil, that certain things have to happen. I only hope they are not going with the idea that the destruction of Númenor was an essential step in victory over Sauron.

This is neither humorous nor a meme, but it gave me immense joy to see Celebrimbor drink his tea Soviet fashion, from a glass in a metal holder.

Below, traditional glass of tea as served on Soviet and post-Soviet railroads.

I finally got around to watching the final two episodes. The show has done a fantastic job. Not only was it excellent TV, but I would say they did a better job at being a Tolkien adaptation than PJ did. And that's not a slight of PJ. LOTR movies had source material with fully fleshed out characters ...

Legoland vs. Gimli orc slaying contest?

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Connections
Puzzle #509




Strands #243
“Strategy game”

I was going to watch the 1990s version on Sunday but Xfinity cut off my internet for the entire day.

They say someone tried to steal the copper cable.

Is anyone watching the World Series? The first game was as good as baseball gets, imo, winding up with a 2 out grand slam walkoff in the 10th, and the 2nd was pretty good, too.

Beautiful places both.

Son came back from a trip North, and was very impressed by the leaf display. But all I got was pictures of him in a boat and of crab rolls.

Could I have seen a member of the Grateful Dead do amazing things on the piano at a charity concert in 2010s? I thought it may have been Lesh, but I can find no mention of him playing the piano.

I thought of you, V, when I saw the news.

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The only reason I even played today is so I could read your spoilers

I'll give Inanna time to get here, as she had most of the answer.

(Bergil! The other Gondorian friend of Perergin. I was thinking, I know it's not gerbil.)

Inanna wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:11 am So it’s Pippin, am sure. But where and to whom…

To Beregond?