Uh.... Sauron to Morgoth?Inanna wrote:Pandemic start-of-school chaos.
Have I mentioned how grateful I am to the universe that this is post-tenure?
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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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No its from the Hobbit.
I'm guessing Smaug to Bilbo.
I'm guessing Smaug to Bilbo.
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Close... Alatar has identified one of the people....
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Gandalf to Bilbo?
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Hahaha. Yes, that would be apt.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Pre-tenure: Gandalf the Grey
Post-tenure: Gandalf the White
Post-tenure: Gandalf the White
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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I feel like someone needs to do a Trump/Smaug parody. "I have, like, the BEST Waistcoat, its like, Jewels"
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right eye begins twitching uncontrollablyAlatar wrote:I feel like someone needs to do a Trump/Smaug parody. "I have, like, the BEST Waistcoat, its like, Jewels"
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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I agree - one of you should totally do it!
(also, Inanna and Irika should totally post a new quote)
(also, Inanna and Irika should totally post a new quote)
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As Willow Matilde Shadow Margaret Note Spelling would say:
"A hole dug into the ground to obtain water?"
"A hole dug into the ground to obtain water?"
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Shits.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Inanna wrote:Shits.
...strikes me as a very Denethor kind of quote.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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*cough*
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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*does not cough because that is irresponsible during a pandemic that is spread through respiratory droplets, but does tap fingers softly but pointedly.*
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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Yeah, I feel that in these times it is best to attract attention with a sound other than a cough. For example, a gentle beep, a clap of hands, or the soft ring of a steel blade leaving the scabbard.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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*mea culpa*
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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QUOTE:
Remember that wherever you go, for all sorts of fun, you are now beyond the wild end.
Remember that wherever you go, for all sorts of fun, you are now beyond the wild end.
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude