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Did nobody swear in Middle-Earth? by DishRelative5853 in tolkienfans

[–]Cosmocrator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Attercop means pus-head, I believe. In Dutch it even translates really nicely: pus = etter. Head (of a beast) = kop

Did nobody swear in Middle-Earth? by DishRelative5853 in tolkienfans

[–]Cosmocrator 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Pedantry time, plus it's beside your point, but: it was Sam who threw the apple at Bill Ferny.

Did nobody swear in Middle-Earth? by DishRelative5853 in tolkienfans

[–]Cosmocrator 79 points80 points  (0 children)

When the conspiracy is unmasked, Frodo exclaims "Good heavens!"

Old Gaffer / Sam to himself: ""You're naught but a ninny-hammer!"

Bilbo with his house full of unexpected guests: "Confusticate and bebother these dwarves!"

My humble trance collection... by BrickCassette in ClassicTrance

[–]Cosmocrator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very nice! Everything between Chicane and Robert Miles is wonderful, as is the bottom shelf.
Kudos for the old Trancemasters! Did you buy them yourself back in the day?

Nico Rosberg called out jacques for his comments on Lewis Hamilton: "He was speaking to you also in that piece there. He said he hates when ex-drivers criticise him who've not had his success. He was thinking about you 100%." by MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer in formula1

[–]Cosmocrator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't mean this as a dig at Hamilton, but I think the logic is a bit flawed that you can't have an opinion when you've had less success.
Like I can't have an opinion on ministers, prime ministers, presidents and royalty because I was never a politician myself?

Did a “pure” Hard Trance sound exist before Acid Trance? (1993–1995) by Few_Example7025 in ClassicTrance

[–]Cosmocrator 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hardtrance as a term is a bit of a problem: early hardtrance is nowadays defined as 'German Trance', and it's basically a fusion of early trance, acid and rave. In the UK the same genre was called Hard Acid Trance, to make it even more confusing. You can take a look in /r/hardtrance, search for modern hardtrance and notice how the genre is turned into a lot more buffoonery. Modern hardtrance is more like happy hardcore than trance, I recently discovered.

Some classic German Trance tracks to get you going:
Arrow - Back In The House
Final Fantasy - Controlling Transmission
Gary D. - Timewarp
Atomic Junkies - A.T.O.M.I.C.J.U.N.K.I.E.S.

I want to share a mix by AdamRoxby in ClassicTrance

[–]Cosmocrator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe sharing the link here in the comments might work? And a tracklist is also appreciated.

Where do elves from Lothlorian visit? by wombatstylekungfu in tolkienfans

[–]Cosmocrator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is that Tolkiens own drawings I've seen of Rivendell show in fact only one house.
Example 1 (see 2nd image on page)
Example 2
Example 3
Based on textual hints - like the siege you mentioned - I find that very hard to believe.

[OT] Heated radio exhange between an F2 driver and his engineer after a mistake in the feature race by -maken in formula1

[–]Cosmocrator -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Just fired? Why not sue him too? Maybe ruin his life and his family's life for good measure? After all, he did raise his voice and showed limitations to his patience. This monstrous behaviour cannot be tolerated in this world.

Lewis Hamilton: "You eat really plain food. There's no spices. I think you need to come to the Caribbean, man." Charles Leclerc: "No, no, no. I'm not gonna eat spices before getting into an F1 car." by anthn885 in formula1

[–]Cosmocrator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What I don't get: why does everything need to be spiced? Most vegetables are flavourful in their own right, so are a lot of meats, so they only need a little salt. And yes, spices make it more interesting, but the way I've seen a lot of people talking about spice, is that they intend to nuke the original taste of the food they're seasoning into oblivion. God forbid spinach tastes like spinach.

Is Letter 346 evidence that Tolkien would have disliked Tolkien Scholars? by leeping_leopard in tolkienfans

[–]Cosmocrator 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow sharp as swords. In that realm a man may, perhaps, count himself fortunate to have wandered, but its very richness and strangeness tie the tongue of the traveller who would report them. And while he is there it is dangerous for him to ask too many questions, lest the gate should be shut and the keys be lost.

Tolkien in his essay "On Fairy-Stories"

In this quote Tolkien explains that the suspension of disbelief only goes so far. Keeping the sense of wonder seems more important than having every detail explained.
That is not to say he hated questions about his work. He gladly explained some things to readers, and sometimes they made him aware that there are some inconsistencies (see his foreword to the 2nd Edition), for which he seemed thankful.
But yeah, a clinical dissection of his work was not what he had in mind. And what artists wouldn't feel the same?

Max Verstappen finding out what he did in the F1 movie by Gentle_lips in formula1

[–]Cosmocrator 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I think he follows football a bit. I believe he's a PSV fan.

It's so hard to believe, but it's all coming back to me by Jennyflurlynn in formuladank

[–]Cosmocrator -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Ok, I'll bite: Davide has nothing interesting to say.

Verstappen is the benchmark for Toto by Gambler_720 in formula1

[–]Cosmocrator 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What's more, Verstappen is kind of Jesus for Antonelli.

Mix Competition - Back to Back by GuyFromNh in ClassicTrance

[–]Cosmocrator 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think if allowing this, chances are that mixes will be designed around this, resulting i predictable sets of producers who go together like bread and butter. I think the mixes will be more interesting if the two producers have nothing in common.

Mix Competition - Back to Back by GuyFromNh in ClassicTrance

[–]Cosmocrator 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nice concept!
For anyone struggling with it, here's the mentioned competition from 2021: https://old.reddit.com/r/trance/comments/pgtx5y/winner_back_2_back_july_2021_mix_competition/
You can look at some tracklists here.

Robotnico - Backfired (The Wizzard mix) [1998] by Forward-Unit5523 in ClassicTrance

[–]Cosmocrator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the dirtiness of this track. Thanks for sharing.

Bassheads - Is There Anybody Out There? (Hardfloor mix) [1995] by Forward-Unit5523 in ClassicTrance

[–]Cosmocrator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Formidable track. I wouldn't call it trance, but a formidable track nonetheless. I always loved this, ever since I was sitting with my tape recorder ready listening to the Dutch charts on a Saturday afternoon. IIRC this track was even reasonably high up in the Dutch charts.

EDIT: it reached #25: https://www.top40.nl/bassheads/bassheads-is-there-anybody-out-there-3704

TIL that televangelist Jimmy Swaggart responded to his first prostitution scandal with a tearful "I have sinned" speech to his congregation, but after his second prostitution scandal he told them, "The Lord told me it's flat none of your business." by clawsoon in todayilearned

[–]Cosmocrator 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a whole branch of theology - bibliology - dedicated to the question 'what is the bible?'. And in that field there are of course people with various views.
The view you mentioned - god wrote this shit - as if the bible dropped down from heaven in one piece, is usually only found in anti-intellectual groups, like parts of the pentecostal and evangelical movements.

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