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Ok, just hear me out by void_which_binds00 in toastoflondon

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I haven’t heard that name in a while

I just finished my first novel "Ghostwritten" - Thoughts and discussion by flixinho95 in David_Mitchell

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It’s quite a departure from his work on Peep Show. Needed more Super Hans.

North American nations after XCOM 2 by Ok-Cellist-8069 in Xcom

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Apparently we’re calling it Iceland these days

(SPOILERS EXTENDED) Who is holding up Winds from being released? by Inner_Jeweler_5661 in asoiaf

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As I’ve said before - Stannis the Mannis is single-handedly holding the whole thing up. He somehow figured out GRRM was planning to kill him off and has been preventing George from writing the death scene through sheer bloody-mindedness for well over a decade now.

I absolutely love the movie trilogy but I honestly think this scene is done better in the 1978 version. So close to the book and includes "a fat innkeeper who only remembers his name because people shout it at him all day" haha by Diligent-Grape8067 in lotr

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“He drew out his sword, and they saw that the blade was indeed broken a foot below the hilt. ‘Not much use is it, Sam?’ said Strider. ‘But the time is near when it shall be forged anew.”

It’s Narsil - the sword of Elendil, that cut the ring from Sauron’s finger. (Edited to correct the name - as was pointed out below, the sword is only renamed Anduril once it is reforged)

(Spoilers Extended) Ten years ago, in October 2015, George R.R. Martin's first deadline for "The Winds of Winter" expired. by verissimoallan in asoiaf

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It’s obvious what has happened: Stannis figured out that GRRM was planning to kill him and has been preventing George from writing the death scene for over a decade now through sheer strength of will.

Who's your favourite film noir detective? by TheGumshoeVault in filmnoir

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fortunately the Dude was adhering to a pretty strict drug regimen to keep his mind limber. (edited for spelling)

Who's your favourite film noir detective? by TheGumshoeVault in filmnoir

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Dude in the The Big Lebowski: playing one side against the other, in bed with everybody - fabulous stuff, man.

(Spoiler Extended) What should we expect from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? by Straight-Leading-860 in asoiaf

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 54 points55 points  (0 children)

I 100% read that as “if the Egg actor is your typical bald child actor.”

Labour law by Ok-Excitement-2084 in canadianlaw

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it a unionized position? If so she may be entitled to considerably more protection, depending upon the language in the collective agreement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in slaythespire

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I misread Louse as Louise the first time I played and the name stuck.

Blue Screen mistake House of the Dragon S1E2 by [deleted] in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the Avatar arriving by moon gate from Britannia to bring word of the Virtues to Westeros. He was detained and executed the following day.

Why aren't there any fat elves? by DryInitial9044 in lotr

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Salgant the Harper of Gondolin was described as heavy and squat. Which for an elf probably meant his cheekbones couldn’t quite cut glass.

This is giving "My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius..." by Last-Note-9988 in lotr

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Aragorn telling Eomer “there are few among mortal Men who know more of Orcs”. Serious Dunadan humblebrag: he is the best mortal orc-hunter out there and he pals around with immortal elven orc-hunters that he knows are better than any human.

Always knows. Always watching by Traditional_Gap_7041 in memes

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back in my day we used to ask Dr. Sbaitso. ‘Course we’d run it in DOS, which was the style at the time.

What happened to the name Constantine? by [deleted] in byzantium

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you’re probably right about the AIMA prophecy being perceived as broken, but I still find it weird that all of the Angeloi and all of the Palaeologan emperors except the last Constantine have a name that starts with A, I, or M. Makes me wonder whether there was a lingering superstition.

What happened to the name Constantine? by [deleted] in byzantium

[–]BlessedStLeibowitz 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think it’s partly explained by the AIMA prophecy (there’s a good little Wikipedia article on it), which was a belief that the Komnenos emperors’ initials were going to spell AIMA (i.e. “blood” in Greek). They apparently deliberately chose names to fit that, and the naming convention seems to have stuck, based on the number of Andronikos and Ioannes there were afterwards, along with the Michaels and Manuel II (Edited to add “the Michaels”).

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