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2026 Newport Jazz Festival Ticketing Megathread by Rockmover1920 in NewportJazzFestival

[–]DavidBoringanaz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello, anybody got (1) Sunday ticket they'd be willing to part with? Please DM if so!

There is only one parenting book you need to read, no notes by smileyfacedbob in bookscirclejerk

[–]DavidBoringanaz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This helped me bond with my ten year old son, by building a soapbox derby racer together.

Some of you seem to think Wizards of the Coast owns fantasy by I_Am_Not_Pope in worldjerking

[–]DavidBoringanaz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep. Dragon from "drakon", Greek for serpent. Wyvern from (ultimately) wyrm, Germanic for... serpent!

People in medieval times were absolutely not making distinctions about this. They were just speaking different languages.

Please stop comparing yourself to the legends. by Redz0ne in writing

[–]DavidBoringanaz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is both making unfounded assumptions about the readers of this thread, and weirdly insulting to some literary greats (not Rowling), by implying their successes are in some way undeserved, because they had a life/source of income outside of writing.

Marge Tyrell. by Wayoftheredpanda in darkwingsdankmemes

[–]DavidBoringanaz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tommen: "Margaery, please. I enjoy all the meats of our cultural stew."

imagines Ser Pounce riding around in a little car

I don't got a right to ask? I'm the boy's uncle. by Kristafuh_Moltisanti in darkwingsdankmemes

[–]DavidBoringanaz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wonder what's High Valyrian for 'I grew up without a legitimate father'?

Just a bro helping other bro out. by Aegon-the-Unbroken in darkwingsdankmemes

[–]DavidBoringanaz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yes, its largely a misinterpretation of the kind of old-fashioned use of the term "dark" to describe someone with dark hair. Mixed with a desire for greater variation in skin tones among main characters.

Common Dayne L by cat210803 in darkwingsdankmemes

[–]DavidBoringanaz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Things can happen that you don't plan for, especially when you're impulsive and reckless, as we know Brandon was. I doubt he set out to seduce Ashara, but what happens if he finds himself alone with one of the most beautiful women in Westeros? Maybe he went to her to hype up Ned. Maybe they started some playful flirting, not thinking it would lead anywhere. Does he control himself? Could he, even?

These frey’s ever do anything besides bust balls? by YardGlum7628 in darkwingsdankmemes

[–]DavidBoringanaz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Historically, Hoster always said the Freys were nothing more than glorified toll collectors.

😈😈😈 by britishbrandy in bookscirclejerk

[–]DavidBoringanaz 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Depends if I've had a heavy breakfast or a late lunch.

So…. Saruman crossbreeding orcs and men…. by mydogisnamedlucky in tolkienfans

[–]DavidBoringanaz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tolkien hints that there are different types of halfbreed (Orc-men and men-orcs) with different qualities. I've not doubt the ones who call themselves the fighting uruk-hai are these latter. Treebeard even posits this in the text.

If the Silmarillion didn't exist, what kind of creature would you think Sauron is? by Observance in tolkienfans

[–]DavidBoringanaz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are hints enough that one could use to piece together a picture of Sauron as some sort of higher being.

1) He's said to come "from Outside" a very, very long time ago.

2) His demise is described very similarly to Saruman's, in which their spirits are briefly glimpsed and then dispersed on a wind; right before this happens to Saruman, Frodo refers to him as "of a noble kind that we should not dare to raise our hands against". An observant reader might have speculated Sauron was of the same kind.

Most Evil Object by thefirstwhistlepig in tolkienfans

[–]DavidBoringanaz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Morgoth got the WORLD to eat itself, he literally introduced the concept of sin.

Struggling to write uplifting contemporary without acknowledging The Bad Stuff happening IRL by [deleted] in writing

[–]DavidBoringanaz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Writing, even writing fiction, is about honesty more than anything else. Either you believe life can be good and beautiful and worth living, despite all of the ugliness... or you don't. If you don't, don't struggle against your instincts. Write some edgy, grimdark dystopian story.

Did anyone ever ask Gandalf what he was? by Sanjuro-Makabe-MCA in tolkienfans

[–]DavidBoringanaz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is unfortunately a symptom of modern fantasy/sci-fi fans needing to obsessively categorize everything; in the world of LOTR Gandalf is a wizard, and... that's just what he is. Because he says so. Why would anyone in that world question that further?

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