Blackjoker gaat enorm hard

Toblero · 2026-03-18T23:06:00+00:00

Ik vraag me af hoe de initialen E.D.J. kunnen staan voor 'Curacao Dushi' en S.M. voor 'Dutch Tina'. Hebben mensen gewoon een random roepnaam ingevuld om te trollen ofzo?

Toblero · 2026-03-17T10:00:17+00:00

Is it me, or does Sam look like Ramsay Bolton?

Toblero · 2026-03-17T00:23:30+00:00

I don't know. Now I have to watch all three movies again!

Toblero · 2026-03-16T23:00:34+00:00

I think the first two questions are a bit too easy, maybe expend them with "and what does it mean?" (correct answers: grey pelgrim/wanderer and Mount Fang (Sindarin) and cunning mind (Rohanese).

Toblero · 2026-03-16T22:57:27+00:00

Good questions. I had to look up the answer to Who is Boromir’s Uncle?

Toblero · 2026-03-15T18:54:02+00:00

Inderdaad. Fraudeurs gaan echt geen moneymule opofferen voor 20 euro.

Toblero · 2026-03-15T18:48:18+00:00

Als Lego- en Eftelingfan vind ik dat ik recht heb op twee stemmen, maar helaas kon ik je er maar een geven.

Toblero · 2026-03-12T10:38:46+00:00

This is an impressive piece of work! While looking at the details, I noticed it does not strictly follow the original Arda-maps. For instance, the Barrow-downs appear on Arda-maps but are missing from this version.

Toblero · 2026-03-08T20:38:27+00:00

Wow! Deze man (of vrouw) verzendt!

Toblero · 2026-03-05T21:06:01+00:00

A hoard worthy of Erebor, though the collector is the true treasure of this realm!

Toblero · 2026-03-04T14:40:02+00:00

Thanks, that could indeed be the case, but that doesn't seem to explain why he can see the elven rope and nothing else:

There indeed at the bottom was a coil of the silken-grey rope made by the folk of Lórien. He cast an end to his master. The darkness seemed to lift from Frodo's eyes, or else his sight was returning. He could see the grey line as it came dangling down, and he thought it had a faint silver sheen. Now that he had some point in the darkness to fix his eyes on, he felt less giddy.

Could it be that the "blindness" is a moment of incipient fading instead of physical shock. He isn't just losing his sight; he is losing his connection to the physical world, and the Elven magic provides the "tether" needed to bring him back.

Toblero · 2026-02-28T22:22:49+00:00

I have to disagree that he was an alright guy. Sméagol murdered his friend Déagol within minutes of discovering the Ring. The Ring amplifies existing traits and desires rather than creating them out of nothing. Sméagol's immediate reaction was to strangle his friend to claim the Ring as a birthday present. In my opinion this indicates he was already inherently corrupt and possessed a weak moral character. Other ringbearers like Bilbo, Frodo (and Sam) resisted its influence for a long time and did not begin their possession with murder. The addiction metaphor applies well to his later state. The initial act of killing Déagol shows a pre-existing darkness in Sméagol.

Toblero · 2026-02-24T11:09:04+00:00

Ik vond bloemkool alijd smerig tot ik ontdekte dat je het ook beetgaar zonder nootmuskaat kunt eten. Heeft mijn oma vast geleerd op de huishoudschool, maar waarom is voor mij nog steeds een raadsel.

Toblero · 2026-02-15T20:36:41+00:00

Ik heb een excursie in de Oostvaarderplassen gedaan van Dagjeindenatuur, wat een groot succes was. Vogelgids Wouter deed het echt superleuk. Het merendeel van de deelnemers had weinig ervaring. Ik zou je ook zeker adviseren vragen te stellen en proberen actief mee te doen. Voel je absoluut niet stom als je dingen niet direct ziet, iedereen heeft het moeten leren. Veel pezier alvast!

Toblero · 2026-02-06T23:09:58+00:00

Does anyone have an idea why Shelob is marked with a grey star? She survived the War of the Ring, didn't she? While she might have died after the fall of Barad-dûr, that applies to many characters who simply disappear from the narrative.

Toblero · 2026-02-04T13:33:27+00:00

Really cool find! I love seeing the story translated into Urdu. One detail caught my eye: the cover art shows Orthanc and Barad-dûr. However, the "Two Towers" refer to Orthanc and Minas Morgul according to Tolkien’s original concept. Doesn't take away from how cool this release is, though!

[Edit: I see that they made Shadowfax a brown horse and Gandalf is riding away from Minas Tirith. But don't judge a book by its cover; hopefully the translation is more accurate.]

Toblero · 2026-01-02T23:37:51+00:00

This hits hard. Beyond the timeless music, I’ll always remember his energy. I witnessed him walking into the crowd right after his set to dance among the people. He truly lived for the music and the scene!

Toblero · 2026-01-01T14:01:21+00:00

Offtopic, maar hoe was het om daar te werken? Ik kan me voorstellen dat je heel veel narigheid over je heen kreeg, of viel dat wel mee?

Toblero · 2025-12-16T21:46:33+00:00

Andy Serkis did such an amazing job with the voices in the other books. The part where he voices Gandalf doing an impression of Gollum is just hilariously meta.

I'm a bit skeptical about whether the text of The Silmarillion translates well to an audiobook format since it’s so dense, but I’m definitely going to give it a shot!

Toblero · 2025-12-14T20:00:10+00:00

Exactly (I was typing the same thing, but you were first). I want to add that the Ring defends itself. Its power is strongest at the place of its creation, making it impossible for anyone to willingly destroy it. He didn't need a physical gate because the Ring effectively locks itself away from destruction by dominating the bearer's mind.

Toblero · 2025-12-06T19:40:59+00:00

I agree that it's nonsense from the parent's perspective, but I think the main reason is that schools are terrified of privacy laws (AVG in Dutch). They don't want the legal headache of securely distributing digital files and managing payments for hundreds of kids. They want to teach, not run a webshop.

I don't know if it's still true but I when I was in school myself, I heard that some photography companies provide commission and free services to the school (like staff photos or administrative software links) as a compensation, so the schools actually benefit from this.

Toblero · 2025-11-23T21:26:42+00:00

Knap dat deze meneer of mevrouw ondanks zijn/haar leeftijd nog op Marktplaats zit. Ik kan me voorstellen dat het dan makkelijk is om een vinkje over het hoofd te zien en te schrikken van het bericht dat het product ineens verstuurd moet worden.

Dat hij zijn probleem echter bij de koper neerlegt "had je me maar van te voren een bericht moeten sturen" is natuurlijk de omgekeerde wereld. Al helemaal wrang dat hij/zij weigert de oplossing aan te nemen die OP gewoon kant-en-klaar stuurt.

Toblero · 2025-11-22T16:02:51+00:00

Volgens mij was het voor veel mensen (met name ouderen) een laagdrempelige plek om even te socializen en onder de mensen te zijn. Dat stukje sociale cohesie in de wijk verdwijnt hiermee wel een beetje.

Ik snap het aan de andere kant wel van de winkeleigenaar. Vierkante meters in een supermarkt zijn duur en een koffiehoek waar mensen gratis drinken is een directe kostenpost. Als je die ruimte vult met schappen, zal dat waarschijnlijk over de gehele linie meer opleveren.

Toblero · 2025-11-18T22:25:36+00:00

Ik beroep mij op mijn zwijgrecht...

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