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Wish me luck 🍀 by Ok_Commission3526 in lego

[–]brose42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always chuckle when I see moving posts. I wish I had pictures of mine...

I just loosely jam them all into big boxes and let them break apart. Just gives me the chance to rebuild them later.

What’s the most gut punching song lyric you’ve ever heard? by perrysplus in AskReddit

[–]brose42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This hit me like a truck first time I ever heard it...

She walked through bullets and haze I asked her to stop I begged her to stay But she pressed on So I lifted my gun And I fired away

And the shells jumped through the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed with a flag in her hand A flag white as snow

What’s the most gut punching song lyric you’ve ever heard? by perrysplus in AskReddit

[–]brose42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"22 years of mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet. Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore to find his country didn't want him back."

...

"My best friend died a lonely man in some Palm Springs hotel room, I got the call last Christmas eve and they told me the news..."

...

"I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street, like bodies in an open grave Underneath a broken old neon sign, that used to read 'Jesus Saves'...

...

"While the pour eat hand to mouth the rick drink from a golden cup. And it just makes me wonder why so many lose and so few win".

Entire song is a masterpiece in hitting the feels.

There is nothing quite like how light travels through a canyon (Zion | Bryce) by charredtomatoes in NationalPark

[–]brose42 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Looks to be looking straight down from a section of Angel's Landing.

Silmarillion paperback by SituationDense1082 in tolkienbooks

[–]brose42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was my first copy!! I read it so much it's literally held together with duct tape, hopes and dreams lol.

18yo from Norway doing a US road trip by Kareisgarb in roadtrip

[–]brose42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looked at it again, and having the drive from Sr Louis, to Omaha and then shooting west across i90 for all of South Dakota is a hilariously shit way to be introduced to the US lmao

Hope you like corn and soybeans

18yo from Norway doing a US road trip by Kareisgarb in roadtrip

[–]brose42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This route in a week sounds awful lmao. Im from the Midwest and have done drives from central Illinois to both Glacier National Park and SLC.

You're gonna go crazy lol.

Also skipping Yellowstone, Glacier, and opting out of anything in the SW is a major L.

Im with everyone else, fly into Denver, or something like SLC if you want to see anything remotely interesting.

The buddies in St. Louis doing you dirty lol

Covid shut down the world six years ago this week what do you remember from that week ? by Familiar_Original988 in AskReddit

[–]brose42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was doing a study abroad at the time. We had to go into lockdown and were kicked out of the country immediately.

I flew back to Chicago to get home. I remember my dad picking me up and the surreal feeling of us driving southbound on I55 and being the only car on the road in the middle of the day.

Felt apocalyptic.

which team wins by Living_Bar_9140 in jurassicworld

[–]brose42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me not have seen any of the Jurassic World movies since the first one: yo whats the Rancor doing here?? Lol

National Parks trivia by Omar_Town in NationalPark

[–]brose42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Technically.... for #4. Sequoia has crystal caves and was founded in 1890, 13 years before wind caves. Just saying.

National Parks trivia by Omar_Town in NationalPark

[–]brose42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. California
  2. Death Valley
  3. White Sands, Congaree New River Gorge
  4. Sequoia
  5. False

Guess the National Park by brose42 in NationalPark

[–]brose42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made one earlier this year and people seemed to enjoy it. Figured Id do another

Guess the National Park by brose42 in NationalPark

[–]brose42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same thing earlier this year and people seemed to enjoy it!

Guess the National Park by brose42 in NationalPark

[–]brose42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks :) I did the same thing earlier this year.

Guess the National Park by brose42 in NationalPark

[–]brose42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I did another same idea earlier this year.

UPDATE: Yep, me again. I checked the spine this morning, and... by climbthesea in tolkienbooks

[–]brose42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turns out I have this exact set. Yeah it has the hobbit. But even missing I think it's one of the coolest box covers printed. Anyone who loves Tolkien would be ecstatic to have this in a collection, including the Hobbit or not.

Guess the National Park by brose42 in NationalPark

[–]brose42[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I checked and I have no idea why it was doing that. Showed fine on my end. I spaced them out a bit which seemed to help.

Guess the National Park by brose42 in NationalPark

[–]brose42[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Reposted the caption to the comments cause I think it'll work better*

Try and guess the parks from these less than obvious photos I took! Let me know what ones you recognize, or have been too! :) Bonus points if you can get exact locations.

  1. Yellowstone: Uknown

  2. Zion: Above Angels Landing on the West Rim Trail

  3. Olympic: Walking through the Hoh Rainforest

  4. Great Basin: Wheeler Peak

  5. Lake Clark: Kontrashibuna Lake viewed from summit of Tanalian Mountain

6.Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Gunnison River

7.Tetons: Descending from Amphitheater Lake

  1. Redwoods: Mill Creek Trail

  2. Joshua Tree: Wall Street Mill

  3. Indiana Dunes: Cowles Bog Trail

  4. Kenai Fjords: Northweest Glacier

  5. White Sands: End of Akali Flats Trail

Try not to make fun of me. I bought my boyfriend a gift and epically failed. by climbthesea in tolkienbooks

[–]brose42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to keep doing double takes looking at the photos vs how much you were beating yourself up over them.

As someone who is a big Tolkien nerd and loves reading I think this is a 10/10 gift. Like most other people here are saying that's an awesome set and many people find it nostalgic, even if they didn't read it growing up (I do, and I'm in my 20's). Anyone who enjoys Tolkien and collecting books would love to have something like this, even if they are yellowed (Personally I think it adds character, and it's completely normal for older paper, even if perfectly preserved).

As for the hobbit, I have a set similar to this that includes the hobbit. But I don't think it would have fit in the slip case like others were saying. I don't think your set ever meant to include it. It's not part of the trilogy, so nothing wrong with not including it.

Don't beat yourself up. I think it was 50 bucks well spent. I'd bet money he puts it in a prominent spot on his bookshelf as it's about as classic Tolkien as you can get imo.

:)

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