Tolkien Moments

[grendel]

Beauty salón in northwest Bronx. I noticed it a couple of times while driving past but this shot is from Google Maps. I'm curious as to the 'etymology' of this name.

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"Warg beauty" should be OED's newest oxymoron!

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

 

[Radaghast]

An organization I volunteer for has a member with the first name of Rohan. Curious to know if it's Tolkien-inspired.

 

[Server Room Gremlin]

An organization I volunteer for has a member with the first name of Rohan. Curious to know if it's Tolkien-inspired.

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I had a classmate with that name. It was pronounced 'Rowan', however, so I'm not sure if it's related to Tolkien.

Apparently it's also a name in Hindi. 🤔

Meaning, origin and history of the name Rohan (1)

The meaning, origin and history of the given name Rohan (1)

www.behindthename.com

 

[Laurë]

I actually have a classmate named 'Strider' in my scripture study class . . . I don't think it's a reference, because google says it's used as a name, if uncommonly.

 

[Starbrow]

Have you tried calling him Aragorn and seeing if he responds.

 

[Vorondil]

One of my friends has a half-brother who's name is Sam Gamgee Wise. And yes, it is Tolkien inspired, his dad is a huge Tolkien fan.

 

[Laurë]

Have you tried calling him Aragorn and seeing if he responds.

Update: We were talking about the meaning of our names in class, and Strider is indeed named after Aragorn! I was a little surprised actually lol

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Well, I guess kids in high school now were born after the LotR movies came out. That makes me feel so old... 😵‍💫

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Hah. Think of all the Aragorns and Galadriels from the 60s and 70s who are grandparents now! 😄

 

[Laurë]

Well, I guess kids in high school now were born after the LotR movies came out. That makes me feel so old... 😵‍💫

Yeah, considering it came out way before I was born, and almost everyone in that class are my underclassmen loll 😄

Don't feel old Timo! It's normal for elves.

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

way before I was born

OH! My back!!

*hobbles around while passing out hard candy and Bingo cards*

 

[Radaghast]

Spencer Strider Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Spencer Strider. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com

www.baseball-reference.com

 

[Starbrow]

I found a reference to Sam's statement about potatoes in the LOTR movie in this short note from History Facts. If you click on the potato quote, it takes you to the clip from the movie.

S tarchy vegetables aren’t usually top of mind when thinking of weapons of war, but potatoes played a vital role in a World War II battle — and not by feeding soldiers. Everyone’s favorite tuber took a break from being boiled, mashed, and stuck in a stew on April 5, 1943, when the crew of the USS O’Bannon was alarmed to see a Japanese submarine approaching. According to U.S. Navy Commander Donald J. MacDonald — who wrote that, prior to the incident, “the sea was calm; there was no moon; the night was very dark; the sky was overcast and there were intermittent squalls” — the vessel was first spotted at a distance of 7,000 yards traveling at a speed of 10 or 11 knots.

After initially engaging with depth charges and 20 mm guns, the O’Bannon was eventually close enough to its target for sailors to begin throwing objects at it — including, for lack of a better option, potatoes recovered from their deck lockers. One version of the story suggests the Japanese soldiers on the deck of the submarine, believing the spuds were actually hand grenades, panicked by throwing them both overboard and back at their attackers. Their efforts were for naught: The submarine sank and the Americans were victorious. Because the potatoes used were from Maine, the Maine Potato Growers Association presented the O’Bannon with a plaque “for their ingenuity in using our now proud potato” to sink an enemy vessel. The plaque remained on the ship until it was decommissioned in 1970.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Coffee shop.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

 

[Server Room Gremlin]

I just discovered the existence of this video game company, founded in 1987. It was named after the Silmarils.

Silmarils (company) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

The company went bankrupt in 2003

So, didn't work out any better than the first time, huh?

Oh well -- I guess we can at least see one of them in the sky. 😄

 

[banakil]

I found a hidden code in the Book of Revelation that arguably predicted 7 major world-changing events, and the last four coincidentally synch up with events/dates that changed Tolkiens' world:

1. JRR Tolkien active soldier in WWI
2. Christopher Tolkien active soldier in WWII
3. JRR Tolkien dies 1973
4. Christopher Tolkien dies 2020

I realize this sounds crazy or an unrealistic stretch. I can assure you I'm sane and quite normal, it's just pattern recognition.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Watching a 2023 episode of Endevour on PBS tonight. There's a scene set at the Eagle and Child.