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12:00 AM
Though it's possible that the distinction in the meaning doesn't matter, because it's likely that by the time the last Silmaril was lost, only Maglor was still alive, and even if he lived it doesn't seem he can escape the doom.
By the way, to be clear, they swore vengeance on anyone who possesses a Silmaril, rather than on anyone else who possesses a Silmaril, so there's no better ending possible for that oath than all the Silmarils lost with nobody possessing them.
 
 
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2:00 AM
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Q: What exactly are they saying in the pod when HAL is lipreading?

John BI am working on a project on this, and if anyone has the transcript, I'd love to know it. I've heard it's the conversation that we see them have, but I'm trying to match up the exact speech to the lips which we see. Thank you so much if you could possibly help with this :)

 
2:50 AM
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Q: First story in which Dracula specifically was resurrected from having been killed by one of the prescribed methods?

releseabeI do not believe that in the original Stoker novel, Dracula once staked could be restored simply by removing the stake or any method. In subsequent works, the story is an "alternate history" in which he managed to escape, was not killed at all. But eventually, it seems like he returns by indeed j...

 
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4:40 AM
@b_jonas Does death release them from the oath, or would they fight their way out of the Halls of Mandos to go after whoever next picks one up?
 
 
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7:02 AM
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Q: Old obscure 90s cartoon

Zachariah GentryThere was a cartoon I used to watch as a kid in the 90s that had a featured two boys and I'm pretty sure a girl. They played a VR video game where an UFO would land and they'd go through waves of them. Then for some reason the aliens got a lot more difficult. Later on there was an evil scientist ...

 
7:25 AM
[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Manually reported answer (94): What caused Geordi La Forge's blindness?‭ by Erik‭ on scifi.SE (@AncientSwordRage)
 
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Q: Isekai manhwa where the white-haired second male lead attempts suicide after the ending

CreampuffchocolateI'm trying to remember the name of a manhwa I started reading; I think it's fairly new, within the last 3-4 years at least. I can't remember what the female lead (fl) looks like, but she let the story pass her by, spending her money, and was happy with the ending. She really wanted the second mal...

 
7:58 AM
@DavidW I don't know.
The oath might follow them to their death and make them still restless, but I don't think they can “fight their way out”.
 
8:43 AM
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Q: Trying to find the name of manwha/manhua

RozeI remember that the fl has either white/black hair she is an orphan and gets adopted. her adopted family includes two brothers a mother and father (i think the father? im not sure) the girl who gets adopted apparently looks a lot like their younger sister who passes away (i think in a car acciden...

 
9:33 AM
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Q: In American Gods, why has so much time (seem to have) passed when Easter visits Shadow on the Ash tree?

dennis_vokIn Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods (10th anniversary 'long' edition) in chapter 18, Easter and Horus go to get Shadow from the ash tree. The farm itself is described to be a mere ruin, just a few walls left. And the ropes are also described as old. But Mr. Town's visit to the ash tree was on th...

 
 
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1:45 PM
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Q: Telepathic alien uses mind control at close range

Pastychomper thanks MonicaI read this in a second-hand book in the 90s, it was either a short story or a novella. A lone alien landed on Earth. It could easily understand and control nearby people's thoughts, and was not friendly. The government became aware of it early on, but it was good at hiding. Some points I remembe...

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Q: Book that involves a young girl (and her sister?) who keeps her mother mewed up in the basement and feeds her stray animals. Another girl loves trees

FuzzyBootsI was recently reminded of this when reading a story about a zombie apocalypse and the trope of keeping a zombified loved one locked away in hopes of a cure. In this case, I don't think there was an apocalypse, but it was simply a matter of that the mother hungered for flesh. Her daughter (there ...

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Q: Is it possible to summon multiple patronuses that are entirely different creatures?

gozer-is-my-lord-and-saviorIn Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, just before the Battle of Hogwarts begins, McGonagall conjures multiple patronuses to alert other teachers. After learning that summoning multiple patronuses can be done, I was curious if it was possible for a witch or wizard to summon multiple patronuses ...

 
1:59 PM
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Q: Boy on a farm thinks he may be experiencing a ghost of a boy who used to live on that farm

Sean DugganThis was read to me when I was in elementary school (in Ashland, KY if that's relevant) probably around 1987-1990 (it's possible it was a book used in education at the time, or was a Scholastic or Newberry winner, and that's why it was read). The protagonist is a caucasian male, in either the Uni...

 
 
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3:27 PM
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Q: How does Adam Smasher avoid becoming a cyberpsycho?

Twilight SparkleIn the Cyberpunk universe, over usage of implants eventually leads to one losing their humanity and becoming mindlessly violent cyberpsychos. However, there is one exception -- Adam Smasher has been almost full Borg for years and yet he retains his self-control and mental faculties. How did he ac...

 
 
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7:09 PM
posted on December 01, 2022 by tech

Click here to go see the bonus panel!Hovertext: Shit-Quark is part of the Standard Model of Particle Disses Today's News:

 
 
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8:47 PM
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Q: Native American story about Night and Day?

TitaBack in High School, we read this story in English Literature class that had a very similar vibe and story as Cain and Abel did. I believe these two siblings lived on a turtle and they fought each other which resulted in one of them being the “bad” sibling who became the night and the “good” othe...

 
8:58 PM
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Q: Cartoon where main character merges with alien

Curious johnAll I remember that the alien had three forms: one shoots fire, another is strong and I think the last one was fast. There was an episode where the alien friend of the main character reads superhero comics and creates a new form for the main character where it is muscular and has a cape. Another ...

 
9:23 PM
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Q: Cartoon about the son of a blacksmith who made friends with a warrior and an archer, and fought monsters

Lazar GrujicOkay so, when I was younger, I used to watch a cartoon but I forgot its name. If I remember correctly, it was about a boy who had an old father who was a blacksmith. That boy I think had a blue jacket on and he could teleport. Then I think he made like a friend group with some people like a magic...

 
 
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10:58 PM
posted on December 01, 2022 by tech

Click here to go see the bonus panel!Hovertext: You can get an extra bonus joke by emailing me your credit card information. Today's News:

 

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