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Q: Origin of the name Hogwarts?

Tony BastenOn page 131 in the The Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle, there is reference to a Latin play called 'The Hogwarts' by Marcus Plautus Molesworthus. Could J.K. Rowling have read this years ago and forgotten? Could you ask her?

 
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Q: Manhwa where Transmigrated Siblings are engaged to each other

RbwgrlI didn't read much before the translators dropped it but a brother and sister are transmigrated into the same world where the people they possessed are engaged to each other and now they have to figure out how to not be engaged. Also I think the fl ends up liking this dark haired (dark skinned?) ...

 
1:41 AM
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Q: Can Voldemort even master the Elder Wand?

Kyle VJ.K. Rowling stated that Thestral tail hair, which is the core of the Elder Wand, can be mastered only by a witch or wizard capable of facing death. Does that mean that someone like Voldemort, who was obsessed with immortality and therefore unwilling to accept death, can never master the Elder Wa...

 
 
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5:06 AM
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Q: A manga or anime from the 90s where the protagonists have gems on their forehead and their hands can burn faces. Might be vampires?

user163120A manga or anime from the 90s where the protagonists have gems on their forehead and their hands can burn faces. Might be vampires?

 
5:31 AM
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Q: Any examples of Sextech in the Star Wars EU?

MaxHas there ever been a mention of technology that can aid in sex? I was recently reading an article on Teledildonics and it occurred to me that I've never seen an example of this in Star Wars. I know about the Mind Evaporator and Mermeia but that was more self-pleasure...... I've checked Wookieepe...

 
 
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9:48 AM
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Q: Novel/Novelette ID: Humans as domesticated pack/riding animals

bob1I read this story at least 20 years ago and almost certainly it is quite a bit older than that. I would hazard a guess that it is 1980's or earlier, but don't actually have a clue. I don't remember the cover art. I think it was a short novel or novelette. I could have sworn it was by Margaret Atw...

 
SQB
10:37 AM
@SmokeDetector is that even a useful rule for this stack?
 
@SQB debatable, but it's a very low weight anyway
 
11:30 AM
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Q: Book I read ~23 years ago about slaves mining something that gave them telepathy

CaffeineAddictionAfter reading through the Mistborn series, the slaves mining atium reminded me of a book I read ~23 years ago. It was about a slave in a mining camp that was forced to mine a mind altering compound that had a side effect of giving the user telepathy. Pretty sure the mine was on a planet or moon ...

 
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12:01 PM
@Mithical Interesting overview I noticed that almost all false positives triggered just this rule, while most true positives triggered other rules as well.
 
SQB
12:37 PM
Aargh! Missed a dot after "overview" I hate it when that happens.
@SQB (And yes, this one was intentional)
 
 
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2:04 PM
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Q: Animated film or maybe anime? from 1980 (probably)

CavalerI've glimpsed a part of it in my childhood, and it still bugs be that I cannot find what it was. Here's what I remember, only some pictures, no plot: Some planet, most likely Earth. There are large robots, rather rounded-looking, with one big 'eye' in the head. There is some resistance, whose fig...

 
 
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4:07 PM
posted on March 20, 2023 by tech

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5:06 PM
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Q: What does "Jedi Rocks" mean?

Milo PIn the 1997 Special Edition of Return of the Jedi, a musical number replaces Lapti Nek, known as "Jedi Rocks": This is apparently its name both out of universe (it's listed as such on the Return of the Jedi official soundtrack) and in universe (per starwars.com). ...

 
 
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7:17 PM
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Q: Short story about a guy who takes a drug to re-experience better times

DavidWI read this sometime in the 1990s; I don't recall if it was in an anthology or a magazine. A guy has recently gone through a bad break-up, and desperately misses the good times that came before. He is introduced to a drug that allows him to completely re-experience his memories, as though he wer...

 
 
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11:20 PM
@Marvin first thought was scryfall.com/card/mir/29/mtenda-herder but it doesn't match the details of the question
 

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