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6:41 AM

Q: When did Bilbo leave the Shire for Erebor?

On a spring morning in the year 2941 in the Third Age, after having goodmorninged Gandalf and having had and having joined an unexpected party, Bilbo leaves the Shire, on a quest for Erebor. We know that Gandalf arrived in the Shire after Yestarë, Elven New Year, which was on April 6th of the Sh...

SQB

Q: Looking for a bank robbery novel read 1987

I am looking a book which I read 1987. What I remember is it was a bank robbery planning, by a bank worker working on same bank. He planning again re planning last applying his plan but he was caught. He did not consider raining in his plan but that day it was ranined.. Anybody knows this book ...

novel

I don't see anything sff-nal about this, but I can imagine time travel being involved if I squint hard enough.

4 hours later…

TheLethalCarrot

10:49 AM

Nah just looks plain old off topic to me

SQB

11:38 AM

Yeah, most likely.

On first read, it came across as possibly a Groundhog Day-like idea.

TheLethalCarrot

Well it wasn't exactly worded great so I can see how the "re-planning" part could seem that way

2 hours later…

Aurelius

2:10 PM

Hey folks. I just noticed that both of my questions have the exact same number of views -- is that a coincidence or is it like the old YouTube 301+ thing?

Mithrandir

coincidence

Aurelius

wow. they're both a very specific number, lol.

both 3,594, asked like 8 months apart

strange things happen in the Twilight Zone... o_O

Mithrandir

I admit that's unusual.

TheLethalCarrot

Cool though

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SQB

4:02 PM

@Mithrandir it's not unusual... to be loved by anyone.

@Aurelius I don't dare look and break the spell.

SQB

4:36 PM

Wow, a shooting in Delft.

Have you seen anything, @Jenayah?

SQB

4:47 PM

@TheLethalCarrot good edit there.

TheLethalCarrot

5:05 PM

Jenayah

5:28 PM

@SQB nope

I just came back to the house, actually

What kind of movie was it?

1 hour later…

SQB

6:45 PM

@Jenayah a Dutch gangster. He died.

By the way, I'm in Lille. Tomorrow a trip to Paris. Any tips?

Jenayah

@SQB ...oh, so not a movie shooting. Got it. :/

SQB

nos.nl/l/2244982

Jenayah

@SQB never been to Lille, I'm from the South actually. Stereotypes would tell me to tell you to bring an umbrella.

@SQB well that's not much clearer, but the photo helps ahah

As for Paris, depends on what you're planning to do, with whom etc

Got good memories of the "Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes" (a zoo), and it might be great if you're with your kids, but it's gonna be crowded as heck and all the animals will be asleep given how hot it is outside

SQB

Family. But we've got it planned, pretty much, actually.

Jenayah

Catacombs are awesome o/

And the temperature is good ahah

Never really done tourism in Paris apart from that, most of my times in Paris were for oral examinations to be honest

But if you're looking for comics, I've got a friend who might have some treasure spots addresses, want me to ask?

SQB

6:55 PM

No time for that, I'm afraid.

I mainly wanted to say we've swapped countries.

Jenayah