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And what do you do when they come asking to have it back? If you think the mummy's curse is bad, wait until you're hit with the mummy librarian's curse!

I read an article some years ago that said vitamin D was also very effective for treating an enlarged prostate. If you're male and you're developing a bald spot, it's a sunroof to let vitamin D in. And, according to that study, the hormone (or gene, or whatever) that makes you bald is the same...

This one: The Egyptian Book Of The Dead : E. A. Wallis Budge : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

You know, I can't help but think that there wouldn't have been nearly this amount of drama if the mini had been given half-orc or dwarvish features.

Did I just see a skeleton frown?

He's also a reminder that there's light even in the darkest moments. Like Gildor and his elves showing up to scare of the Rider early on, and Rivendell later - but unlike the elves TB's presence is permanent. He's not going to fade and leave Middle-Earth to its fate. He foreshadows that there's...

So Magius is a sorcerer then, not a wizard? Otherwise I assume he'd have enough INT to stand behind the fighter.

I've been living in the Netherlands for nearly 50 years, and this is the first time I've seen it mentioned. It's not a "thing" here.

"Naked I was sent back, for a brief time - well, nearly naked."

Probably because if you knight someone who brings dishonour to himself - most noticeably by not being a capable fighter - the dishonour would attach itself to you too. It's supposed to be an exclusive club, and the members won't take kindly to someone who lets any old riff-raff join.

No kids for me. I'm an evolutionary dead end.

"Gondor calls for aid!" "And now HR is involved!" Sorry, wrong franchise.

DJ MC!

As a cat person, I'm astonished at the idea of teaching a pet to modify its behaviour. The only thing I've ever known a cat to learn is to be more demanding and self-absorbed.

Does this mean I can post a picture of Egg's brother now?