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saspa 07/22/20 2:05:21 PM #1:	https://i.pinimg.com/474x/12/16/65/121665e7b1e7d43dc5af6493f0166a14.jpg Then I went to europe and realized: these people just do not build rails. Steps leading up and down mountain paths without any handrails whatsoever! --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942443410] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>https://i.pinimg.com/474x/12/16/65/121665e7b1e7d43dc5af6493f0166a14.jpg Then I went to europe and realized: these people just do not build rails. Steps leading up and down mountain paths without any handrails whatsoever!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cranie 07/22/20 2:09:12 PM #2:	I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia.. <cite>Cranie posted [p:942443566] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia.. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GodIsImaginary 07/22/20 2:26:03 PM #3:	Cranie posted... I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia.. Humans couldn't advance with all the monsters, they needed to build a wall to keep those filthy orcs out. <cite>GodIsImaginary posted [p:942444221] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Cranie posted... </cite> <quote>I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia..</quote> Humans couldn't advance with all the monsters, they needed to build a wall to keep those filthy orcs out. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IfGodCouldDie 07/22/20 2:26:50 PM #4:	Uranium doesn't exist in middle earth. --- Mind post. XBL:Cyanide Sucker PSN:IfGodCouldDie IGN:SuperPattyCakes FC: SW-1615-6159-5504 <cite>IfGodCouldDie posted [p:942444257] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Uranium doesn't exist in middle earth. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 07/22/20 2:30:53 PM #5:	its not the year 3000 AD. Middle Earth is in the past. Its supposed to be a lost age forgotten by history, of ancient earth. Tolkien claimed he "found" The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in a book he dug up somewhere, written by a hobbit that lived like 50 thousand years ago or something <cite>Zikten posted [p:942444448] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>its not the year 3000 AD. Middle Earth is in the past. Its supposed to be a lost age forgotten by history, of ancient earth. Tolkien claimed he "found" The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in a book he dug up somewhere, written by a hobbit that lived like 50 thousand years ago or something</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightBurn 07/22/20 2:32:33 PM #6:	Zikten posted... its not the year 3000 AD. Middle Earth is in the past. Its supposed to be a lost age forgotten by history, of ancient earth. Tolkien claimed he "found" The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in a book he dug up somewhere, written by a hobbit that lived like 50 thousand years ago or something Wut <cite>LightBurn posted [p:942444527] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>its not the year 3000 AD. Middle Earth is in the past. Its supposed to be a lost age forgotten by history, of ancient earth. Tolkien claimed he "found" The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in a book he dug up somewhere, written by a hobbit that lived like 50 thousand years ago or something</quote>Wut </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 07/22/20 2:33:56 PM #7:	It's even worse in Star Wars. --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://imgur.com/FKDXbHs <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:942444580] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>It's even worse in Star Wars. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 07/22/20 2:35:05 PM #8:	Cranie posted... I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia.. Do you think we are in the 2020th year of human existence --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:942444635] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Cranie posted... </cite> <quote>I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia..</quote>Do you think we are in the 2020th year of human existence </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 07/22/20 2:35:40 PM #9:	LightBurn posted... Wut yes. A little known fact is that middle earth is meant to be on an ancient earth in a lost time <cite>Zikten posted [p:942444654] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>LightBurn posted...</cite> <quote> Wut </quote> yes. A little known fact is that middle earth is meant to be on an ancient earth in a lost time</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cranie 07/22/20 2:39:11 PM #10:	TheGoldenEel posted... Do you think we are in the 2020th year of human existence No... do you think humans in middle earth just started out with armies wearing finely rafted steel armor and weapons? ~~(Elrond shows a glimpse of the human/elf army fighting Sauron 3000 years prior, wearing loads of advanced gear)~~ <cite>Cranie posted [p:942444810] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite> <quote>Do you think we are in the 2020th year of human existence</quote> No... do you think humans in middle earth just started out with armies wearing finely rafted steel armor and weapons? (Elrond shows a glimpse of the human/elf army fighting Sauron 3000 years prior, wearing loads of advanced gear) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 07/22/20 2:59:12 PM #11:	i'm going on an adventure with handrails --- pisces <cite>ledbowman posted [p:942445632] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>i'm going on an adventure with handrails </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 07/24/20 3:44:56 AM #12:	TheGoldenEel posted... Do you think we are in the 2020th year of human existence The funny thing is that even if he did believe in human Christianity, it still wouldn't be 2020 because the dates were fudged up a bit a thousand years ago so we don't know exactly when it is. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942516452] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted...</cite> <quote> Do you think we are in the 2020th year of human existence </quote> The funny thing is that even if he did believe in human Christianity, it still wouldn't be 2020 because the dates were fudged up a bit a thousand years ago so we don't know exactly when it is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 07/24/20 3:50:38 AM #13:	Visual aesthetic and whatnot --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:942516517] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Visual aesthetic and whatnot </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SomeLikeItHoth 07/24/20 3:53:35 AM #14:	GodIsImaginary posted... Humans couldn't advance with all the monsters, they needed to build a wall to keep those filthy orcs out. Same how in Skyrim that technology can't advance because of those filthy carpets known as Khajit. --- FAM FOREVER. <cite>SomeLikeItHoth posted [p:942516553] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>GodIsImaginary posted... </cite> <quote>Humans couldn't advance with all the monsters, they needed to build a wall to keep those filthy orcs out.</quote>Same how in Skyrim that technology can't advance because of those filthy carpets known as Khajit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 07/24/20 4:21:01 AM #15:	There's no OSHA in Middle Earth. --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:942516929] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>There's no OSHA in Middle Earth. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 07/24/20 1:16:04 PM #16:	saspa posted... Then I went to europe and realized: these people just do not build rails. Steps leading up and down mountain paths without any handrails whatsoever! do you have pics of any examples? --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:942530258] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite> <quote>Then I went to europe and realized: these people just do not build rails. Steps leading up and down mountain paths without any handrails whatsoever!</quote>do you have pics of any examples? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 07/26/20 4:22:40 AM #17:	IfGodCouldDie posted... Uranium doesn't exist in middle earth. You... you don't need uranium to make a handrail. Hell you could literally just cut up an ent and make some rails out of it for your nearby stairs leading to the one ring. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942598244] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>IfGodCouldDie posted...</cite> <quote>Uranium doesn't exist in middle earth. </quote> You... you don't need uranium to make a handrail. Hell you could literally just cut up an ent and make some rails out of it for your nearby stairs leading to the one ring.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 07/26/20 5:35:24 AM #18:	saspa posted... You... you don't need uranium to make a handrail. Hell you could literally just cut up an ent and make some rails out of it for your nearby stairs leading to the one ring. That was clearly a reply to comment #2. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:942599019] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite> <quote>You... you don't need uranium to make a handrail. Hell you could literally just cut up an ent and make some rails out of it for your nearby stairs leading to the one ring.</quote>That was clearly a reply to comment #2. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 07/27/20 9:46:47 PM #19:	Do elves float or something? Maybe if the creatures of the middle earth had gliding powers it would make sense for them to not be as worried about falling off precariously positioned stairs, but I know for a fact that humans cannot do that. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942668503] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Do elves float or something? Maybe if the creatures of the middle earth had gliding powers it would make sense for them to not be as worried about falling off precariously positioned stairs, but I know for a fact that humans cannot do that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 07/27/20 9:52:14 PM #20:	That's before the magic nukes went off and sent us back to the Stone Age. Afterwards we had to eat all the elves, hobbits, dwarves, orcs, etc just to survive. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:942668703] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>That's before the magic nukes went off and sent us back to the Stone Age. Afterwards we had to eat all the elves, hobbits, dwarves, orcs, etc just to survive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Austin_Era_II 07/27/20 9:54:54 PM #21:	Didn't Jesus say in the bible no railing? --- Currently gaming: Metal Gear Solid V MCMLXXXV <cite>Austin_Era_II posted [p:942668808] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Didn't Jesus say in the bible no railing? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
harley2280 07/27/20 10:11:25 PM #22:	Zikten posted... its not the year 3000 AD. Middle Earth is in the past. Its supposed to be a lost age forgotten by history, of ancient earth. Tolkien claimed he "found" The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in a book he dug up somewhere, written by a hobbit that lived like 50 thousand years ago or something Gonna need a source on this. Because Tolkien wrote LOTR as a way to give a history to his made up language. The man was a linguist not a writer. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.2 <cite>harley2280 posted [p:942669492] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted...</cite> <quote>its not the year 3000 AD. Middle Earth is in the past. Its supposed to be a lost age forgotten by history, of ancient earth. Tolkien claimed he "found" The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings in a book he dug up somewhere, written by a hobbit that lived like 50 thousand years ago or something</quote> Gonna need a source on this. Because Tolkien wrote LOTR as a way to give a history to his made up language. The man was a linguist not a writer.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpaceBear_ 07/27/20 10:12:19 PM #23:	It's like that scene in Family Guy's first Star Wars episode. "I just want a railing" --- - God bless, downtime and TheSlinja. YNWA GameFAQs' Favourite Sons. - Official Barman Of Champion Pub <cite>SpaceBear_ posted [p:942669545] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>It's like that scene in Family Guy's first Star Wars episode. "I just want a railing" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 07/27/20 10:17:40 PM #24:	The Years of the Sun. The First Age. Duration: 450 Years of the Trees + 583 Years of the Sun. The Second Age. Duration: 3441 Years of the Sun. The Third Age. Duration: 3021 Years of the Sun. The Fourth Age. Duration: From 6000 years ago to 1 A.D. https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Ages_of_Arda We have about 13,000 years recorded in the age of the sun, but I mean it's not an entirely misguided question. That said, warfare 500 years ago was more like warfare 13,000 years ago than it is like warfare today so that's something to keep in mind --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:942669822] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>The Years of the Sun. The First Age. Duration: 450 Years of the Trees + 583 Years of the Sun.The Second Age. Duration: 3441 Years of the Sun.The Third Age. Duration: 3021 Years of the Sun.The Fourth Age. Duration: From 6000 years ago to 1 A.D. https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Ages_of_Arda We have about 13,000 years recorded in the age of the sun, but I mean it's not an entirely misguided question. That said, warfare 500 years ago was more like warfare 13,000 years ago than it is like warfare today so that's something to keep in mind </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 07/27/20 10:17:48 PM #25:	Alteres posted... That's before the magic nukes went off and sent us back to the Stone Age. Afterwards we had to eat all the elves, hobbits, dwarves, orcs, etc just to survive. the... the orcs too? --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942669827] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Alteres posted...</cite> <quote>That's before the magic nukes went off and sent us back to the Stone Age. Afterwards we had to eat all the elves, hobbits, dwarves, orcs, etc just to survive. </quote> the... the orcs too?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeroX91 07/27/20 10:21:45 PM #26:	And how come fallout is still a nuclear Wasteland? --- 2 to the 1 from the 1 to the 3, a fitting end for a monster like me. <cite>ZeroX91 posted [p:942669979] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>And how come fallout is still a nuclear Wasteland? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
InYourWalls1 07/28/20 2:45:41 AM #27:	harley2280 posted... Gonna need a source on this. Because Tolkien wrote LOTR as a way to give a history to his made up language. The man was a linguist not a writer. It was actually conceived as a mythology for England. From a letter in the 1950s: Having set myself a task, the arrogance of which I fully recognized and trembled at: being precisely to restore to the English an epic tradition and present them with a mythology of their own: it is a wonderful thing to be told that I have succeeded, at least with those who have still the undarkened heart and mind. --- The fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant <cite>InYourWalls1 posted [p:942677147] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>harley2280 posted... </cite> <quote>Gonna need a source on this. Because Tolkien wrote LOTR as a way to give a history to his made up language. The man was a linguist not a writer.</quote> It was actually conceived as a mythology for England. From a letter in the 1950s: <quote>Having set myself a task, the arrogance of which I fully recognized and trembled at: being precisely to restore to the English an epic tradition and present them with a mythology of their own: it is a wonderful thing to be told that I have succeeded, at least with those who have still the undarkened heart and mind.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 07/28/20 8:31:31 AM #28:	Choco posted... do you have pics of any examples? --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:942682028] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Choco posted... </cite> <quote>do you have pics of any examples?</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 07/30/20 5:10:19 AM #29:	Is there an actual language to the elvish and stuff or is it just a couple of words? --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942767009] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Is there an actual language to the elvish and stuff or is it just a couple of words?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SolidShadow3 07/30/20 5:41:58 AM #30:	saspa posted... Is there an actual language to the elvish and stuff or is it just a couple of words? Actual language. Like Klingon. I think it was more written than spoken, but you can learn to speak it I believe. --- By Odin's beard! <cite>SolidShadow3 posted [p:942767428] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite> <quote>Is there an actual language to the elvish and stuff or is it just a couple of words?</quote>Actual language. Like Klingon. I think it was more written than spoken, but you can learn to speak it I believe. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 07/30/20 5:52:48 AM #31:	Cranie posted... I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia.. yeah, this is a pretty tired trope in fantasy fiction at this point. If anything technology moves backwards. There's always some advanced ancient civilisation 10,000 years ago and meanwhile we've been fucking around with swords and robes for the last 5000 years. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:942767559] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Cranie posted... </cite> <quote>I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia..</quote> yeah, this is a pretty tired trope in fantasy fiction at this point. If anything technology moves backwards. There's always some advanced ancient civilisation 10,000 years ago and meanwhile we've been fucking around with swords and robes for the last 5000 years. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
harley2280 07/30/20 9:54:03 AM #32:	saspa posted... Is there an actual language to the elvish and stuff or is it just a couple of words? It is a full on language. Tolkien was a linguist. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.2 <cite>harley2280 posted [p:942772220] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted...</cite> <quote>Is there an actual language to the elvish and stuff or is it just a couple of words?</quote> It is a full on language. Tolkien was a linguist.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KiwiTerraRizing 07/30/20 9:58:41 AM #33:	Cranie posted... I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia.. Technology actually got worse since the elves left --- Trucking Legend Don Schneider! <cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted [p:942772367] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Cranie posted... </cite> <quote>I always wondered how it's basically at least the year 3000 in middle earth, yet they are unable to nuke Mordor from orbit and still live in the same stone castles and use the same steel weapons.. You'd think the wars would promote some progress in that field over the millennia..</quote> Technology actually got worse since the elves left </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 08/01/20 6:45:26 AM #34:	pinky0926 posted... yeah, this is a pretty tired trope in fantasy fiction at this point. If anything technology moves backwards. There's always some advanced ancient civilisation 10,000 years ago and meanwhile we've been fucking around with swords and robes for the last 5000 years. I feel like it's more commonly a jrpg trope. I always assumed it was based on the fact that in the middle ages, humanity's development grinded to a halt, while just a couple thousand years ago the Romans had aqueducts and actual sewer lines and paved roads and technology compared to "the dark ages" where people were getting the plague and shit --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942853222] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>pinky0926 posted...</cite> <quote> yeah, this is a pretty tired trope in fantasy fiction at this point. If anything technology moves backwards. There's always some advanced ancient civilisation 10,000 years ago and meanwhile we've been fucking around with swords and robes for the last 5000 years. </quote> I feel like it's more commonly a jrpg trope. I always assumed it was based on the fact that in the middle ages, humanity's development grinded to a halt, while just a couple thousand years ago the Romans had aqueducts and actual sewer lines and paved roads and technology compared to "the dark ages" where people were getting the plague and shit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
averagejoel 08/01/20 7:06:35 AM #35:	harley2280 posted... Gonna need a source on this. Because Tolkien wrote LOTR as a way to give a history to his made up language. The man was a linguist not a writer. the whole premise of the series is that it was originally written by someone else, in a different language, and Tolkien translated it --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:942853444] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>harley2280 posted... </cite> <quote>Gonna need a source on this. Because Tolkien wrote LOTR as a way to give a history to his made up language. The man was a linguist not a writer.</quote>the whole premise of the series is that it was originally written by someone else, in a different language, and Tolkien translated it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 08/01/20 11:21:28 AM #37:	harley2280 posted... It is a full on language. Tolkien was a linguist. https://youtu.be/VFlyQk_uVAI --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:942858403] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>harley2280 posted... </cite> <quote>It is a full on language. Tolkien was a linguist.</quote>https://youtu.be/VFlyQk_uVAI </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 08/01/20 11:22:34 AM #38:	Middle-earth doesn't need rails, because Middle-earth is flat and for a planet to be flat, gravity has to not be real. --- "That thick shaft that causes women to shudder!" <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:942858430] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>Middle-earth doesn't need rails, because Middle-earth is flat and for a planet to be flat, gravity has to not be real.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 08/03/20 6:19:09 AM #39:	CyricZ posted... https://youtu.be/VFlyQk_uVAI Is that the nostalgia chick? --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942928735] in I never un... [t:78864294]...</cite> <quote>CyricZ posted...</cite> <quote> https://youtu.be/VFlyQk_uVAI </quote> Is that the nostalgia chick?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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