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    Tom bombadill? Why, they replaced him with Radagast, who seemed less high on 'shrooms than Tom, we don't need another wizard even more on the sauce...

    I liked Radagast, but Bombadill makes me side with Sauron...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Syegfryed View Post
    You can still ignore it.

    Im actually quite invested for the second season, its like a comedy show is coming back
    Well, at least the landscape looks pretty.
    Hi

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    Hopefully have more clever writing like stones being jealous of boats

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobertoCarlos View Post
    Hopefully have more clever writing like stones being jealous of boats
    We do in fact, did you see the trailer? the line about Sauron slithering? pure tolkien writing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Syegfryed View Post
    We do in fact, did you see the trailer? the line about Sauron slithering? pure tolkien writing.
    nah all I can remember from the trailer is the cliche elf warrior doing the sword twirl of the wrist to show hes ready for combat and the bridge of kasadoom memberries ill have a look now

    "he worms himself into your mind, and the rest of him slithers in"

    well which is it, a worm or a snake. Again you can see what they are attempting at with these metaphors but they're written by a high school student trying to pass creative writing level 2
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    Quote Originally Posted by RobertoCarlos View Post
    well which is it, a worm or a snake. Again you can see what they are attempting at with these metaphors but they're written by a high school student trying to pass creative writing level 2
    It is okay if you don't understand the phrase but hating on the show so much you think it is talking about an animal is hilarious.

    worm your way/yourself into something (disapproving)
    to make someone like you or trust you, in order to gain some advantage for yourself

    https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionari...-your-way-into
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    Quote Originally Posted by rhorle View Post
    It is okay if you don't understand the phrase but hating on the show so much you think it is talking about an animal is hilarious.

    worm your way/yourself into something (disapproving)
    to make someone like you or trust you, in order to gain some advantage for yourself

    https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionari...-your-way-into
    It is okay if you don't understand what you quoted, but loving the show so much you think that phrase was literal is hilarious.

    Oh, no, it's intentional, Rhorle after all, ignoring the major word in the quote: "metaphors". You just need something to type, don't you?
    /spit@Blizzard

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fabinas View Post
    Oh, no, it's intentional, Rhorle after all, ignoring the major word in the quote: "metaphors". You just need something to type, don't you?
    It being a metaphor still doesn't change that they compared worming to an actual worm instead of the idiom. It's raining cats and dogs doesn't mean cats and dogs are falling from the sky. Lmao.
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    Where did I say it was literal? As usual. Rhorle missing the point just so he can argue for the sake of arguing.

    Funny how you mention cats and dogs raining from the sky. Notice how the phrase is cats and dogs not cats and elephants? Because cats and dogs are common household pets so naturally they get linked together so the phrase makes sense.

    Much like using terminology like slither makes one think of a snake because snakes obviously slither. So confusing worm with snake in the same metaphor is a shitty metaphor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobertoCarlos View Post
    Where did I say it was literal? As usual. Rhorle missing the point just so he can argue for the sake of arguing.
    Lol. You asked is it a worm or a snake. That is taking it literally instead of the idiom. They didn't confuse worm with snake. It wasn't the same metaphor but two different metaphors in a single sentence. Of course cats and dogs get linked but that just proves that their choice isn't a bad one. Because slithering (snakes) are often linked with deceit (worming your way in)
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    Quote Originally Posted by rhorle View Post
    Lol. You asked is it a worm or a snake. That is taking it literally instead of the idiom. They didn't confuse worm with snake. It wasn't the same metaphor but two different metaphors in a single sentence. Of course cats and dogs get linked but that just proves that their choice isn't a bad one. Because slithering (snakes) are often linked with deceit (worming your way in)
    Sigh... It was a rhetorical question as I was comparing their use of two different types of ground animals to create an image and how it is shallow and an attempt at being deep and is ultimately confusing as they mix up their imagery.

    Also snakes are symbolic of deceit sure but because they are deadly and if they turned on you that would be pretty bad wouldn't it. That's a bit different to a worm isn't it

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    Quote Originally Posted by rhorle View Post
    It being a metaphor still doesn't change that they compared worming to an actual worm instead of the idiom. It's raining cats and dogs doesn't mean cats and dogs are falling from the sky. Lmao.
    You're missing the point.

    Is the show metaphor a good one or not? Stop judging what people post.
    /spit@Blizzard

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobertoCarlos View Post
    Sigh... It was a rhetorical question as I was comparing their use of two different types of ground animals to create an image and how it is shallow and an attempt at being deep and is ultimately confusing as they mix up their imagery.
    Yet they weren't comparing two animals. The idiom isn't about a worm even if it is inspired by a worm burrowing into an object. They didn't mix up any imagery they just used two different ones in the same sentence. Of course snakes are different from worms but the cultural meaning attached to snakes in a lot of cultures isn't much different from the idiom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fabinas View Post
    You're missing the point. Is the show metaphor a good one or not? Stop judging what people post.
    So you can judge what I post but I can't do it? Apply to be a moderator if you want to be the forum police. I see nothing wrong with the metaphor as can be implied with what I've said about it. Maybe pay more attention to the topic then derailing the thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rhorle View Post
    Yet they weren't comparing two animals. The idiom isn't about a worm even if it is inspired by a worm burrowing into an object. They didn't mix up any imagery they just used two different ones in the same sentence. Of course snakes are different from worms but the cultural meaning attached to snakes in a lot of cultures isn't much different from the idiom.

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    So you can judge what I post but I can't do it? Apply to be a moderator if you want to be the forum police. I see nothing wrong with the metaphor as can be implied with what I've said about it. Maybe pay more attention to the topic then derailing the thread.
    Of course you don't answer the question. Maybe the sea IS always right

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    Quote Originally Posted by rhorle View Post
    Yet they weren't comparing two animals. The idiom isn't about a worm even if it is inspired by a worm burrowing into an object. They didn't mix up any imagery they just used two different ones in the same sentence. Of course snakes are different from worms but the cultural meaning attached to snakes in a lot of cultures isn't much different from the idiom.

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    So you can judge what I post but I can't do it? Apply to be a moderator if you want to be the forum police. I see nothing wrong with the metaphor as can be implied with what I've said about it. Maybe pay more attention to the topic then derailing the thread.
    Still missing the point. Doesn't matter, your opinion is not worth anything to me anyway. Keep on, by all means.
    /spit@Blizzard

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobertoCarlos View Post
    Of course you don't answer the question. Maybe the sea IS always right
    "I see nothing wrong with the metaphor" is an answer. Are you really that salty that you are refusing to read just so you can complain?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rhorle View Post
    "I see nothing wrong with the metaphor" is an answer. Are you really that salty that you are refusing to read just so you can complain?
    Apologies I thought you might actually have a spine and commit to an actual answer not a /shrug it's fine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowferal View Post
    So a character can't have a different look in the 4,600 or so years between his appearances?
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    Rhorle still being Rhorle.

    I swear this thread would be buried if not for the overly defensive antics.

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