• Xande@discuss.tchncs.de
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    15 hours ago

    I’ve read the Lord of the rings at least 6 times (all of them)… still I don’t speak elfish nor am I a miner by height.

    Incompatible neighbors… this means “those assholes didn’t succumb to our demands” in religious speak.

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      I’ve read the Lord of the rings at least 6 times (all of them)… still I don’t speak elfish nor am I a miner by height.

      What?

      Both grammatically, and also towards its content as a response.

      I assume this is supposed to mirror the start of my message. But my comment said “I’m certain the text doesn’t say that because I’ve read it.” You’re saying “LotR (stories about a war) didn’t teach me a new language nor did it transform me into a dwarf/child/some third thing generically good at mining because of their height”. If we have to call that a mirror, it’s a funhouse mirror at best.

      I’m glad you picked up on the wordplay I used when talking about ancient Israelites genociding their neighbors tho. I was lowkey proud of that /s