Bilbo Baggins

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Cake day: July 8th, 2023

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  • That’s the thing. Being just as fair doesn’t necessarily imply it’s equally travelled. Even being worn the same doesn’t necessarily mean equally traveled, although it strongly implies it. I think the final line is so certain that it overrides the earlier lines and implies to the unwary reader that these similar paths actually were differently travelled.

    I don’t expect self contradiction in a story / poem. So that certainty of there being a difference overrides all.

    It’s only after reading the author’s intentions that I know for sure that the contradiction was intended and that was actually the point of the poem.

    As I said before, this makes me like the poem even more now.


  • I was thinking about trying it. I’ve always wanted to like Pokemon, but every video of it I’ve watched just makes it seem incredibly childish with the most boring combat system I’ve ever seen.

    But, I like the idea of collecting Pokemon and needing to really search to complete a collection. But, I just can’t get past the apparently boring combat.

    This cassette theme seems interesting, but is the combat interesting at all?






  • Play different games. Walkabout golf is a fantastic multiplayer game. I consider it the killer app. My family plays it regularly.

    I wish they’d focus more on releasing VR board games. My family and friends are scattered around the world and VR is fantastic for playing board games with them if only they’d release them.

    If the only thing you like playing is FPS games then I guess VR isn’t for you though.










  • Everything in this thread so far is normal stuff I could have guessed. Guns, metric, tipping, etc. Most of it has large groups of people in the country that agree, or at least know.

    What are some non-obvious things? Culture shock isn’t about major political issues. It’s about universal things that turn out to not be universal.

    For example, US people have a strong culture of how standing in line works. It’s basically a moral sin to butt in line unless you have someone holding your place. This is universal in the country. My understanding is that other countries differ. Is that true?