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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Elrond can't drop Isildur into the fire because Isildur has the ring and nobody can intentionally destroy the ring.

Gollum was only able to destroy the ring because he's fucking stupid.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Elven combat tactics presumably do not include the dropkick.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Charge at him, give him a big bear hug, and momentum takes both of them.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Same idea. Though going in with him saves you from explaining.

"It's the craziest thing. He fell right in."

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

If you're smart enough to consider that this would destroy the ring, then you can't do it. It's intentionally destroying the ring.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Higher quality version without the ifunny watermark

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Re: your username
Filesystem check yourself before you filesystem wreck yourself

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

You are the first person to recite the magic phrase!

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

$fsck yourself before you $fswk yourself

[–] misterundercoat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

That was my first read, but I think the color change is supposed to mean he's recalling the story later.