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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh)

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 1

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.

“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · 19d

witch-king of angmar be like: GROND, is this true?

Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 19d

emily dickinson be like: bog is this true

Samuel @samuel.fm · 19d

drunken sailor be like: grog is this true

JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · 19d

I don't think they know about that one, Pip.

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rebekahlynam.bsky.social @rebekahlynam.bsky.social · 19d

This from @amymantravadi.bsky.social via @www.jrrjokien.com last week was a nice perspective. www.jrrjokien.com/p/is-eowyn-a...

Is Éowyn Alright?

Mae govannen, friends!

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · 19d

but they were, all of them, deceived, for another rapture was predicted

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · 24d

taking immediate psychic damage by checking my phone and flooding my brain with all the terrible things going on in the world the instant my eyes open in the morning:

Pippin in pain holding the palantír and lying on the floor

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Sep 9

me looking through my hoodies the instant the first hint of Fall arrives:

Lucy uncovering the wardrobe that leads to Narnia

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Sep 1

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Aug 20

I have tossed out
the shrimp
that we got
from Walmart

and which
you were probably
saving
for dinner

Forgive me
the were radioactive
so contaminated
and glowing

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Aug 19

When the trees creep out the elf and the ground gives the dwarf the heebie jeebies you know it's bad

JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Aug 19

TOLKIEN: the Paths of the Dead was an *evil* place

READER: ok

TOLKIEN: even the TREES were evil

READER: cool

TOLKIEN: *so* evil that not even Legolas could long endure the trees

READER: oh %*$@

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Aug 6

(the headline announces that Mel Gibson's upcoming "The Resurrection of the Christ" will be split into two films; the 'graphic media' is a still from The Passion.)

JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Aug 6

PASSION OF THE CHRIST
RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST
2 RESURRECTION, 2 CHRIST
RESURRECTION OF THE CHRIST: DAMASCUS DRIFT

Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ to Now Be Two Films That Will Both Open in Spring 2027

Gibson is directing the follow-up to one of the biggest independent movies of all time, 'The Passion of the Christ.'

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 31

"implies the existence of" shit implies the existence of "implies the existence of" giggles

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 28

Twitter // X

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 25

air bud implies the existence of earth bud, water bud, and fire bud.

long ago, the four buds lived together in harmony. then everything changed when the fire bud attacked

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 25

but they were, all of them, deceived, for another air bud was made

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · Jul 24

First poster for ‘Air Bud Returns’ 🏀

In theaters Summer 2026

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JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 20

Wow, I'm an atheist now, got me

JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 20

Yeah, it was #1 both this weekend and last, and it's made $400 million or so globally in just two weeks. It's great! And just a tad over two hours too

JRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · Jul 20

Kids, Superman is the number one movie in America, but you know who else was sent by his Father in the Heavens to Earth as a baby?

Open your Bibles with me...