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u/SurfeitOfPenguins
1 day ago

## TIL that when J.R.R. Tolkien's son Michael signed up for the British army, he listed his father's occupation as "Wizard"

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heavenlypickle
8.4k points · 1 day ago

I don’t think he was too far from the truth.

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PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES
2.7k points · 1 day ago

If you couldn't show the world that you are a wizard, you'd at least write about it

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PM_ME_UR_SNOO
606 points · 1 day ago

u been having any luck recently?

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OkGoogleShowBoobs
387 points · 1 day ago

See i thought i'd try a different approach. So far nothing.

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__Semenpenis__
151 points · 1 day ago

PM_ME_UR_GOATSE

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ThrowAwayExpect1234
37 points · 1 day ago

.cx

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starship69
22 points · 1 day ago

Username checks out.

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Fakecar
69 points · 1 day ago · edited 1 day ago

Your problem is you’re telling people what to do. Change you name to

CAN_ U_ PM _ ME_ UR_SNOO

And you won’t have a day without snoo

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PM_ME_UR_SNOO
87 points · 1 day ago

wise words from a fake car 😒

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Care_For_An_Onion
22 points · 1 day ago

All this fighting looks like hungry work.

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PM_ME_UR_SNOO
18 points · 1 day ago

sorry i’m more of a scallion man, myself

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Cheeseand0nions
17 points · 23 hours ago

Ah-hem.

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shinitakunai
11 points · 1 day ago

I did!

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Mooknkoyo
27 points · 1 day ago

r/oddlymotivating

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nocontroll
26 points · 1 day ago

> If you couldn't show the world that you are a wizard, you'd at least write about it

My god you just unlocked my imagination with that one

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