<![CDATA[Remember when only nerds knew about Lord of the Rings]]>Remember when only nerds knew about Lord of the Rings

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/topic/d4668439-5630-4425-a5f5-d2d7023dec51/remember-when-only-nerds-knew-about-lord-of-the-ringsRSS for NodeMon, 09 Nov 2026 14:54:02 GMTMon, 11 Aug 2025 04:57:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Remember when only nerds knew about Lord of the Rings on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:58:23 GMT]]>@Bridgemakes @NickGates /me turns the kettle on]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-1768-9a05-0fa2-e30095361405https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-1768-9a05-0fa2-e30095361405Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:58:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember when only nerds knew about Lord of the Rings on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:40:52 GMT]]>@valhalla @NickGates more tea is always needed on my part

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://friendsofdesoto.social/users/Bridgemakes/statuses/115010650251072342https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://friendsofdesoto.social/users/Bridgemakes/statuses/115010650251072342Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:40:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember when only nerds knew about Lord of the Rings on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:47:10 GMT]]>@Bridgemakes @NickGates sorry, I misread your post as applying to something like the whole English speaking world or a significant fraction of it

more tea needed in my part :)

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-8868-99f4-5e1a-317325544997https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-8868-99f4-5e1a-317325544997Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:47:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember when only nerds knew about Lord of the Rings on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:28:13 GMT]]>@valhalla @NickGates that's my point. I mean I literally live downstream of where Tolkien grew up. Around here people have always known what you were talking about with a general LoTR reference since the book became popular back in 50-60's.

It's like, most people know about the peaky blinders now because of the TV show but around here we've always known about them because they were the legendary local gang.

I'm just waiting for the woodlings to become famous

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://friendsofdesoto.social/users/Bridgemakes/statuses/115010364605970427https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://friendsofdesoto.social/users/Bridgemakes/statuses/115010364605970427Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:28:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember when only nerds knew about Lord of the Rings on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:27:31 GMT]]>@Bridgemakes @NickGates maybe it was different in different parts of the (even western) world?

I remember in the late 1990s a reference to LotR being understood by only two people in a high school classroom (of people who were supposed to be readers, based on their high school choice (not all of them were))

edit: in the late 1990s in Italy

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-9768-99e1-5f14-773770412443https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-9768-99e1-5f14-773770412443Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:27:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Remember when only nerds knew about Lord of the Rings on Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:41:23 GMT]]>@NickGates well, no. But then Tolkien was a local boy who created a series of best sellers that complete changed the publishing industry and was appreciated within his lifetime. So here it's like says there was a time when only metal heads knew Ozzy Osbourn

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://friendsofdesoto.social/users/Bridgemakes/statuses/115009708620884523https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://friendsofdesoto.social/users/Bridgemakes/statuses/115009708620884523Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:41:23 GMT