Josh Chaffin

Husband, Forgotten Realms fan, Aspie, Hufflepuff, lover of all things Lewis & Tolkien... I'm me.

[Josh Chaffin @DelwaAunglor]

I think one of the most evil things I ever did in D&D as a DM was decide that Owlbears sound like cooing pigeons.

["Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @BretDevereaux]

Not that anyone needed the reminder, but it really is telling the folks who now feel the need to argue that "Canada had it coming."

It's so obviously untrue that you can be sure that person would say anything, no matter how absurd or cruel, to please those in power.

[Matěj Čadil 🎨 @MatejCadil]

The Light of Hope (2021) 🌟 One of the greatest themes in Tolkien's Legendarium is certainly hope. And the Star of Eärendil a beautiful symbol of it.

Hand-embellished prints: https://t.co/86eJjDiDFB

[Josh Chaffin @DelwaAunglor]

You're welcome. #helm #helmhammerhand #waroftherohirrim #helmsdeep #Christmas2024 #Christmas #meme

[Men of the West @Yoystan]

ROHAN STILL STANDS! Just about to record my War of the Rohirrim review and I will say… ignore the haters and hit the freaking gym. Be the big muscle-bound warrior Helm and Héra know you can be. FORTH EORLINGAS!

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

With great sadness, we received the news about the passing of Auschwitz Survivor Denise Holstein.

Denise Holstein (6 February 1927 – 16 November 2024) dedicated her life to sharing her testimony and educating future generations about the atrocities she endured. She wrote two books about her experiences and participated in a documentary, recounting her story with unwavering courage.

Denise was born into a Jewish family in Rouen, France.

During the war, her father, Bernard, was briefly interned at the Drancy camp in 1942 but was released after three months. By 1943, however, the Holstein family’s fate took a darker turn. On January 15, Denise and her parents were arrested during a mass roundup of Jews in Rouen. While her parents were deported to Auschwitz later that year, Denise, sick with diphtheria and mumps, was initially spared and placed under the care of the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF), living in homes for Jewish children whose parents had been deported.

By 1944, at just 17 years old, Denise was acting as a caretaker for younger children in the UGIF home in Louveciennes. Despite her young age, she took on the role of mentor and protector for a group of children, trying to shield them from the horrors surrounding them. However, on July 22, 1944, the home was raided on the orders of German officer Alois Brunner, and Denise, along with the children, was taken to Drancy.

On July 31, 1944, Denise was deported to Auschwitz with 34 children from Louveciennes. Denise did her best to comfort the children, singing to them and offering whatever solace she could.

Upon arrival at Auschwitz, Denise narrowly escaped death. A French deportee advised her not to take the hand of a crying child, a decision that could have led to her immediate execution in the gas chambers. While this advice saved her life, the children she cared for were all sent directly to the gas chambers upon arrival.

In Auschwitz, Denise worked long hours transporting heavy stones and endured brutal roll calls. At one point, she fell seriously ill with scarlet fever and was sent to the camp infirmary, where she encountered Josef Mengele.

In late 1944, Denise was transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. She was liberated there on April 15, 1945, by British forces. Emaciated and suffering from typhus, she required immediate medical care but began the slow process of recovery and reintegration into life after the war.

[Josh Chaffin @DelwaAunglor]

Been using this long enough to say I am enjoying it thoroughly.

Feel free to find me there.

[Metatron @pureMetatron]

Have you ever seen a human with an IQ level of 3? Here it is!

And the "you are a right wing grifter!" accusation types have spawned as expected!
The split second I challenge their far left indoctrination nonsense they start screaming, just like when I get attacked by the anti woke crowd they like to make fun of. Extremes touch! Thanks for proving my point Mr. Neanderthal.

Funny how just a few uploads ago I debunked Andrew Klavan from the freaking DAILY WIRE but yes, keep calling me a right wing grifter please, I'm entertained by your idiocy sir.

Choose your side freely, but don't become a toxic extremist please whatever political side you choose, or your IQ will degenerate to 3.

Also where did I put the popcorn again?

[Jennifer Erin Valent 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @JenniferEValent]

I voted for Kamala Harris. To some fellow believers, that will be an affront. But the Church has widely been responsible for empowering a dangerous man, and I feel a responsibility to refute that. In our system of government, voting against him is a prime way to do that. 1/13

[The Mellon Heads - LOTR Podcast @mellon_heads]

Christopher Lee spent his final night watching The Lord of the Rings, it has been revealed in a new Sky documentary about the actor.
The acclaimed actor died on 7 June, 2015 from heart failure at the age of 93. He had been in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital receiving care when one film from the trilogy was being shown on TV, his son-in-law Juan Aneiros shared, and Lee suggested they watch it for fun so he could tell the nurses looking after him how the film was made.
Lee's life and career is explored in great detail in The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee - which aired on Sky Arts on Thursday, 24 October - with his friends and family members sharing anecdotes from his life (Yahoo Movies UK)

[Matěj Čadil 🎨 @MatejCadil]

For the #Inktober2024 prompt "Remote" I share this older drawing.
Showing remote things is the main function of the palantíri and the palantír of Elostirion was special in that it mainly showed the quintessentially remote Undying Lands.

["Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @BretDevereaux]

From The Good Place:

[The Nerd of the Rings @nerdoftherings1]

My wife & I went to a bookstore…

Wife: Are you getting ANOTHER Tolkien book?

Me: Nope!

Wife: Is it ABOUT Tolkien then? What’s the connection?

Me: …take a look…it’s not by or about Tolkien! 😏

[Josh Chaffin @DelwaAunglor]

The number of people I've heard say "he's not my favorite candidate but... We gotta stay in power"

Shallow, faithless Christians at best.

[Josh Chaffin @DelwaAunglor]

@breecrossroads Forget Flappy Bird. The next best game is floppy slime.

[Anne 𓊝 @vaIandil]

I've seen some theories saying that Ciarán Hinds' character is not actually an Istar, but a human sorcerer pretending to be immortal, and it just struck me - Could this be our future Witch King?

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

I’m so weary of the kind of Christianity that puts “Christ is king” in its online bio then posts nothing but mockery and hate towards others.

This is what taking Jesus’ name in vain looks like.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Let me get this straight, the people voting for the guy responsible for an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery think they're the patriots?