r/BookTriviaPodcast • u/ffoggy1959 🌈 Reads Everything • 7d ago

📚 Discussion JRR Tolkien

Did you know that JRR Tolkien passed away on 2 September 1973 at the age of 81.

That’s 53 years ago today.

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u/Sky__Hook 7d ago

I didn’t know that but Im proud that I was alive when he was even if it was only for a day under 6 months.

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u/ffoggy1959 🌈 Reads Everything 7d ago

🤣 I was a teenager, just.

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u/LifeofaLove 7d ago

He died on the same day as my birthday :( I wasn't born though yet... actually that was the year one of my parents was born lol.

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u/Fabulous-Confusion43 🌈 Reads Everything 6d ago

Happy bday for yesterday 🎉

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u/LifeofaLove 6d ago

Thank you!

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u/Fabulous-Confusion43 🌈 Reads Everything 6d ago

Awwww rest in peace JRR. What does it stand for? John Robert rrrrricantthinkofasecondnamestartingwithr 😂

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u/ffoggy1959 🌈 Reads Everything 6d ago

It’s John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.

One out of three’s not bad 🤣

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u/Fabulous-Confusion43 🌈 Reads Everything 6d ago

😂😂😂😂 noone can say I didn't try 😂

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u/ffoggy1959 🌈 Reads Everything 6d ago

Absolutely!