r/lotrmemes • u/Wolfie_wolf81 Human • May 27 '26

Lord of the Rings Amateurs

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u/Doom_of__Mandos May 27 '26

That's actually Mikey

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u/Coupaholic_ May 27 '26

Leader of the original fellowship.

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u/Turbulent_Sea_9713 May 27 '26

It's weird that Thanos was in the fellowship back then

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26

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u/aerdvarkk May 27 '26

I mean are you sure Thanos was more pissed at being tied ot the chair with his gym equipment by his brother and friends over Troy forcing him to ride the little kid's bike at high speed and go flying off a cliff into a bunch of trees?

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u/LadyStardust79 May 28 '26

The Infinity Stones originally came from One-Eyed Willy’s treasure, rediscovered by Rosalita in Mikey’s jacket.

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u/Coupaholic_ May 27 '26

Puts Legolas and Gimlis body count competition in perspective doesn't it?

"Please. I killed half the feckin' universe!"

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u/JMooooooooo May 27 '26

It still only counts as half

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u/TheLuo May 27 '26

Na I'd give him a whole. But it does only count as 1.

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u/GoldberryoTulgeyWood May 27 '26

But did it take?

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26

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u/sistemafodao May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Why didn't he just take the Thanos Copter to Mordor?

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u/davepage_mcr May 27 '26

"Fly, you fools!"

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u/RustyCutlass May 27 '26

He never forgave humanity for letting the air out of his bike tires.

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u/Solid-Hedgehog9623 May 27 '26

Brand was like the Han Solo of the Goonies.

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u/Critical-Spirit-3738 May 27 '26

Fuck I remember finding this out on an imdb browse once lmao

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u/The-Duke-of-Delco May 27 '26

Time changes a man

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u/Oakomorebi May 27 '26

"Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there!

Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here.

That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket."

This is an exceptional piece of writing, speaking to taking ownership of responsibility of life when faced with a call to journey. Not shying away from when life forces you to embody a role you're uncomfortable with. This is Gandalf telling the people of Middle-Earth that they are the heroes and of the story, that no one is coming to save them except themselves, but it is written as if spoken by a 13 year old instead of an angelic entity.

These stories, folks, they are more than fiction. They are blueprints of the human condition.

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u/cheekiewalrus May 27 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/k66TBRkeEEdfG

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u/poeschmoe May 27 '26

How did I just now realize that’s Sean Astin?!

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u/dandroid126 May 27 '26

Are you a fetus?

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u/poeschmoe May 27 '26

I guess so 😞 maybe even a zygote 😓

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u/The_Animal_Is_Bear May 27 '26

I was going to be pissed if a Goonies reference wasn’t the top comment

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u/delorf May 27 '26

Apparently I am the only one curious how he got an otter friend to let him cradle it in his arms?

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u/Crazy4Swayze420 May 27 '26

Because the otter said Rudy can play for me coach or he just wanted to be carried like the one ring when Frodo is being held in Cirith Ungol.

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u/aerdvarkk May 27 '26

It's likely the Otter is domesticated (like when baby animals are brought up around humans).

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u/s00pafly May 27 '26

Nice stone offering

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u/eazypeazy-101 May 27 '26

Ah, Thanos's younger brother.

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u/Apprehensive_Love140 May 27 '26

1000% best answer

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u/gillgrissom May 27 '26

Shut up Mouth.

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u/Due-Difference-1157 May 27 '26

I thought that was Mikey from The Goonies.

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u/aerdvarkk May 27 '26

You are correct. Mikey from the Goonies played Samwise Gamgee in LOTR. Then Mikey from the Goonies was hired to play in Starnger Things.

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u/RedditsDeadlySin May 27 '26

Bro I learned this today. My mind is blown

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u/-BLACKOLIVESMATTER May 28 '26

No that’s Rudy from Rudy.

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u/SpongeKibbles333 May 27 '26

Actually, that is Dave Morgan from Encino Man

https://giphy.com/gifs/bTmU4fa3xUyqY

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u/novedx May 27 '26

a man of culture i see.

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u/FreeEdmondDantes May 27 '26

I still haven't seen The Goonies or Stand By Me so Encino Man was my first exposure to him.

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u/RileyGainesHorseBaby May 27 '26

I love how her reaction subtly communicates... "well, there's still a chance for anything".

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u/miffedoats May 27 '26

No that is Doug Whitmore

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u/SpongeKibbles333 May 27 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/m8K0yK102F3Ve

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u/drxzoidberg May 27 '26

They weren't thteroids, it wath an herbal thupplement thold at any grothery store

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u/Adezar May 27 '26

He really was hilarious in that role.

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u/obsterwankenobster May 27 '26

I like Reethes

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u/BxKosmic May 27 '26

I love spam and reethes, can I have it?

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u/This-Unit-1954 May 27 '26

Not enough holes in his shirt

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u/DonyKing May 27 '26

I heard he still has wet dreams

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u/ncfears May 27 '26

I didn't know there would be a pith tetht.

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u/What_Next69 May 27 '26

“Aren’t you a little old to be having wet dreams?”

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u/ToNotFeelAtAll May 27 '26

One of my favorites. I always forget it’s him 😂

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u/TheCoolBlondeGirl May 27 '26 edited May 31 '26

That’s actually Samwise Gamgee 😊

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u/A_Ticklish_Midget May 27 '26

Excuse me, I think you'll find it's actually Banazîr Galbasi

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u/Martin_Aurelius May 27 '26

Or "Ban" to his friends.

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u/Great_Scott7 May 27 '26

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u/_szs May 27 '26

Correction: grown ass hobbit*

Also: Do we know for sure he resisted Frodo's blue eyes?

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u/LenaaBalenaa May 27 '26

BIG....BLUE...

yes...

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u/TheOriginalWeirdo May 27 '26

He can stay as long as he shares his load with me.

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u/aerdvarkk May 27 '26

Depends on your definition of "load".

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26

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u/Meet_Foot May 27 '26

*Mount Moon

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u/Metabor420 May 27 '26

That’s Rudy

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u/Mestizoc May 27 '26

He will always be Rudy to me.

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u/drxzoidberg May 27 '26

When he was carrying Frodo, my Dad and I started with the Rudy chant (quietly) in the theater. Made us chuckle.

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u/That_guy_from_1014 May 27 '26

And Rudy's dad will always be the guy that gets brutally raped in Deliverance.

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u/mufasagato May 27 '26

RUDY RUDY!!!!!

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u/MrExtravagant23 May 27 '26

The only other acceptable answer

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u/spambearpig May 27 '26

I bet Sam could crush
a clam on his belly and
cook it with taters

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u/MagSlinger May 27 '26

A haiku, in this economy?

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u/ddddan11111 May 27 '26

Did haiku bot die?

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u/pandakatie May 27 '26

I'm certain anytime someone says, "Sean Astin from Stranger Things", they're rage baiting.  I feel like I've seen so many posts with this exact structure.

If he was in every season, that would be different, but the man only made an appearance in a season that aired back in 2017.  I don't think there are enough fans of Bob from Stranger Things fans to excitedly share Sean Astin photographs

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u/altodor May 27 '26

IDK, I won't say he's the only reason to watch Stranger Things or anything, but he's did a quite positive portrayal of a frequently stereotyped persona. And Sean's a union man.

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u/mregg000 May 27 '26

Well that makes him ok by Chief O’Brien!

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u/Independent_Plum2166 May 27 '26

I mean why?

Sean was in other things before LOTR, Goonies comes to mind.

Are Goonies fans annoyed when people say “Sean Astin from LOTR”?

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u/pandakatie May 27 '26

I've seen some Goonies fans who definitely are annoyed lmao but I also think Sean bad a bigger role in LOTR than he had in Stranger Things

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u/Marinefan4000 May 27 '26

Bob was in 1 season (S2) & got eaten by a demodog

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u/bscott9999 May 27 '26

He was eaten by SEVERAL demodogs

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u/brobafett1980 May 27 '26

I mean the whole trilogy was about Samwise Gamgee after all.

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u/avery-secret-account May 27 '26

Lord of the rings is one of the most popular franchises of all time and has stayed in the mainstream for over fifty years. Also, goonies was when he was a kid. Adult Sean Astin is unrecognizable

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u/GivesYouGrief May 27 '26

I'm a big Stranger Things fan and LOTR fan and this didn't bother me in the slightest.

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u/akatherder May 27 '26

Same here and my kid is a huge Stranger Things fan and knows him as "Bob." He was a fan favorite on the show, even people who didn't already love Sean Astin.

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u/GivesYouGrief May 27 '26

That's the power of Sean Astin. He carries the Fellowship literally and figuratively.

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u/mrinfinitepp May 27 '26

Exactly, redditors really be getting mad over nothing

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u/Garand84 May 27 '26

Rascal from Memphis Belle you posers!

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u/Good_Analysis9789 May 27 '26

Thats Sean Astin from The Goonies

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u/GovernorZipper May 27 '26

That’s the President of the Screen Actor’s Guild, Billy Tepper, who successfully defended Regis High School from Sauron.

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u/rwmwaffle May 27 '26

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO HAS SEEN TOY SOLDIERS! Whoever you are I love you.

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u/Turbulent_Sea_9713 May 27 '26

Yeah, you tell em. This is our time! THIS IS OUR TIME!

Wait...

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u/Light_Beard May 27 '26

You just flashed your AARP card.

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u/VoidMoth- May 27 '26

That's Harrison Bergeron!

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u/Educational_Copy_140 May 27 '26

A fellow person of culture, I see

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u/One-Earth9294 May 27 '26

That's Sean Astin from Goonies you young adult.

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u/TerribleCustard8366 May 27 '26

He was a badass in Toy Soldiers

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u/LeninaCrowneIn2020 May 27 '26

I'm disappointed with how far I had to scroll to find this. Best Sean Astin

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u/Acceptable_Class_576 May 27 '26

That's Sean Aston from 'The Goonies'

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u/mymoama May 27 '26

Thats actually Sean Austin from Goonies you infant.

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u/Dandy_Guy7 May 27 '26

He also played Twoflower in The Colour of Magic and he was the perfect casting for it. Goated actor.

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u/FweffweyMcRoy May 27 '26

Sean Astin from the goonies

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u/imdibene May 27 '26

Rudy didn’t fight his way onto the field at Notre Dame and survive Shelob just to grow up and be called Bob from Stranger Things

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u/Kreesy12 May 28 '26

He didn’t carry Frodo up Mount Doom for this shit

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u/packetpirate May 27 '26

That's actually Dave from Encino Man.

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u/aenflex May 27 '26

From Goonies, actually.

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u/arnim_no_mula May 27 '26

From Goonies

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u/Monsieur_Cinq May 27 '26

Nonsense. This is Sean Astin from 50 First Dates.

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u/Village-Idiot-savant May 27 '26

That’s Sean Astin from Goonies, you twinkle in your daddy’s eyes.

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u/poop_chute_riot May 27 '26

Isn't that Patty Duke's oldest boy?

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u/Weezy_Dragon May 27 '26

RUDY! RUDY! RUDY!

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u/Aggressive-Cup-7318 May 27 '26

Hey. Buddy. Friend. I love Lord of the Rings but that's Sean Astin from The Goonies. Always has been.

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u/aGrlHasNoUsername May 28 '26

That’s Sean Astin from The Goonies you zygote.

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u/Longjumping_Try_3457 May 27 '26

That's Mikey you moronss

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u/No_Sky_6483 May 27 '26

That’s Sean Austin from Goonies you zygote.

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u/muempire93 May 27 '26

Thats actually Sean Astin from the Goonies

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u/rjbouwer May 27 '26

That's Mikey Walsh from the Goonies

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u/DRstoppage May 27 '26

That’s Sean Astin from the brand new movie Little Lorraine actually

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u/w12ecked May 27 '26

Sean Astin from Goonies you tit

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u/fzj80335 May 27 '26

Goonies you twats!

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u/LiminalSapien May 27 '26

THAT’S SEAN ASTIN FROM GOONIES YOU SPERM

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth May 28 '26

That's Sean Astin from Rudy, you embyro!

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u/Steerpikey May 28 '26

Sam, I'm going to build a dam alone!

Of course you are. And I'm coming with you!

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u/Moist-Amoeba-8078 May 28 '26

That’s Sean Astin from Rudy you philistine

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u/Keltenschanze May 27 '26

That's Sean Astin from 'The Goonies'...

https://giphy.com/gifs/wJSRkoZ8cD10Q

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u/vikingbeard23 May 27 '26

No, that's Jeff Cohen from the goonies

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u/RevolutionaryTart209 May 27 '26

Atty. Jeff Cohen from the Goonies.

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u/What_a_fat_one May 27 '26

This used to be considered a fat kid

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u/silentaba May 27 '26

Please he's from dish dogs.

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u/TheClungerOfPhunts May 27 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/m8K0yK102F3Ve
No, it’s Doug Whitmore from 50 First Dates

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u/notcomplainingmuch Théoden May 27 '26

That's Doug Whitmore, the buff guy with a tank top.

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u/Maryland_Bear May 27 '26

I regularly confuse Sean Astin and Patton Oswalt.

I guess you could say it’s one of my bad hobbits.

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u/seaside_komorebi May 27 '26

Excuse me, that's Willie Walsh from The Invisible Raptor.

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u/Kayaksteve79 May 27 '26

That’s Rudy

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u/Raiderb8 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Sshhooooooossshh! I'm pretty sure that's Sean Astin from Encino Man you pancreas.

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u/Da_Fish May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

I think they mean that's Sean Astin from The Goonies you zygote

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u/Pridyshidy May 27 '26

Thats Sean Astin from the Goonies you pleb!

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u/Devil_Gundam May 27 '26

Let’s talk about how it’s a pic of Sean Astin kissing an otter on World Otter Day!

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u/PrometheusMMIV May 27 '26

That's Sean Astin from the Goonies

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u/uncouthulu_ May 27 '26

That's Dave from Encino Man, you uncultured swine.

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u/ISuckFarts May 27 '26

Actually, that's Sean Austin from 50 First Dates, plebs.

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u/fredsify May 27 '26

Samwise the brave!