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[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 77 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say.

yet earlier he said "we've only finished saying good morning", that doesn't seem worth taking a long time for, especially hours

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Maybe the Ents "good morning" is what the plants in Middle-Earth base their daily cycles on, so the morning greeting is hours as nature slowly wakes up to the day.

But I would agree y