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Friday, January 10, 2025
Tolkien on Mercury
So I see that there is a crater named Tolkien near the north pole of Mercury. What about Lessingham?
Or Martlet.
ReplyDeleteThey’ve never heard of Eddison.
ReplyDeleteI passed your joke along to the Mythie discussion meeting. Chris Gilson is the only one who got it.
ReplyDeleteAlas!
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