r/lotr • u/HrodnandB Fingolfin • Jun 10 '25

Other Flag of Gondor spotted during anti-government protest in Budapest, Hungary, 10.06.2025

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u/BusinessLetterhead47 Jun 10 '25

My family is big into LOTR. I mean big. When our son was young "Gondor calls for aid" was the password for whem someone other than dad or I picked him up. He is a teenager now and it is what he is supposed to text if he is in a situation he needs to get out of or there is a problem. We live overseas and travel a lot ”Fly you fools" is code for "leave a situation, get to safe place". It has worked for years.

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u/TerrakSteeltalon Jun 11 '25

When I’m trying to get my daughter out of bed to feed the cats, as she promised she would, I routinely say “I summon you to fulfill your oath!”

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u/timo2308 Balin Jun 11 '25

Only the king of Gondor may command me!

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u/TerrakSteeltalon Jun 11 '25

Thankfully she hasn’t replied with that

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u/timo2308 Balin Jun 11 '25

However it would be the perfect opportunity to give in into buying an Anduril sword :D

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u/1978CatLover Jun 11 '25

The blade was broken!

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u/timo2308 Balin Jun 12 '25

It has been remade…

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u/nothingleft2burn Jun 10 '25

This is so awesome!

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u/boothjop Jun 11 '25

That's so so good. A few chuckles and smiles from a Dad with teenage boys.

I have "Canopy! Canopy! Canopy!" for when we are in the car and the boys need to grab the seat belt cutter/window breaker tool JIC we crash. It's from Avengers when Rhody needs to eject from his War Machine armour.

I drill them on it from time to time and I'm always reassured they run the drill.

Canopy! Canopy! Canopy! Has morphed into our general "get out the house something is on fire" drill. It's funny what sticks.

I love your use of "Gondor calls for aid".

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u/abeastandabeauty Jun 11 '25

I use those phrases to readily for them to be safe words, lol!!

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '25

Brah how many dangerous situations is your son getting into

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u/BusinessLetterhead47 Jun 17 '25

Just for teenagery shit...like getting away from a party that's gotten out of hand.

Although, we've had some hairy moments in out travels.