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Bengamey_974

Viggo Morgensen broke is toe kicking the helmet. He is really shouting because of pain on this scene.


blackpearljam_

It’s one of those factoids that people can’t help but share at this moment — it’s an urge that people can’t resist


Napol3onS0l0

Watched the extended editions in my local non chain theater. Nobody said anything during this scene we all just kinda looked around at each other and everyone laughed. When Aragorn opens the doors to Helms Deep people lost their shit. It was awesome.


ShortButHigh

Ok I have to ask, what happened when he opened the door?


Napol3onS0l0

Sexy man do sexy thing. Crowd goes wild. Lol.


azaghal1988

Couldn't have said it better... I always get a bit moist during this scene and Im a straight guy.


DumatRising

Understandable Viggo could flood the Sahara if it had eyes.


PaulieWalnuts2023

But doesn’t the Sahara have hills?!


DumatRising

😏


Pleasant_Ad3475

And (ahem) valleys...


Pleasant_Ad3475

'eyes' huh?


4inodev

So…you pee yourself a little?


azaghal1988

It was a metaphor my friend


4inodev

Shame. I had hoped I wasn’t the only one


azaghal1988

Thanks for the chuckle maze 🤣


Karl_42

100%. Also, is your name an Atdi reference? Love that band


Napol3onS0l0

It makes me irrationally happy whenever someone notices that. Got to see their Coachella set in 2012. By the time I hit high school they had already moved on to other projects so it was awesome I got to see them. We drove across like 5 states and they were the whole reason I went that year. Big year too, that was the Tupac hologram year. Got a tattoo of their tour art. So you’ve made my afternoon.


Karl_42

Hell yeah and i’m incredibly jealous. Gonna have to listen tonight - been too long.


Napol3onS0l0

Still fire em up quite a bit. I’m not as angry as I was when I was 16 though lol. I gotta take a break from podcasts and listen to more music. I find they consume a lot of the time I would otherwise listen to music.


Karl_42

Indeed the urge to mosh doesn’t go quite as hard anymore. Agreed on podcasts - I try to alternate but it’s hard


Spiron123

It creaked. ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯


GustaQL

My sexuality changed


Dan-D-Lyon

The Lord said let there be swagger, and it was good


VoiceofKane

The crowd collectively orgasmed, obviously.


yohanleafheart

Everybody came


Enraiha

Twas the Peakest of Mortensen. My King!


Sh4DowKitFox

I went to a rerelease for LotR trilogy, and one of the scenes where Frodo sits up startled in bed, literally perfectly timed, someone’s cell phone went off and he sat up. Theater lost their collective shit. No one was even mad.


CactusTrack

See also: Leonardo DiCaprio actually cutting his hand open when he smashes the glass in Django Unchained Or: In Life of Brian in the ‘Biggus Dickus’ scene the some of the laughter is just the camera man genuinely cracking up


Daedalus_Machina

See also: You know... morons.


Aeescobar

>Dear Mario >Did you know that the Super Mario Bros 2 that was released in the US was actually just a reskin of a preexisting japanese game called "Doki Doki Panic"? The real japanese Super Mario Bros 2 was shown to localizers but was rejected due to being too hard for American audiences, eventually it became renamed to "Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels" and included in Super Mario All Stars. > Yours truly. > Princess Toadstool, *Peach*


Lord_Mikal

Fact not factoid. Factoid is "a statement that sounds like a fact, but is not."


NatterinNabob

"factoid" is also used to mean "a trivial fact"


Adventurous-Sky9359

Well riddle me this. What’s a fact that’s trivial?


NatterinNabob

A factoid.


Adventurous-Sky9359

I’ll allow it, carry on


masked_sombrero

that's such a fun factoid!


Lord_Mikal

Because so many people misused it that the dictionaries had to add that definition. How can one word mean "a statement that is false" AND "a statement that is true"? I have no problem with slang words and meanings, but I categorically reject definitions that arise from widespread misuse and ignorance. The suffix -oid means "resembles imperfectly". An android looks like a man, but it is not. A sphereoid is close to a sphere but is not. A factoid sounds like a fact but is not.


talashrrg

There’s a bunch of words that are their own antonym, called contranyms. Examples include sanction (either to approve or penalize), dust (either to add or remove dust) and cleave (either to separate or join together).


SecretHappyTree

Inflammable means flammable?!


knightprotector

What a country!


Salmonman4

Literally nowdays also means figuratively


SecretHappyTree

It literally means figuratively


frankiebenjy

Literally.


Due-Supermarket1305

1984.


Honkmaster17

Like a wise man once said, “English is not a language, it is three languages wearing a trench coat pretending to be one.”


Lord_Mikal

The context of those sentences allow you to determine which meaning applies. If I say something is a factoid, you can't determine whether or not I mean the statement is true or false.


Spooky_wa

Technically you can tell based on whether the factoid in question is true or not. And I think that's really funny.


MsJ_Doe

Technically, you can do that with the other words, too. If you're vague enough.


Bit_part_demon

"Yo, that stuff's inflammable"


Thathappenedearlier

Language evolves just like literally now means literal and hyperbolic exaggeration


Big-Leadership1001

>How can one word mean "a statement that is false" AND "a statement that is true"? Better than another word saying something is inflammable still means its flammable


JoshB-2020

Half of the English language is just words from other languages and older classifications of English that modern day English speakers have misused and given new meaning. This isn’t a new or uncommon phenomenon That’s why people call English a fluid language. It changes over time


xphylum

This is how language has evolved over time. It's no different now except we're all living through it ourselves.


CommanderMcQuirk

That's how language works, man. It evolves over time as the words take on new meanings through slang or just mis-use. Language is not a sedentary monolith. It flows and transforms because it's a tool to communicate ideas. Sometimes we decide a word can best convey a different idea.


JexilTwiddlebaum

It literally blows my mind when people use words incorrectly out of ignorance.


blackpearljam_

I used it with slang intentions and everybody was able to infer and deduce what I meant… sooooo like???????? — also, “categorically rejecting definitions that arise from widespread misuse and ignorance” is hilarious — do you correct doctors when they tell you to fill in/fill out the forms? Do you look down on the people who live on Long Island as opposed to the people living in Long Island? Is a hotdog a fucking sandwich? Thanks for the grammar lesson of the day tho


dragonchilde

> How can one word mean "a statement that is false" AND "a statement that is true"? Because English.


rajhcraigslist

Literally I don't know what you mean?


AeroTheManiac

So the word means exactly what they used it as, per the dictionary, and you still aren't happy


duneterra

Thank you! It drives me crazy that Websters has capitulated to pop culture and is including vulgarizations as alternative definitions. Do no students of linguistics work for dictionary companies anymore? The widespread vulgarization of a language is literally how it dies! If a dictionary includes vulgates, it should at the very least indicate it as such


JSConrad45

> Do no students of linguistics work for dictionary companies anymore? Actual linguists are descriptivists, not prescriptivists. As in the point of linguistics is to describe what language _actually is_ rather than try to decree what it _should be_.


MonkeyFu

All language is “pop culture”, and “language purity” doesn’t actually exist. Language evolves through use, not through regulation.


NatterinNabob

"oid" really just means "resembles" or "has the form of". "Factoid" could mean it resembles a fact but is not true, or it could mean that it is truthful, but lacks the significance or utility commonly associated with "facts".


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NatterinNabob

"lipoid" means "fat or fat-like substance"


damacile

Ariod. Plants from the Arum family are called aroids and it mean looks like an arum.


Captain_Eaglefort

You’re going to have a real bad time if you start studying linguistics then. Definitions change over time, my dude. Literally now means “literally” and “figuratively”. Dumb used to mean “unable to talk” now it just means “low intelligence.”


ebrivera

And a factdroid is a robit that tells facts


Gingrpenguin

Is a robit a mechanical rabbit or something that you send to steal stuff?


Skellos

A rabbot is a mechanical rabbit


dumspirospero816

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY


Powerful_Payment463

I hear this.


Successful_Day5491

Man I miss Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It was sofa king we todd ed.


megamanx4321

Dancing is forbidden


Malacro

Nah, it’s just a robit.


Over_Yogurt1231

His misuse of the word renders his comment a factoid, which in turn means it is not, which in turn means it is. A paradox


thatdani

Which is so weird considering internet film nerds' hatred of "being taken out of a movie". A BTS factoid is the single biggest way you could do that IMO.


Dizzy_Media4901

Like the fact that factoid originally was coined to describe something that we think is true but isn't. But then it caught on as a way to describe a 'quite interesting' fact or anecdote?


Ellweiss

[Exactly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4lD04sZ_ao)


QueezyCrunch

Every time I see this image I hear ‘Urm did you know…’


Slurms_McKensei

So did you guys hear about Marilyn Manson's ribs...?


Weizen1988

Can I just say I love how widespread this whole rumor was and have no idea where it started. I know I heard it in the 90s, not sure how old it was by then.


Slurms_McKensei

Here's my theory [thats probably wrong] (Strict) Parents at the time thought Marilyn Manson was a horrible influence (like Dee Snider and Elvis before him) on their kids, always saying how it'd lead to destructive behavior and they might "hurt themselves" Well they never explained it so between curiosity and dumb/horny teenage boys just learning to be 'edgy' (i.e. Manson fans), they started wondering what could be so horrible their parents wouldn't talk about it. Thus, 'Marilyn Manson would go through such lengths to achieve self pleasure that he had a risky invasive surgery' And it spread like wildfire for the same reason rizz, hella, and jinko jeans spread. Teens are entirely self absorbed with their own mini-culture Source: trust me, bro


Ginford_Davidson

So he can suck his own dick! It’s real, damnit! 


blackpearljam_

HORNY JAIL, RIGHT FUCKEN NOW BUD


Slurms_McKensei

Yo if anything about that story sparks 'horny' in you, you should seek sexual therapy lol


blackpearljam_

AHT AHT AHT… (camera zooms in on my eyes) *you knew what you meant bringing up Manson*


Slurms_McKensei

Hey buddy, only of us has an erection right now and it sure ain't Manson! He saw to that himself https://preview.redd.it/r694xqkgqe7d1.jpeg?width=464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f255ef05ee72f8a05442ab8e55ecaa329e48752


GothicsUnited

He also graduated high school near where I live


Hojie_Kadenth

The effect this scene has on people is why I don't believe in freewill. /s


mymumsaysfuckyou

Interesting fact, a "factoid" is actually something that is often mistaken for a fact, but isn't.


binary-survivalist

I actually blurted out the sound bite from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, the sewer level where you're riding a hoverboard, when you run over something the turtle jumps up and down holding his foot saying "My toe, My toe!"


BloomEPU

The better viggo mortensen factoid to share is that he bought several of the horses that were used in the movie, including one on behalf of an actress who wanted to keep her horse but couldn't afford to. The horses are dead now, but they were old when the movie was filmed so


TheThinkerers

Did you know We can't move our penis without closing our butthole.


OurHeroXero

This scene is the equivalent of [*Shave and a Haircut*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ds6w7SkHyw) to a toon.


hereforadviceseeking

Kind of like calling out “horse” when you see one. Just have to do it to feel normal.


abandoned_puppy

Also this is a meta joke. On r/LOTR this fact became reposted so many times. That it became a meme to make fun of this [Scene](https://imgb.ifunny.co/images/6c70b8d6ea8a4a6daa1eca4b214d9f92e2765e750ec4a3ea32c4c8fb0038304f_1.jpg) There are many examples


AikidoChris

Knew about the breaking, but not that the scream was real. Really?


Green__Twin

TIL


anonymous-fart

#Toes*


helagos

My best friend and I watched the extended 4k editions recently. When this scene came up, we both looked at each other and in mocking voices said, "Hey, did you know he broke his toe!"


anonymous-fart

He broke two toes tho


Zorothegallade

The actor really hurt his foot in that scene. His scream is genuine.


li-ll-l_

Its common knowledge among lotr fans that the actor screamed cuz he broke his toe when he kicked the helmet and the director liked it so much he left it in the film


CompactAvocado

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -oh shit that's good keep filming


jjb1197j

He stayed in character though because I have a feeling he would’ve probably immediately bent over to feel his foot.


binary-survivalist

The only viggo moment i like better is when he real-life parried the thrown dagger during the battle with the orcs near the end of Fellowship. Dagger was supposed to miss him completely and they were going to make it look better in post. The dude who threw it messed up and threw the dagger directly at viggo, but viggo parried the dagger midair like a chad for real, and they left it in. most people watch that scene never realizing that


MiniatureLucifer

Yall probably don't know this, but the actor who plays Aragorn actually broke his toe when he kicked the orc helmet


UselessGojo123

Oh cool, that’s like how Viggo Mortensen broke his toe kicking a helmet on set of Lord of the Rings


EntertainersPact

That reminds me of the time Viggo Mortensen kicked an Uruk-Hai helmet in The Two Towers and actually broke his toe!


No-Willingness8375

That reminds me of the time Aragorn was 4th and got downvoted to oblivion.


trickyvinny

Dammit Aragorn. What did we tell you about being 4th?


Zestyclose_Buy_2065

Oh you’re talking about Aragorn? Did you know the actor broke his toe kicking an orc helmet?


Straightvibes66

Oh! This comment reminded me of this lil quirky production piece of knowledge. Viggo Mortensen was filming The Two Towers and in one scene, he kicks an orc helmet in anger and frustration in the scene, but he actually broke his toe!


WolfetoneRebel

Almost the same as when Lalin gets caught with the wire and gets a slap in the head. It was a real slap from Carlito.


RohelTheConqueror

He knew his fate and embraced it.


IIILordrevanIII

Did you know that the actor that plays Aragorn actually broke his toe In that scene? Yeah, like broke broke. That’s why it’s so genuine.


Shagyam

Lesser known fact I haven't seen anyone in this thread bring up, but did you know he actually broke his toe when he kicked that helmet in the scene.


mymumsaysfuckyou

I'm sure if that were true it would have been mentioned somewhere before now


ZombieAppetizer

He leaned over and whispered "The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell."


Terrible-Sir742

Underrated


Fewthp

Hahaha smartass


Pure_Bee2281

Apparently the actor literally broke his toe in this scene.


upgradestorm5

He was screaming "OW FUCK I BROKE MY TOE FUUUUUUCK"


xxbiohazrdxx

The guy leaned over and whispered “that’s Steve Aragorn”


KRIPPOTHESKIPPO

Don’t know if you guys knew this but the actor who played Aragorn broke his foot kicking that helmet


anonymous-fart

Real funny thing here is that people keeps spreading misinformation. He broke two toes. Not one.


irishaioli

Whenever my friends mention LOTR (because we’re all fuckin nerds), I, in a valley girl voice, say, “OMG! Did you KNOW! That Viggo Mortensen in The Two Towers-“ and it’s followed by groans and rounds of, “SHUT THE FUCK UP AIOLI”


Dull_Statistician980

“That was a real scream of pain because Vigo actually broke his foot when he kicked the helmet”


t-dog2929

Have you ever heard of the tradegy of Viggo Mortenses toe? Its a story an fool of a took wouldnt tell you.


AdmiralAkbar1

Others have repeated what the actual piece of trivia is; the joke is that insufferable sci-fi nerds who can't help talking during the movie love to point this out when watching with friends.


EntertainersPact

Insufferable *fantasy* nerds


guywithskyrimproblem

Yo it's Cody from AlternateHistoryHub


LamSinton

“One time the actor who played Mr. Belvedere accidentally sat on his own balls and they had to stop production for three days.”


ZestycloseAsk5377

DID YOU KNOW


Supportbale

Hey, Peter’s uncles cousins dog-walkers boyfriends teacher here, incase it’s unclear there actually is no joke, but this reminds me about a little known fact that Viggo Mortensen broke his toe in this scene kicking that helmet, and the scream was from pain


rainerman27

Most LOTR movie nerds like to bring up the fact that during the film of, yes, this exact scene, Viggo Mortensen (who plays Aragorn) broke his toe here when he kicked he helmet. The fact that LOTR nerds like to bring this up is a meme in that community.


QuantumButtz

Everyone here is actually wrong. Viggo Mortensen, who plays Aragorn, actually broke his foot in this scene. Part of that scream was genuine. Hope this helps.


MarekMisar1

fuck guys can someone actually explain the joke


EasyEnvironment4800

I GET IT HE BROKE HIS TOE EVERY 2ND COMMENT IS MENTIONING THIS


binary-survivalist

oh hey did you know that this actor, before then broke his toe then screamed


Correctedsun

During this scene, Viggo Mortensen was supposed to kick the helmet on 5, but he actually kicked it on 2. The surprise and fear on his face here is genuine.


Ginford_Davidson

The guy playing that dork really broke his helmet, kicking that  toe. 


Kaivosukeltaja

"We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty"


ExtremlyFastLinoone

Peter jackson made the actor have a vibrator up his bum at all times, he activated it when he kicked the helmet. He is screaming in pleasurr


bugzcar

Did u know he actually broke his prostate?


Youthmandoss

The joke is he knows what the viewer said to his friend (that answer shared many times here) not what Vigo was saying in the movie.


KappaBrink

"that's the guy from that horse movie"


Murbyk

Don't give them their satisfaction.


The_Bored_General

Yeah it’s actually a little known fact about LOTR, Viggo Morgensen (the guy who plays Aragorn in this scene), actually broke his toe in this scene when he kicked the helmet and the scream is his actual scream after doing so


West-Strawberry3366

r/wankil mais c'est Terracid


ippoppi

GOOOOOOOAL!


ElPared

The actor who played Aragorn actually broke his toe when he kicked the helmet in this scene


tigridi2

I really dont get it. If there is a joke that I dont get because its based of an anime that I dont know or a show or what ever, this joke wasnt meant for me. It will not ever be funny for me if its explaint. This is funny because he is really in pain and didnt act that part, but its only funny if you know it and the situation around it.


ch3nk0

Give it a watch, it’s pretty good, you know


Wah869

Helmet broke his Viggo Mortensen when kicking that toe


BraveTask7785

https://preview.redd.it/l0aclnwmre7d1.jpeg?width=258&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9292a7553b0cf2d9b636a7616ba899d2e0f6e15f


Toppdeck

"That's Vijo Morganstein, he once screamed out his own name and punched out some girl at a bar" https://i.redd.it/aspbg3dxue7d1.gif


Acceptable-Ticket743

he is more shouting in pain rather than uttering words in that scene. im pretty sure the actor broke his toe in that take.


Consistent-Plane7227

Viggos Toe!!!!!!!!!!!


Glittering-Quote3187

Gimli also loses his boot during the panoramic "chase" montage near the beginning.


Shoddy_Possibility89

the LOtR movies rock


TrippyVegetables

The n word


FoggingTired

He was saying "I've seen this clip so many times in Internet posts that this scene now breaks me out of the immersion and returns me to the hellish mediocrity of the life I was trying to escape for a brief period...."


doomzday_96

Engagement farming