JAM AND PUNISHMENT by Grey Wonderer
6336 · 25 September 2011 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
Oh, what a con man Pippin would have made or a door to door salesman or even worse a telemarketer! Lynda
Author's reply
LOL Yes, he might have been very good as a con man. Merry sees the truth but everyone else is missing it. Thank you for reading this one. I love getting reviews on my older stories. It reminds me what I've written. hehehe
GamgeeFest · 30 May 2009 · Chapter 0: The disclaimer with a joke included
I love this disclaimer! Pippin should do the disclaimers from now on. He makes them very entertaining to read! :D
Author's reply
He'd going to get a swelled head now. LOL Maybe he can do every other one. Merry is going to want equal time.
GamgeeFest · 30 May 2009 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
Saradoc was starting to wonder if anyone ever told this small child the truth about anything. Merry was lying to him about warts, Pervinca was trying to scare him into sharing biscuits, and Frodo was lying to him in order to keep him from crying. Who, exactly, was the little lad to trust? ROTFLMAO! *wipes tears from eyes* Oh, GW! That was hilarious from beginning to end. I do love your impetuous Pippin and the ever put-upon Merry, the only one to ever see through Pippin's act. Poor Paladin! He must live in perpetual bewilderment with all of Pippin's stories. No wonder he can never manage to punish the lad! Esmeralda and Frodo have it right - let Merry do the punishing. Sure, that will mean more lies, but at least Pippin will learn not to leave a mess. :D How did Pippin ever grow up to be normal?
Author's reply
So, now you think that Pippin is normal? I bet Sam would argue that point with you. hehehe So glad you liked it. You've given me quite a few good laughs this year so it's only fair. Thanks for reviewing!
PIppinfan1988 · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
ROTFLMAO!!! Oh, that little pipsqueak, lol! This was a complete delight to watch the *real* Master in action. ;-) Perhaps this answers why Pippin was so good at getting himself and Merry out of that "sticky" situation with the Uruk-Hai. That's our Pip! :-)
Author's reply
I am guessing that all of the lies told to Pippin made him very creative when he needed to lie about something. The poor Uruk-Hai never saw it coming, did they? hehehe I do enjoy letting Pippin put folks at a disadvantage just with the amount of talking he does alone and then when he has a chance to give them back one of their lies, like with Frodo and the pancakes, I really enjoy doing it. Glad you liked this one. Hope you're having a great week!
PIppinfan1988 · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 0: The disclaimer with a joke included
LOL -- *that* was cute! Very clever, and very creative. :-) I love your prologues; they're never boring. :-)
Author's reply
Why, thank you. I really do like trying to find ways to make the prologue more interesting and it's been a fun challenge to find new ways to do it. Glad you liked it.
Andrea · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
So, I guess I’d need to leave a mess even if the food was awful so folks would think I enjoyed it. ROTFL!!! I know why Frodo is not particularly fond of this story! But I really don't know if Pippin actually believed all those lies or if he just used them for his own advantage. P.S.: If I remember right, Pippin said in *his* disclaimer that *the author* could not be held responsible (or sued). So, *you* are the author, but not Pippin :-D (But no-one would harm him, he's far too charming!)
Author's reply
The bit about the mess is complete Pippin-logic. He follows his own drummer most of the time. I really need to write something that Frodo can enjoy. It's been a while since I've given him one. I think at that age, Pippin believed most of what he was told. I think he used it to his advantage, but I think he believed it. Later, I am quite certain that he didn't believe a word of it! hehehe Yeah, Pip forgot to protect himself in the disclaimer, unless *he* actually wrote this and I just posted it...hehehe Pip needs to research legal loop-holes better, doesn't he? Thanks for reading!
harrowcat · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 0: The disclaimer with a joke included
I love your disclaimers! Dare I even admit that your great works sit alongside THE Great Work on my e.book reader!
Author's reply
Now, I am flattered beyond words. Thank you! The disclaimers started out as just something kind of silly and now they seem to have taken on a life all their own. Who would have guessed?
6336 · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 0: The disclaimer with a joke included
Good disclaimer, covers all the essentials and a joke too! Lynda
Author's reply
Everyone can use a joke now and then. : ) Glad you enjoyed the disclaimer. In a way, the disclaimers have become my 'little joke'. hehehe
6336 · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
Conniving little rascal isn't he! Lynda
Author's reply
He wears them down with constant chatter, I think. Oh, and looking innocent and adorable might be of some help. : )
Andrea · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 0: The disclaimer with a joke included
“I knew you’d approve of that,” Merry said rolling his eyes. “You’re in the real book much more than you are in this story.” Frodo continued to smiled. “That, Meriadoc, is why the real book is considered to be a classic.” LOL!!! Great disclaimer, G.W. But a certain Peregrin Took should really be more careful about who he calls "less-than-clever". Someone might sue him ;-)
Author's reply
Why thank you. We do try with this disclaimers but I fear soon I will run out of ideas for them. They've become the real challenge to posting for me. Hey, we can't be sued! There's a whole, long, disclaimer here. Didn't I cover the characters insulting people? I did, didn't I? Uh-oh, maybe Pip needs a Shire Lawyer. hehehe
shirebound · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
You have good jam in Buckland but you need better jars Bwahahaha!! And that is that, as they say. Pippin - 1; everyone else in the Shire who doesn't stand a chance - 0 *hoots and whistles with glee*
Author's reply
Yes, I do think Pippin won that round. He may be in trouble later once everyone realizes what Merry knows, hehehe. That will be, as Sam, who refused to be in this story, would say, 'a real eye-opener and no mistake.' Thank you for the hooting. It's like a convention of barn owls in here and I love that! (and hooting and whistles with the extra glee-factor! I'm impressed!)
shirebound · 25 May 2009 · Chapter 0: The disclaimer with a joke included
*applauds the best disclaimer yet*
Author's reply
Bows deeply and thanks you for the finest applause that a disclaimer has ever received. Thank you!
Raksha The Demon · 24 May 2009 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
Young Pippin reminds me of Tom Sawyer here! Certainly he seems to have assorted Tooks and Brandybucks and Baggins hobbits all wrapped around his sticky little fingers! Very cute story.
Author's reply
Yes, he's getting away with the Tom Sawyer tricks here, but sooner or later folks are bound to catch on. (Merry already knows.) Thank you for reading and reviewing my sticky little fiction!
Dreamflower · 24 May 2009 · Chapter 0: The disclaimer with a joke included
Now THAT'S what I call a disclaimer! It's even better than the one on the toaster box that said the toaster manufacturer would not be responsible for any damage caused by trying to operate the toaster inside an oven...* *I'm NOT lying.
Author's reply
"Not responsible for any damage caused by trying to operate the toaster inside an oven...?" Gee, I don't think we covered that one. Next time, I shall try to work that in. It's amazing what people think they might be sued for, isn't it? On the other hand, it's amazing what people *do* get sued for. : ) I gotta get a new toaster...
Dreamflower · 24 May 2009 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
I have a very big grin on my face. Jam and Punishment indeed! I love the way Pippin lets out the different ways he's been lied to! LOLOLOL! Hopefull, they can get the jar off without getting soap in the jam-- I agree with Pip! Soapy jam is dreadful.
Author's reply
Ah, I like it when you grin. It makes your eyes sparkle. I decided that between Merry and Pervinca and a few of the adults in Pippin's life, he might have heard a few lies here and there. Because of his trusting nature, I'm guessing that when they came from people he loved, he totally believed them. A recipe for trouble if ever there was one! No one likes soapy jam, except maybe Gollum and he has very strange taste.
Larner · 24 May 2009 · Chapter 1: Jam and Punishment
Merry when younger was right--that child is EVIL! And he has everybody snowed! I love it!
Author's reply
Merry was way ahead of the game here, but then, it takes one to know one, doesn't it? : ) Glad you enjoyed it!
Larner · 24 May 2009 · Chapter 0: The disclaimer with a joke included
Ah, but your prologues are classics! Love it!
Author's reply
I thank you and my prologues thank you. Sometimes I really do just consider posting just a prologue and stopping there. They take almost as long to write at times.