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Eric Pierce's avatar

<Pippin said to him, β€œDoes this water come in pints?”>

LMAO! You win the Internet today. Great post.

JRR Jokien's avatar

haha, thank you! I didn't have that line in the first draft but knew something was missing. Immediately when I made the connection I knew it was perfect and had to be included

Bob Marcus (TGF LLC)'s avatar

Very well balanced post (meaning+humor). I wish there had been more, but even as I say that I realize there was just the right amount.

After all, β€œA great writer never writes for too long or quits writing too soon. A great writer stops writing precisely when they mean to...”

JRR Jokien's avatar

I was thinking about extending it some more, but realized precisely what you observed: it was the perfect amount to feel complete and yet leave people wanting more. I think there's definitely potential for an extended scene though...maybe one day!

Knepherbird's avatar

I feel like on the one hand, Jesus would have a stern word with Gandalf ("whoever says to his brother, 'fool of a Took' shall be in danger of the judgement"), on the other hand, "only the fool says in his heart 'how deep is this well?'"

JRR Jokien's avatar

haha, I love this! I was tempted to extend the scene and have some dialogue like this between Gandalf and Jesus, but refrained. I love what you came up with though

Kevin Crawford's avatar

Beautiful work. I look forward to the complete bible in LotR format

JRR Jokien's avatar

I love it: the LOTR translation haha (or would it be the JRRT Bible?)

Kevin Crawford's avatar

The Red Book of Jesus, obviously

R. F. Hare's avatar

This did make me laugh.

JRR Jokien's avatar

haha, glad to hear it!

The Crazy Cat Lady Writes's avatar

Shared and restacked!