The Bar Joke by oshun

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Summary: Day 19 SWG Back to Middle-earth Month entry. The prompt: "If you could pass on three pieces of wisdom to future generations, what would they be?" Summary: "Four guys were sitting in a bar . . . " (the Fab Four of the Finwean Cousins). A drabble and a half (150 words as counted by MS Word and the author). G-rated, but with warnings for extreme irreverence. Major Characters: Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Maedhros, Turgon Major Relationships: Genre: Humor Challenges: B2MeM 2009 Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1	Word Count: 154
Posted on 19 March 2009	Updated on 19 March 2009
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(1) Comment by Dawn Felagund for The Bar Joke

Bwahaha! "That Athrabeth thing." This is great. You've definitely earned your heretic's shiny. (As though you hadn't earned it already ...)

Re: (1) Comment by Dawn Felagund for The Bar Joke

Thanks, Dawn! It caused an explosion of plot bunnies, unfortunately, comparing the Finwean cousins to philosophers across the ages and various other ridiculously nerdy ones.

(2) Comment by Angelica for The Bar Joke

So funny!!! Another great use of the promt. I'm beginning to feel sorry for Turgon with his three cousins against him! (not true: he should have learnt after his Gondolin experience)

Re: (2) Comment by Angelica for The Bar Joke

Thanks, Angelica. I'm very hard and Turgon and can't, for the life of me, figure out what he did to earn the name "the Wise." (Maybe it was one of those details Tolkien intended to fill in?)

(3) Comment by whitewave for The Bar Joke

I enjoyed my re-reading of this short piece. Nice to see the cousins take a break from all the serious ME business once in a while. Finrod is an adorable drunk and I wouldn't mind being a waitress in this bar. ;-)

Re: (3) Comment by whitewave for The Bar Joke

Thanks. Wouldn't that fun! There is always time enough to torture Turgon! He takes himself far too seriously.

(4) Comment by SurgicalSteel for The Bar Joke

Oh, this is too funny!

Re: (4) Comment by SurgicalSteel for The Bar Joke

Thanks for reading. Glad it gave you a chuckle.

(5) Comment by Robinka for The Bar Joke

Hehehe, I would certainly love to have a chance to overhear such a funny exchange at the bar -- the boys are adorable here! Thanks for allowing us to be within an earshot for a moment :)

Re: (5) Comment by Robinka for The Bar Joke

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed writing it. I guess if I had to label it, I would call it Modern AU/crack!fic.

(6) Comment by Sirielle for The Bar Joke

Cool exchange. Just in a moment another discussion brought a question why was Turgon called wise? Wise or not, let's have another round boys! ;)

(7) Comment by ladyoflight for The Bar Joke

This was great! I was reading it again and laughing. Just what I needed to lift my spirits after reading the climax of Chalice. I don't like Turgon (except when he stars in weird pairings in Jdav's stories) . Finrod is cute when drunk! Maedhros's parting shot was too good :D

LL.

Re: (7) Comment by ladyoflight for The Bar Joke

Thanks for reading! I agree that strictly canon Turgon does not grab my heart the way the rest of his cousins do. Oh, yes, Jdav takes playing with canon and re-interpreting its characteers to unique heights. I'm glad you liked the ending.

(8) Comment by alquawende for The Bar Joke

In short, this is really and truly funny. Love Fingon mentioning the Athrabeth. Thanks for writing! Have you ever read Perelleth's The True Story of Amárië and Finrod? I'm not implying anything, honestly; I just think you might enjoy it if you have not already read it.

Re: (8) Comment by alquawende for The Bar Joke

Thanks, Alqua. I have not read Perelleth's story of Amarie and Finrod. I will have to find it. As much as I do love Finrod, I can't resist taking a gentle poke at his saintliness in much of fanon. He was at least as strong and motivated as cousins.

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