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Getting to Know You...  by Budgielover 40 Review(s)
PIppinfan1988Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
Oh, my gosh!! This had me rolling!!

“The hair on Men’s faces keeps us warm, Pippin,” Aragorn explained, feeling obscurely he needed to defend the practice. “In winter, a heavy beard filters out the cold before it enters the lungs. In summer, it can do the same for dust. And—”

“Why do you shave it off, then?” asked Meriadoc.

Aragorn’s hand tightened on the hilt of his knife.



I especially loved that bit! Leave it to cheeky Merry to say something like that.

I loved this! Looking forward to more! :-)

Pippingan

Author Reply: Greetings, Pippingan! I'm glad you enjoyed that scene - I think Aragorn's blood pressure must have been steadily rising through the conversation. More than once (in my fics), Merry enjoys sharpening his razor wit on poor Strider...

pebbles66Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
I am so glad that you are writing again! It seems like such a long time since you finished "Caught between the light and dark". I always love your stories, and I'm looking forward to more!

Author Reply: My respite wasn't voluntary - RL just got in the way. Thank you for looking for something new - there's a Post-Quest angst story in the works (Frodo-centered, of course) I think you will enjoy. Coming soon (I hope).

Pearl TookReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
HEHEHE!

Such fun!!

I love watching men shave and it makes sense that the hobbits would too. Well done, Budgie!!

"Aragorn shaved over his throat apple, very carefully, before replying. “Beard hair is coarser than hair-head. I don’t know why.”

“Our foot hair is just as soft as our head-hair,” Pippin declared proudly, raising a thickly-furred foot up for inspection.

“Don’t brag, Pippin,” Frodo ordered. “Men can’t help the strange places they grow hair in. I am sure Aragorn feels bad enough about having to shave his face every day.”

“I do not—” Aragorn began.

“I didn’t mean to make you feel bad!” Pippin interrupted him, distressed. “I mean, Men already have so many things against them—”

“Peregrin!” said Frodo in a strangled voice."

Wonderfully done!!!

Author Reply: I just love 'getting to know you' stories between the hobbits and the others of the Fellowship. The cross-cultural miscommunications must have confusing, frustrating, and hysterical.

ArielReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
That is charming! Thank you for this, Budgie - you gave me a smile this morning.

Author Reply: I am glad it gave you a smile. I am trying a series of 'gentle' stories for a change ... maybe just a little fire - no! No fires, earthquakes, murders, orc attacks... (OK, just a little gratuitous violence)

Lady SarumanReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
luved ur story!!!
well, in the films aragorn is hot, but he's not so hot now, is he??

here are things i found funny:

1. “Don’t brag, Pippin,” Frodo ordered. “Men can’t help the strange places they grow hair in. I am sure Aragorn feels bad enough about having to shave his face every day.”

Re: wow, if frodo thinks growing beards is strange, what about the hair on their feet? and i think that frodo thinks men have the ability to grow a beard within 24 hours *hahahaha- THUD whoops, i jus fel off da floor LMAO.*

2. “No, Pippin,” he assured the tweenager, taking care to keep his irritation out of his voice. “That was an accident. Haven’t any of you seen a man shave before?”

Shaking his head, Pippin took his reply as an invitation to join him. Frodo shifted to the side, making room for his cousin. Merry drifted to the other side of the washbasin, his blue eyes lit with curiosity.

“No, sir,” Samwise replied for them all. Frodo nodded in agreement. “That is, I never did,” Sam continued. “Only Men we’ve seen much would be Mr. Gandalf. And he don’t ever shave.” Sam screwed up his face, thinking. “That is, I never saw him. Did you, sir?”

Re: gandalf shaving? i cnt imagin dat...

3. “We haven’t had much experience with Men,” Merry hastened to explain, “but … well, some of them seem … er, a bit clumsy to tell you the truth. And not very bright.”

“Not many of them can sing,” Pippin said sadly. “Did you hear the Men in the pub last night? Most of them couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket.”

“And they don’t know much about cooking,” Sam added with a disapproving sniff. “Meaning no disrespect to Mr. Butterbur and all, but he’d be better off with hobbit-folk in the kitchen.”

Re: whoo!!! the criticism party!! i dont doubt it, MEn here where i lve sing horrible. however, i am an elf and i sing so in-tune....perfection. ^_^


plz update soon!!!!!!


luv,
lady saruman ^_~







Author Reply: Hi, Lady Saurman! (An elf?) I'm so glad you enjoyed this little story. Can't you just see the hobbits grouped around Aragorn, telling him all this in perfect sincerity? The poor man won't have any self-respect left after a few weeks in this company.

KittyReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
Oh, I can see the hobbits watching fascinated this strange custom of men! Why growing a beard and then shaving it? *giggle*
It must've been difficult for Aragorn to shave himself under close observation of four curious and suspicious hobbits and to explain all this to them without accidentally cutting his throat! *grin*

And I loved the bit when he said it would attract less attention and then the hobbits looked at all his weapons *lol*

This promises to be a very interesting story, and I look forward to more!

Author Reply: Hullo, Kitty! These will be just 'snippets' bound together by the common theme of 'getting to know you,' but they are an awful lot of fun to imagine and write. For some reason, the Big People are going to come out the worst in these exchanges... :D

harrowcatReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
Yhis gave me a great giggle Budgielover, especially as i have often thought that shaving is the only disadvantage that males have to put up with compared to us females, but then I am really not sure that I would want four hobbits watching me emerge from my cocoon in the mornings!

Author Reply: Staring at poor Aragorn, watching his every movement ... no wonder he doesn't shave in the Wild. It isn't sloppiness - it's self-preservation from the stares of curious hobbits!

Linda HoylandReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
Very enjoyable !I loved the Hobbit's reactions to Aragorn shaving !

Author Reply: Hi, Linda! Maybe Gandalf trying to explain shaving to the hobbits will turn up in this series. Somehow I suspect even a wizard wouldn't be able to make the practice make sense to them. :)

InklingReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
Poor Aragorn! Nothing in his experience would have prepared him for an ordeal quite like this! The humor in the hobbits’ unspoken reactions was well done, especially:

Aragorn continued, “I thought I might draw less attention—”
As one the hobbits’ gazes fastened on the great sword at his side, moved to the long knives he wore at his belt, those in his arm sheaths, and the two stuck into each boot. From there, their stares travelled to the bow propped in the corner behind the door, and the quiver of deadly arrows with it. Unlike himself, his weapons gleamed.


Less attention, riiiight….

A fun premise for a story and a series, Budgie! Look forward to more.


RadbooksReviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/20/2006
Wonderfully, fun start to this story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and look forward to more. Watching a man shave would certainly be a very different experience for the hobbits! :)

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