[Comedy]
Author: Cloud Wander
Description: If you will permit me, sir: on the eve of the Grand Galloping Gala, one of Mr. Barney Trotter's acquaintances has become entangled in a most ill-advised romantic situation. To extricate himself from this unfortunate predicament, this friend has sought out Mr. Trotter's invaluable assistance, and even accepted some small suggestions from Mr. Trotter's valet, Cheese. Given the delicacy of the matter, it is feared that, if all precautionary steps are not carefully taken, a farce may ensue.
The Rummy Business of Old Blooey
Additional Tags: OC Ponies, Best Night Ever, Jeeves, Wooster, Wodehouse
6 Star you say? OK!
66 comments:
I'm getting piled up with more and more fics I want to read, i'm not upset about it though.
ReplyDeleteThis looks interesting.
@Celestia
ReplyDeletethis
Im sorry but whats with the stories with prince blueblood ( or princess blueheart )
ReplyDeleteI just did a total mind blank, this is inspired by what I think it is isn't it? In the tags.
ReplyDeleteI may have to read it alot sooner than expected.
I read a little bit to see, they're certainly right about Blueblood. It seems good.
@ndrazzar I second this "this", whilst thirding Celestia's statement.
ReplyDeleteThat was a most entertaining read. There is part of a sentence in there, a phrase if you will, which alone makes it worth reading.
ReplyDelete"preciousness of pangolins"
Simply beautiful.
Jeeves and Wooster tags? Oh this is so insta-read!
ReplyDeleteYou know there is a question that has been bugging me for a wail, Prince Blueblood is Princes Celestia's nephew, that means that he is the son of her brother or sister, but the only sister that Celestia has is Luna and she was on the Moon for a thousand years, so how is Prince Blueblood related to Celestia?
ReplyDeleteWell this is looks interesting but...
ReplyDeleteDo those additional tags say what I think they say? Must read!
@Edwin B.
ReplyDeleteOne of his ancestors was adopted.
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ReplyDelete@FamusJamus
ReplyDeleteOh. I misunderstood your comment..
I see what u did there now :3
Wodehouse? Setting yourself up for high expectations much?
ReplyDeleteNo, really, I'm reading this.
@Edwin B.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Lauren, he's a distant nephew on Celestia's mother's side, many times removed (at least 52). If that helps. Don't think about it too hard. :)
I must be missing the reference, can somepony clarify!
ReplyDeleteOh god, the version of "At The Gala" at the end. So much win.
ReplyDelete@Edwin B.
ReplyDeleteHis actual familial relationship is more like "cousin 18 times removed". He is the umpteen greats grandson of Celestia's mother's sister. But calling him her cousin would give the misleading impression that they were of an age so he's called "nephew" as a courtesy title.
This was brilliant. The best pony fanfic ever written.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Celestia.
ReplyDeleteThis was spot-on perfect to the style. The song made me want to laugh out loud (though I resisted, because I am at work).
5/5 sir, and a tip of the hat as well.
@Celestiia
ReplyDeleteThat makes sense.
Do you ever regret adopting his ancestor?
Absolutely brilliant and subtley hilarious. Perfect vocabulary.
ReplyDelete5/5!
Oh my wocks and hoop soons, this was absolutely A-1, tophole, spiffing, and various other delightful Wodehousian adjectives! I'm amazed by how well this is written; Wodehouse's style is easily parodied, but that's deceptive; his stories are not simple things. Cloud Wander did a fantastic job at doing the intricacy of the original stories justice (and I'm frankly amazed at how perfectly Blueblood fits in as one of Bertie--sorry, Barney's chums, and amazed that the parallels never occurred to me before). Goodness knows I don't usually read fanfiction, but this just brightened up my whole morning. "That's our motto! Getting blotto!" ...Oh, my goodness. Thank you, Cloud Wander, for writing this. I just can't stop smiling.
ReplyDeleteAnd on another note, I am really impressed by some of the references you snuck in there. "The Augean club?" That's...I...Oh, my goodness.
ReplyDeleteOh, dear, sweet, benighted knickers of an alicorn. That was so utterly ridiculously sublime. Thank you. It should also be a primer for how to write OC ponies. The author created fun, believable characters in the first few paragraphs. Well. Done.
ReplyDelete@Shadow Heart
ReplyDeleteIt's not his acentors fault he turned out a stuck up dimwit though.
Alright I found time to read this.
I'm very picky about comedy but I found this hillarious, absolutely hillarious, I loved it from the start, it's well written and the characters are beautifully done.
It fits brilliantly and was well worth the read, improved my mood a fair bit. It really deserves its rating.
confusing yet intriguing description
ReplyDelete@Celestia
ReplyDeleteTrue dat
I absolutely loved this story, It was funny, well written, had a beautiful heart and actually made me laugh, which is rare.
ReplyDeleteCheese is a wonderful butler and Barney is the best of high class dimwits with the heart exactly where it should be.
I predict that it is going to become a six-star once enough people read and rate it, for surely it deserves it.
Well-done.
"No doubt, sir, after her meeting with you, her long solitude will seem less objectionable."
ReplyDeleteHa! A great story. A little sad Valencia didn't go goo-goo over Barney. It certainly would have been funny! Barney might even have had a better chance at "reform" than Bloo-ey did. But the story as it was was fantastic. Thanks for writing and sharing. :)
Just the first three pages:
ReplyDeleteTell me I've gotta carve out a block of time to read this stem to stern. A wonderful idea lovingly rendered, however, I'll say so far!
Mike
What is this reverencing? i can't quite place it.
ReplyDeleteA Wodehouse ponyfic AND a new Eurobeat Brony track all in the same morning? IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!
ReplyDeleteA Wodehouse ponyfic AND a new Eurobeat Brony track all in the same morning? IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!
ReplyDeleteA little something to help out those not following the references:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O25ZkFVFY0Y
@Quilton, more like appropriated. However, a more proper ponyfication I've never seen. Spot-on characterizations, and a wonderful romp through Equestrian high society, especially considering Sweet And Elite.
ReplyDeleteAllright, now, I insist this keeps going. Perhaps the story about how Winky Fink-Nettle gave out the prizes at the end of year ceremonies at Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns after unwittingly imbibing the equivalent of twelve screwdrivers for breakfast in lieu of orange juice? Hmm?
ReplyDeleteGood lord. I want so very badly to audiobook this.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately until I get a new mic I would end up doing it so very badly.
Ok. Just Finished this. This story is utterly wonderful. There seems to be two types of wonderful pony fanficion: extended, serious minded epic adventures, and lighthearted shorts of comedic gold. This story definably deserves entry into the exclusive six star club, haven't read one quite this good since that Bluebood groundhog day one.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the possible crossovers I would have imagined, Jeeves & Wooster was not one of them. This is everything the pony fandom has been building towards for months. You've got Wodehouse's voice almost perfect, better than anyone else I've ever seen try. You win all the internets, forever.
ReplyDelete@Doktor Aurora
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Link. it was a big help.
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ReplyDeleteExcellent pony version of Bertie's writing style. Any chance of a sequel?
ReplyDelete@superluminal
ReplyDeleteIf he did a sequel it would pretty much have to involve Fancy Pants and Fleur...
2 Blueblood fics on the fast track to 6 star in a month? It's true then. The world really will end in a year.
ReplyDeleteJeeves & Wooster and ponies . . . Six stars for this gentleman, I say!
ReplyDeleteAmazing job with Bertie's writing style, old chap!
A quote from the fic:
ReplyDelete"What she offered now to Blueblood was her "outdoor voice," a tone one might adopt when inviting a griffon perched on a distant mountaintop to a knife fight."
Go forth viewer... go and read the everlovin f*** out of what is undoubtably one of the funnier things I have had privilege to read in life.
Its weird how reading pony fic crossovers is what has gotten me into many an amazing show or game or whatever. I must look into this fics source...
oh prince blue blood, leaving poor rarity with blue balls
ReplyDeleteAnyone who hasn't read at least a little P.G. Wodehouse, you really should because he's awesome. At the least google "Jeeves & Wooster" and look up some of the episodes of the classic BBC series they did of his work.
ReplyDeleteOh my stars and garters this was incredible! I love P. G. Wodehouse and this is the perfect pony pastiche! I must second (or is that third, or seventh?) the desperate plea for a sequel to this magnificent madness!
ReplyDeleteThis is the funniest thing i have read in months. wow. I REALLY need to get into P.G Wodehouse. if his actual stuff is as half as funny as this i shall be in heave. if this doesn't get to six stars then there is no justice in the world
ReplyDeleteheaven not heave
ReplyDeleteThis was amazing beyond all expectations. I snorted, I laughed, I stood up to applaud my screen by the end of the song. You, sir, are brilliant, a genius, spectacular, outstanding, chap above chaps and what ho. Thank you for a most pleasurable read.
ReplyDeleteAnd for everyone else, if you're still reading this go and read the fic NAO. No regrets guaranteed.
Absolutely capital reading matter, positively first rate!
ReplyDeleteI can't say I've read any of Wodehouse's works, but this is brilliantly hilarious regardless. Instant 5 star from me.
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly inspired me to get a collection of Jeeves stories off my Nook account and start reading them! Good job! :D
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty awesome. I can't rate it 5 stars in good conscience, since I believe it does fall short of Wodehouse's level of brilliance, but I really wish there was a rating option higher than 4 stars for me to give it. I came in with high expectations, and they were met, which is pretty amazing given Wodehouse's genius.
ReplyDeleteThis ham is DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gem! I was reading this on my Kindle at lunch when I got to the part where he mistook Twilight for Luna and I darn near choked on my sandwich!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Looking forward to more from you!
@Mister Tulip
ReplyDeleteReally? You're seriously knocking a star off because the guy writing for fun on the internet doesn't quite rise to the skill level of the classic novelist who had a career spanning 7 decades?
I'm all for a decent level of expectations in our fanfic as far as writing skill, grammar and such, but if you're grading this stuff in relation to the skills of professional authors who have a boatload of natural talent and have spent years honing their skills, well I think you're being pretty unfair to the fanfic writer.
@Edwin B.
ReplyDeleteI have a theory about that. Celestia either ceremonially married or adopted the brother of one of Blueblood's distant ancestors. He died childless, so the title of "Prince" passed to his brother's line. This probably happened right after she banished Nightmare Moon; she needed a new castle, and the Duke of Canterlot was willing to give her his in return for a prestigious title. Everypony's happy.
Until the little jackass is born.
I must say, this is an amusing anecdote! Your way with a metaphor is positively stupefying. Good show, chum!
ReplyDeleteYou've ignited in me a desire to peruse the collected works of old Wodehouse himself. So, spiffing job in enouraging the enculuration of the populace, &c.
* Enculturation. Dashed bad show, that spelling. That will teach me, as they say, to try to type on a mobile thingummy with hooves, what?
ReplyDeleteFor those of you interested in the works of Wodehouse, I suggest "Right Ho, Jeeves", a short novel that includes, besides J&W, Bertie's Aunt Dahlia (the "nice" one), his cousin Angela, Hildegard "Tuppy" Glossop, Madeline Bassett, and Bertie's sorriest, sad sack of a friend, Augustus "Gussie" Fink-Nottle, newt fancier.
ReplyDeleteExcellent, absolutely excellent. Never read Wodehouse, but I did enjoy the BBC adaptation with Stephen Fry as Jeeves. I can hear him saying your lines now...
ReplyDeleteLaugh-out-loud funny, highly recommended.
Not familiar with Wodehouse myself, either, but this has some of the most... creative and colorful writing in it that I've seen in a long time. c me i.
ReplyDelete@Vegetalss4Technically, Jeeves (and I would assume Cheese) would be a valet. A butler serves the household- the Trotters, for example. A valet serves the man (or pony,as the case may be).
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, excellent fic. I read every line in either Hugh Laurie or Stephen Fry's voice. Also... it would require more OCs, but pony-ied version of some J + W would be a jolly good time, what!
I mean, you could probably have him react to the "Rarity in Canterlot" episode with his normal hilarious fashion faux pas.