History YMMV / BrownsPineRidgeStories

* TastesLikeDiabetes: The ninth ("A Rose for Miss Winnie") and thirteenth ("Love and a Red Wagon") stories seem to be written for this effect.

* HarsherInHindsight: A prior version of the main page jokingly, though intended to be ribbing in an [[AffectionateParody an affectionate way]], referred to the first book as being SnarkBait. In light of certain personal difficulties (which will be withheld for privacy reasons), the original author didn't find it as being humorous.

* HarsherInHindsight: A prior version of the main page jokingly, though intended to be ribbing in an [[AffectionateParody an affectionate way]], referred to the first book as being SnarkBait. In light of certain personal difficulties (which will be withheld for privacy reasons), the original author [[DudeNotFunny didn't find it as being humorous]].

** The Joyriders from the fourth story ("The Strawberry Cow") can easily be the subject of this. Were they Jerkasses who committed their actions out of some sort of mean-spirited sense of entertainment as the author believes or were they [[GoodOlBoy Good Ol' Boys]] in a case of drunken-induced OneCrazyNight that got out of hand who otherwise wouldn't have been involved in such an incident while sober?-JesseMB27

* DesignatedVillain: The Joyriders. While what they did (drinking, driving, and firing firearms at the same time) was certainly irresponsible [[spoiler: and eventually brought about their own deaths]], but the lack of details regarding their reasons for [[spoiler: killing Ole Strawberry]] fails to give a sufficient reason to regard them as evil.-JesseMB27
* {{Headscratchers}}: In the eleventh story, why is Gary taking cookies that neither belonged to him in the first place nor asked for permission to have? And no it isn't simply a case of him being a [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]] due to him showing a fear of being punished for being caught later in the same chapter. Unless he is trying to portray himself as a RuleAbidingRebel of somesort, there is no explanation provided for this OutOfCharacterMoment.-JesseMB27
* HilariousInHindsight: In the Twelfth chapter, the author refers to his car as "Franchise/MyLittlePony" without any knowledge of the aforementioned franchise nor its [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic certain well known recent adaption]]. Granted, while Brown's Pine Ridge Stories was published in May 2014, but the author alleges to have used the quoted phrase in 1969, thirteen years before Hasbro even created the MLP series.-JesseMB27
* {{Squick}}: In "Paying Attention", Gary seeks to get the attention of a young girl of his same age by performing a stunt. This would likely attract reactions of "Aww" at first, but it is then revealed that the girl, whom the author had met for the first time that day, [[spoiler: was a cousin of his]]... Oops.-JesseMB27
* TastesLikeDiabetes: The ninth ("A Rose for Miss Winnie") and thirteenth ("Love and a Red Wagon") stories seem to be written for this effect.-JesseMB27
* ValuesDissonance: One can probably tell from reading the fifteenth story ("A Tragedy and a Miracle") that Georgians (and for that matter Southerners in general) prior to the 1960s failed to provide adequate, if any, day care as shown by the fact that Mrs. Dollar had to take care of her infant grandchild while at work as a Cafeteria lady. Now while it should be noted that the account is set in 1937, when the Great Depression was ongoing and thus many people didn't have the funds for Child daycare facilities for working-parents, but even then the fact that working-class people's children aren't seen as being as worth cared for so that other working relatives can focus on their jobs still stands.-JesseMB27

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* HilariousInHindsight: In the Twelfth chapter, the author refers to his car as "Franchise/MyLittlePony" without any knowledge of the aforementioned franchise nor its [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic certain well known recent adaption]]. Granted, while Brown's Pine Ridge Stories was published in May 2014, but the author alleges to have used the quoted phrase in 1969, thirteen years before Hasbro even created the MLP series.-JesseMB27

* BrokenAesop: The one at the end of "Starliner" ("Never give up and maybe the ugly ducklings you're expecting will become beautiful swans.") could arguably be one. Gary is dreading over the prospect of a Dodge Dart he disliked being the one his father would buy, but then arrives with a [[CoolCar Ford Starliner]] instead. No where in the story does it involve any action on the part of Gary himself to change an unenviable outcome. It would be hoped that it was intended as a SpoofAesop and not one [[{{Narm}} meant to be taken seriously]].-JesseMB27

* ValuesDissonance: One can probably tell from reading the fifteenth story ("A Tragedy and a Miracle") that Georgians (and for that matter [[DeepSouth Southerners]] in general) prior to the 1960s failed to provide adequate, if any, Day care as shown by the fact that Mrs. Dollar had to take care of her grandchild while at work as a Cafeteria lady.-JesseMB27

* UnfortunateImplications: The author seems to suggest that only blood relatives are capable of showing concern for children in saying of a an elderly woman that he "assumed this child was her grandchild, because of the age difference, but I knew this wasn't a case of a babysitter caring for a child, because of the gentle loving way she cared for this child."-JesseMB27

* ValuesDissonance: One can probably tell from reading the fifteenth story ("A Tragedy and a Miracle") that Georgians (and for that matter [[DeepSouth Southerners]] in general) prior to the 1960s failed to provide adequate, if any, Day care as shown by the fact that Mrs. Dollar had to take care of her grandchild while at work as a Cafeteria lady.-JesseMB27

* BrokenAesop: The one at the end of "Starliner" ("Never give up and maybe the ugly ducklings you're expecting will become beautiful swans.") could arguably be one. Gary is dreading over the prospect of a Dodge he disliked being the one his father would, but then arrives with a [[CoolCar Ford Starliner]] instead. No where in the story does it involve any action on the part of Gary himself to change an unenviable outcome. It would be hoped that it was intended as a SpoofAesop and not one [[{{Narm}} meant to be taken seriously]].-JesseMB27

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Joyriders from the fourth story ("The Strawberry Cow") can easily be the subject of this. Were they Jerkasses who committed their actions out of some sort of mean-spirited sense of entertainment as the author believes or were they [[GoodOlBoy Good Ol' Boys]] in a case of drunken-induced OneCrazyNight that got out of hand who otherwise wouldn't have been involved in such an incident while sober?-JesseMB27

* TastesLikeDiabetes: The ninth ("A Rose for Miss Winnie") and thirteenth (Love and a Red Wagon) stories seem to be written for this effect.-JesseMB27
* UnfortunateImplications: The author seems to suggest that only blood relatives are capable of showing concern for children in saying of a an elderly woman that he "assumed this child was her grandchild, because of the age difference, but I knew this wasn't a case of a babysitter caring for a child, because of the gentle loving way she cared for this child."-JesseMB27

* UnfortunateImplications: The author seems to suggest that only blood relatives are capable of showing concern for children in saying of a an elderly woman that he "assumed this child was her grandchild, because of the age difference, but I knew this wasn't a case of a babysitter caring for a child, because of the gentle loving way she cared for this child."

* TastesLikeDiabetes: The ninth story, "A Rose for Miss Winnie", seems to be written for this effect.-JesseMB27

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Joyriders from the fourth story ("The Strawberry Cow") can easily be the subject of this. Were they Jerkasses who committed their actions out of some sort of mean-spirited sense of entertainment as the author believes or was this simply a case of drunken-induced OneCrazyNight that got out of hand done by people who otherwise wouldn't have been involved in such an incident while sober?-JesseMB27

* TastesLikeDiabetes: The ninth story, "A Rose for Miss Winnie", seems to be written for this effect.

* {{Squick}}: In "Paying Attention", Gary seeks to get the attention of a young girl of his same age by performing a stunt. This would likely attract reactions of "Aww" at first, but it is then revealed that the girl, whom the author had met for the first time that day, [[spoiler: was a cousin of his]]... Oops.-JesseMB27

* {{Squick}}: In "Paying Attention", Gary seeks to get the attention young girl of his same age by performing a stunt. This would liking attract

* DesignatedVillain: The Joyriders due to a lack of details regarding their reasons for [[spoiler: killing Ole Strawberry]]. While what they did (drinking, driving, and firing firearms at the same time) was certainly irresponsible [[spoiler: and eventually brought about their own deaths]], but .-JesseMB27