What exactly was Little Jack Horner's intention with that pie?

Question

Hmm a certain scene in a teen film springs to mind.... surely they were'nt soo gross in the late 1400's early 1500's... be weird wacky and lude ..points to the funniest

Answer 1

I think yours is a question best left to Jack's attorney.

Answer 2

Little Jack Horner was reputed to have been the Steward to Richard Whiting (1461 - 1539) the Bishop of Glastonbury. The Steward had an important role and was responsible for managing the household, collecting taxes and keeping accounts.
The Church, the King and the Gold
Glastonbury was the largest and wealthiest Abbey in England and this Benedictine Monastery owned extensive lands and manors in the county of Somerset. Between 1536 and 1540, after breaking away from the Catholic Church, King Henry VIII and his chief minister Thomas Cromwell set about the systematic Dissolution of all of the Monasteries in England. The reason for was to loot the monasteries of their gold and silver and seize the monastic lands. By 1539 Glastonbury was the only religious house left in Somerset and it was only at matter of time before Glastonbury Abbey was also seized.
The Bribe
It is rumoured that the Bishop tried to bribe the King. He sent his Steward, Richard Whiting, with a gift of twelve title deeds to various English manorial estates. The deeds were said to have been secreted in a pie (valuables were often hidden in this bizarre fashion to thwart thieves). Whiting ( Little Jack Horner) realised that the bribe would do no good and was said to have stolen the deeds to the manor of Mells (it being the real 'plum' of the twelve manors).
The Traitor and the Execution
The remaining eleven manors were given to the crown but to no avail. The old Bishop was convicted of treason for remaining loyal to Rome. The jury included his treacherous steward Horner who found Bishop Whiting guilty and sent the old man to a terrible death of being hung, drawn and quartered on Glastonbury Tor. The Abbey was destroyed. Following the destruction of the abbey the steward, Horner moved into the Manor of Mells. Whether Horner actually stole the deeds to the Manor or was rewarded with them for helping to convict the Bishop of Glastonbury is not known but the Manor of Mells became the property of the Horner family who lived there until the 20th century.

Answer 3

Jack Horner was a master in the now largely forgotten art of plum pulling. In October 1762, in in field now beneath the delightful town of Milton Keynes, a large crowd had gathered for the annual plum pulling contest. Jack Horner's preferred method was to sit in a corner, eat Christmas pudding and prepare himself for the task ahead.

Thomas Grebe-Warbler was the only real contender for the crown, but lost 16-9, his nerves and fame in shreds.

Jack Horner also wrote numerous books about many other interests including:

Toad Sexing For Beginners - Amusing Tales

Weasel Stretching - The Joys & Pitfalls

A Bucket Of Sprouts - Modern Cooking For The Modest Gentleman

I hope this is of use to you...

Answer 4

Little Jack was a typical kid, he stuck his thumb into the pie to see what was inside....why on earth to modern day people have to always assume that things are dirty?? Why would little kid be interested in the pie other than to eat the pie and maybe dissect it a little???
don't you guys remember putting your hands in things to investigate?

Answer 5

I like Barrowman's answer. I thought maybe Jack Horner didn't like pastry. Other ideas were alternative but lewd.

Answer 6

Well, it was his pie but I think the guy was plum nutty to begin with.. He was a bad boy , so was put in the corner. By pulling out a plum, he justified himself and his actions by being "rewarded". Kind of like the prize in a box of crackerjacks.

Answer 7

Well according to the rhyme,he pulled out a plum I reckon he was doing that for research purposes and comparing it to his genitalia he declared"so there supposed to be this size then eh"

Answer 8

He wanted to put it in his belly! he said to the pie.. "Get een mah Bel-ly! Now!"

Answer 9

no sure , but i think snow white was a groupie living with seven fellers

Answer 10

he loved sucking on his plumbs


i love doing that to my b/f lol