Allah long the watchtower.
Wait, I’ve got it. “Bismillah, NO! We will not let you go!”
NO, but a great answer.
Bingo.
Now I know the answer, I really appreciate this little clue!
New one:
I might have overlooked the rather peculiar statements she was making about someone named Penny, since I was busy and tired. But alas! when she mentioned Penny’s poor usage of Bounce, she aroused my suspicions and sealed her fate. (After all, I remembered that Penny had a laundress…)
What happened?
Is Penny human?
Bounce means something other than a brand of detergent, right?
Does Penny actually have a laundress? Is that relevant?
Happened in real life?
Everyone human?
Wordplay?
Bounce the dryer sheet?
Does it have something to do with odor?
Did what actually happened have to do with money?
Is Penny human? Yes.
Bounce means something other than a brand of detergent, right? Right.
Does Penny actually have a laundress? Is that relevant? Yes, but not particularly relevant – strictly misdirection to make people think in terms of the brand name.
Happened in real life? Yes, true story from about a week ago.
Everyone human? Yes.
Wordplay? In a sense.
Bounce the dryer sheet? No.
Does it have something to do with odor? No.
Did what actually happened have to do with money? No, although money is involved in a very loose sense.
Bounce as in what a rubber ball does?
Bounce as in what a rubber ball does? This meaning is relevant.
Is bouncing referring to a cheque?
Is Penny referring to money?
Is bouncing referring to a cheque? No.
Is Penny referring to money? The “money” sense of the word “penny” is relevant.
Is tossing a coin relevant?
Is tossing a coin relevant? No.
Does it have to do with a coin physically bouncing?
Does it have to do with a coin physically bouncing? No.
Time for a hint?
It would be useful to know more about the “she” of the original puzzle, my relationship to her, and the circumstances under which she mentioned Penny’s poor usage of Bounce.