November 26th 2007
Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday - Jeeves and Wooster
Dear faithful readers happy Stephen Fry Appreciation Monday!
Things I have learned watching Jeeves and Wooster
- Jeeves can solve any conundrum
- Butler is incorrect term, the correct term is valet or my favorite - a gentleman’s
gentleman
- Spitty, Spotty, Stiffy and Stinky are not actual names
- The aforementioned nicknames usually belong to members of aristocracy
- Courting rituals of 21st century – no rules apply although a minimum of agreement should exist between the 2 parties in the affair of engagement and/or marriage
- Courting rituals of 1930s – female would simply inform the unsuspecting male that
they will in fact marry
- You can train children to say anything if you have plenty of toffee
- Behind any Spitty, Spotty, Stiffy and Stinky there is an uncle or aunt that gives
her/him the allowance
- Tunes from the 1930s had lovely melodies, but quite frankly dimwitted lyrics
- Finknottle, Cheesewright and Fittleworth do not connote defamatory nicknames nor it means someone is taking a piss, these are actual surnames
- Stars are not stars, but God’s daisy chains
- Once upon a time to rent a flat in Manhattan would set you back only 500$
- Inappropriate attire and/or grooming habits according to Jeeves: white navy mess jackets with gold buttons (favorite attire for waiters of hotel establishments in south of France); Tirol hats, white gangster hats; PJs at lunchtime and/or any type of facial hair
- All potential and wanna-be dictators have a penchant for female lingerie
- What ho and tiddle pip can be used as greetings
- Stephen Fry looks splendid in drag
- Hugh Laurie can actually sing (sorry Mr. Fry!)
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