tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post2307914266673060343..comments2024-03-27T13:51:16.021-04:00Comments on Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun!: A Wodehouse a Week #26: Louder and FunnierBullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-64041920925361070342009-09-05T07:01:26.077-04:002009-09-05T07:01:26.077-04:00This is the most gorgeous blog I've come acros...This is the most gorgeous blog I've come across in a long time. I just discovered P.G. Wodehouse a few weeks ago, and "A Wodehouse a Week" has been an invaluable resource to me. As a book nerd, I appreciate this project immensely. Plus I'm a fan of the New Yorker and its cartoons, and I agree that Wodehouse would have liked them too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-64679133977352018502007-11-08T18:49:00.000-05:002007-11-08T18:49:00.000-05:00Well done as usual, Bully, and I hope you keep tha...Well done as usual, Bully, and I hope you keep that precious copy of 'Louder nd Funnier' safely secured under lock and key.<BR/><BR/>While all the essays in this book originally appeared in 'Vanity Fair', it's worth pointing out that almost all of them were substantially re-written for 'Louder and Funnier'.<BR/><BR/>As, for example, the bit you quoted about Burbage questioning Shakespeare about the meaning of 'abroach' and half a dozen other words.<BR/><BR/>In its original appearance in the April, 1910 'Vanity Fair', that entire passage consisted of:<BR/><BR/>--<BR/>It cannot be doubted that, when he was pushed for time, William Shakespeare just shoved down anything and trusted to the charity of the audience to pull him through.<BR/><BR/>As, for instance, in "Romeo and Juliet," Act One, Scene One. ""Who set this ancient quarrel abroach?" Of course he knew perfectly well that "abroach" meant nothing, but it sounded darned good, and Burbage was popping in and o,ut every two minutes, asking him when the deuce he was going to get the thing finished: so down it went. <BR/>---<BR/><BR/>IanUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444717126461431451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-87182967264720900522007-10-25T23:31:00.000-04:002007-10-25T23:31:00.000-04:00I've never even *seen* a copy of Louder and Funnie...I've never even *seen* a copy of Louder and Funnier. And I've been looking for awhile!Velocity DeWitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557899734477270680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-46847722327517550752007-10-23T16:17:00.000-04:002007-10-23T16:17:00.000-04:00Ulp! Ya caught me, Jeff. It's almost done (longest...Ulp! Ya caught me, Jeff. It's almost done (longest it's taken me to finish one, mainly because I keep pushing it aside to do the current week's.) I'll try to post it this weekend, and I'll put a new post up to direct you good folks too it. It's a Jeeves book!Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-60469161694250433872007-10-23T16:14:00.000-04:002007-10-23T16:14:00.000-04:00Say, did you ever get around to getting #20 posted...Say, did you ever get around to getting #20 posted? It doesn't show up under the tag, and it's been a while now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-14676209284029312112007-10-23T14:20:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:20:00.000-04:00What a terrific find, worth far more than three an...What a terrific find, worth far more than three and a half pounds! The only way your edition could be any better is if it had that awesome jacket in the title bar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-38235100365591692082007-10-23T14:00:00.000-04:002007-10-23T14:00:00.000-04:00Ok, that's the problem with reading several Wodeho...Ok, that's the problem with reading several Wodehouses in a row with no break--the paraphrase occurs in <I>Ring for Jeeves,</I> which I read under it's American title, <I>The Return of Jeeves</I>. A shame I can't edit comments...but yes, look for it there in the chapter introducing Jill Wyvern's father.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, it's been that kind of day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-4434696606594818952007-10-23T13:55:00.000-04:002007-10-23T13:55:00.000-04:00Wodehouse seems to have reused some of the butling...Wodehouse seems to have reused some of the butling (?) observations you've quoted in <I>Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit</I> (which, coincidentally, I just read as <I>Bertie Wooster Sees it Through</I> last week)--you should look for it when you get there! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-64493530551095699982007-10-23T11:16:00.000-04:002007-10-23T11:16:00.000-04:00Personally, I love finding little scribbles and fo...Personally, I love finding little scribbles and footnotes in old $1 bin comics from kids who really seemed to enjoy reading them in days gone by...<BR/><BR/>What an amazing find, Bully!FoldedSouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132722776280407298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-24087565897353904262007-10-23T10:35:00.000-04:002007-10-23T10:35:00.000-04:00Ta ra ra boom de ay INDEED! I must find this. I ...Ta ra ra boom de ay INDEED! I must find this. I must find it now!<BR/><BR/>And I sure do wish that I had a butler. Oh, I've got teenagers, but somehow, it just isn't the same.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-49405510021444392122007-10-23T06:38:00.000-04:002007-10-23T06:38:00.000-04:00Best AWAW yet! Bravo, little stuffed bull. Bravo.Best AWAW yet! Bravo, little stuffed bull. Bravo.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679456592657711270noreply@blogger.com