Re: Pass the smelling salts.

"Molly Mockford" <nospamnobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> At 14:45:11 on Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Phil C. <philstoxicwaste@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote in <0of0i1h9t8i8l6h3flkgq6ef862aggds6f@xxxxxxx>:
>
> >I saw on the regional news today that Pride and Prejudice is about to
> >be premiered. It was described as "Jane Austen's historical
> >bodice-ripper". I must say I hadn't quite seen it in those terms
> >before...
>
> I'm not surprised. After that infamous and all-too-public kiss at the
> end of "Persuasion", I assume that in this new shocker Darcy will shag
> Elizabeth until goats come out of her ears (translation from another
> language's idiom, in case you were worried), while Bingley gently and
> tenderly seduces Jane (with no danger of giving her an orgasm, or
> probably any sons either) and Lydia fellates any militia officer that
> makes the mistake of getting within 100 yards of her.
>
> *thinks* add to list - investigate erectile potential of militia
> officers... from a distance...
>
> (Well, actually, to be fair - Lydia does frequently shag Wickham in the
> book, and Wickham previously attempts to shag Georgiana, even though JA
> doesn't go into any kind of detail, presumably on the grounds of lack of
> expert knowledge and her naval brothers' reluctance to explain.)

Someone's been investigating too many folk songs...


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