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We have been reading together for a year now, and some standing jokes have emerged organically over that time. Here’s a list (probably incomplete!) to help in case you see everyone laughing and you aren’t sure why.
We have been reading together for a year now, and some standing jokes have emerged organically over that time. Here’s a list (probably incomplete!) to help in case you see everyone laughing and you aren’t sure why.
“Martin is a very good shot” is from the rather heavy handed foreshadowing in The Quiet Gentleman and can be deployed when we think the plot or a character’s qualities are being signalled rather a lot.
We have So.Many.Opinions
We have So.Many.Opinions
The #GeorgetteHeyerReadalong does not condone violence” is quoted whenever any “unpleasantness” is mentioned.Why am I not let have an egg or #WAINLHAE is used when someone is denied something they want. It’s Edmund from Sylvester.Why am I not let have... is also used
I CANNOT THINK HOW IT HAS COME ABOUT has its roots in Lady St Erth in The Quiet Gentleman Restorative Pork Jelly and Hartshorn are often recommended if someone is unwell Dijon! is a destination of choiceWine travels by canal
Hugo from The Unknown Ajax usually appears in capital letters as in HUGOWe aspire to have #BigDowagerEnergy, referencing our love for Aunt Aurelia (who isn’t technically a dowager)
We know that Freddy from Cotillion can fix anything Some of us are very keen on Freddy’s Dad, Lord LegerwoodOur preferred form of transport is riding ventre à terre
I am known to be an admirer of Lord Worth (and some readalongers dislike him for some inexplicable reason)The readalong is known to harbour a NEST of Worth lovers and we will have revenge when we read Regency BuckFainting in the Pavilion is acceptable when excited
We love Mr Trevor from Frederica for his competenceWe will meet in Kimbolton comes from our recent read of Sprig MuslinMany caped greatcoats are to be admired very muchLong plays about Katherine of Aragon are to be enjoyed
YOU CAN’T TAKE A CORPSE TO A DRUM is a great phrase and can be shortened to #YCTACTAD. And thank you to the readalonger who noted that it can be sung to the tune of You Can’t Get a Man With a GunTiffany (Nonesuch) is referred to as The Tiffster or Tiffsterella
And once again, apologies that this didn’t go out at the start of the session tonight. I know there were definitely a #WAINLHAE and a couple of Martin is a Very Good Shots in there and references were made to HUGO....
Bandboxes. How could I forget Bandboxes? And Special Licenses! At the #GeorgetteHeyerReadalong we celebrate these when they are mentioned.
A new saying is emerging - I saw its first usage earlier today:
#ICTHIHCA stands for the much loved, and much used, “I cannot think how it has come about” which uses a lot of characters. See The Awful Awful Dowager in The Quiet Gentleman for origins!
#GeorgetteHeyerReadalong
#ICTHIHCA stands for the much loved, and much used, “I cannot think how it has come about” which uses a lot of characters. See The Awful Awful Dowager in The Quiet Gentleman for origins!
#GeorgetteHeyerReadalong
