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Definitely “It took me longer to bleed to death than Ophelia, that weak trollop.”
Cannot decide which is better:"In my defense, the brandy was plentiful, and the pantaloons were loose.”
“The handsome farm boy didn’t die yet.”
Joanne wrote: "“The handsome farm boy didn’t die yet."The handsome farm boy never dies in Victorian novels. Instead, the debutante falls in love with him but has resigned herself to basically prostituting herself to the much older, overweight, and unattractive Marquess in order to save her family from financial ruin. But then, at the last minute, they find out that the handsome farm boy is actually a Duke. So she leaves the Marquess in her dust, marries the handsome farm boy/Duke for love, AND she saves her family.
Nicole R wrote: "Definitely “It took me longer to bleed to death than Ophelia, that weak trollop.”"That was my pick, too. 😂
Nicole R wrote: "Joanne wrote: "“The handsome farm boy didn’t die yet."The handsome farm boy never dies in Victorian novels. Instead, the debutante falls in love with him and but has resigned herself to basically..."
ROTFL-I figured it was in such context as that
Nicole R wrote: "Joanne wrote: "“The handsome farm boy didn’t die yet."The handsome farm boy never dies in Victorian novels. Instead, the debutante falls in love with him but has resigned herself to basically pro..."
Well summarized, NicoleR! ROFL!
JoAnne, given your seeming attraction to farm boys...you need to read Bittersweet - here's the cover in case further enticement needed
. It's contemporary, not Victorian but the outdoor shower scene....
Theresa wrote: "Nicole R wrote: "Joanne wrote: "“The handsome farm boy didn’t die yet."The handsome farm boy never dies in Victorian novels. Instead, the debutante falls in love with him but has resigned herself..."
🤣🤣
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Um, I don't get this one?“While gathering wild blueberries, the young man who lives up the lane visited and managed to run his fingers through his hair before collapsing from syphilis.”
Tien wrote: "Um, I don't get this one?“While gathering wild blueberries, the young man who lives up the lane visited and managed to run his fingers through his hair before collapsing from syphilis.”"
LoL-glad you admitted(in writing that this, not like me who just passed it over and said , eh?-🙃)
Tien wrote: "Btw, have you all heard of the Bad Sex in Fiction Award?HILARIOUS!"
OMG - thanks for this -- too funny!
I'd heard of the Bad Sex in Fiction Award, but OMG the 2019 winners - especially the Japanese one!
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/p...
Which is your fave? I'm having a hard time settling on just one, but at the moment it's "In my defense, the brandy was plentiful, and the pantaloons were loose.” Probably given our recent sobriety discussions!