Safe in taxis?

[3a-berkeley.livejournal.com]

Am I delusional or did Bertie once describe himself as being 'safe in taxis'?

Comments

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

I don't remember that. Brits do say safe as houses though. Are taxis as safe as houses?

[helenajust.livejournal.com]

If he did say that, it wouldn't mean the same thing as "safe as houses". I would interpret it to mean that he wouldn't pounce on an unwilling girl.

[oonaseckar.livejournal.com]

That's what I assumed myself. That, or he won't run out on a fare and stiff a poor unsuspecting cab-driver.

[drachenmina]

I would interpret it to mean that he wouldn't pounce on an unwilling girl.

Yes, this is the way I've seen it used before, although then it was girls warning one another that so-and-so was "not safe in taxis" (magazine article about debutantes, I believe).

Don't recall Bertie describing himself as safe in taxis, but he absolutely would be, of course! :)

[3a-berkeley.livejournal.com]

Yes it does mean that. The phrase came up in the comments on another comm and I thought 'I've heard that before...where??? Didn't Bertie Wooster say it once? Either in one of the stories or on the tv series?' So I thought I would ask and see if it was true or did I imagine it?

[horriyuo.livejournal.com]

I think I remember it being in a fic, although I don't re-all it anywhere else...

[3a-berkeley.livejournal.com]

I was wondering that, too...

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

Bertie is definitely not the type to turn into grabby man.

[derien.livejournal.com]

I am absolutely positive he did say that girls knew he was safe in taxis, ie would not get grabby, but I can't quote exactly where. I'll try to find it.

[3a-berkeley.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I haven't read all the stories yet and I tried googling it but came up with zilch, so then I was like...'maybe I just imagined it?' which is always possible with me lol. For some reason I'm thinking its either when Bertie is trapped on the Stoker's boat or he's been chased around by Stilton or possibly something else completely is going on, I can't really remember...

"Safe in cabs"

[kateyt.livejournal.com]

In Saylee's "Jeeves and the Rescue" (http://archiveofourown.org/works/728173), Bertie said "because she (Angela) already knew I was safe in cabs"! (The line appears in the end of the story.)

Took almost one hour to find this fic.. (*sigh*) but it's OK, I wanted to know where did I read this phrase. Nice fic must be remembered ;)

I hope this is what you are looking for :D

Re: "Safe in cabs"

[3a-berkeley.livejournal.com]

I have actually not read this story...

[kateyt.livejournal.com]

Oh... X(

[3a-berkeley.livejournal.com]

Sorry ^_^;;;