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Oh yes. The little hand giving him strength to face Angus MacAllister... what a wonderful idea.

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What a darling icon picture. ;) It has to be a manip, I suppose?

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It is indeed, the work of the ever awesome

lapetite_kiki. Too bad she isn't into J/W.

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I'll see if I can find it! :)

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Depending on the audience or how long you've got, you could use any of the short storied. If it was a highbrow type of place, I'd use the story Jeeves narrates, Mr. Wooster Changes his mind. Comedy that takes you by surprise is the best kind, right?

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We each only get between 10 and 20 minutes, but sometimes if we all have short pieces and there are few of us we go around again. I don't think I could read all of that one, but it might be fun to start on it. :)

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http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3829

I fancy "Love Among the Chickens." It's an Ukridge story that's particularly funny. Reminds me of when Biffy wanted to keep chickens, if that's that chap I want. The narrator has a hilarious way with words, and Ukridge himself is priceless.

It's not particularly insightful, but it is quite funny.

Edit: Have been reading it for the past hour. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it the first time around and how long it really is. Plus, I just noticed the reference to Much Middlefold, where the narrator's father was a vicar. That's where Lord Pershore complained about having to "coop" with him mother.

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I know I've got that on my ebook, I'll take a look. Is there any particular passage that you think is particularly exemplary of the story?

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I would say the whole of Chapter 2. We get our first look at Ukridge and we also get some history and impressions about him from the Garnet the narrator. I like having the narrator for these stories; Ukridge could never tell his own story with any honesty; we need Garnet for that.

Ukridge seems to be a combination of other Wodehouse characters. He yaks a mile a minute, the way Psmith does. But he's all kinds of bluster like Spode. Like a lot of the Drones, he has all kinds of schemes for making a bit of the ready. Plus, he never pays for anything which reminds me of Biffy's uncle.

Ukridge is an exhausting sort of fellow, which might explain why he never became as popular as Wodehouse's other characters.

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Mr Mulliner always has me in stitches. It is very confusing to the Canteen staff at work.

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I can't seem to find any Mr. Mulliner, unless there's some short stories hidden on Project Gutenberg under a title that doesn't give me a clue...?

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Don't know if it's avalible on Gutenbuerg (never looked to be honest, I don't have a non book reading device), but there are three books in the "series" Meet Mr Mulliner, Mr Mulliner Speaking and Mulliner Nights

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Oh, there's also that funny bit in Very Good, Jeeves, in which Jeeves rescues Bertie and Mr. Filmer from a swan. That might be short enough.

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Ah, I must have that, I'll take a look at it tonight! :)

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I couldn't find it at first, but now it seems to be on my Nook, so I'm looking through it. I'm going down to the wire with making a decision about this evening's reading.

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We probably gave you far too many suggestions. I hope it all goes well (I'm sure it will — it's Wodehouse!). Please let us know what you chose, will you?

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Oh, Bartholemew and the dresser - I must look that one up, I remember it, yes! It was pretty hysterical. :D

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I love the beginning of Summer Lightning. At this moment, the laurel bush, which had hitherto not spoken, said `Psst!'. ROTFL. You can find it online (just google this sentence) as pdf file.

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Am looking now! ;)

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I found it! I was almost giving up hope when suddenly it lept off the page at me - PDF!

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Gussie Presents the Prizes. Specifically, the bit where Bertie decides it might be a good idea to give Gussie some Dutch courage.

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Oh dear yes, I'll have to look that up and re-read. :)

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Oh, how about the scene from Joy in the Morning where Bertie and his incredibly drunk uncle Percy have a conversation in the back of Boko's car outside the fancy dress party? I love it in part because it's one of Bertie's more brilliant moments, and it also features one of the most hilarious bits of dialogue I've ever come across, from a language nerd's perspective (the whole "She loves, Uncle Percy!" passage).

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Hm, I wonder if I have "Joy in the Morning?" I keep running into holes in my collection. Must search.

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How about the "modern Dutch" conversation at the beginning of The Code of the Woosters?

Or maybe Dahlia and Bertie's epic telegram conversation in Right Ho, Jeeves. "Deeply regret Brinkley Court hundred miles from London, as unable hit you with a brick. Love. Travers." I've always loved the relationship between Bertie and Dahlia, and that seems to just about sum it up.

Have fun, whatever you go with! Make sure no one spikes your orange juice.

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Someone made a t-shirt with that quote, and I WANT ONE! :D

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Oh my goodness--I want one too!

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I had forgotten the telegrams. How could I? PG Wodehouse was a genius.

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