Heh. Neat! :)

[the_gneech]

From the appendix of Some Buried Ceasar, by Rex Stout, "Bantam Crime Line" edition:

Rex Stout and P.G. Wodehouse were lifelong friends and each had a tremendous respect for the other's work. When Stout heard the news of Wodehouse's death in 1975, he expressed his admiration thus: "He always used the right words, and nearly always used them well."

Given the personalities and interests of these two, why does this not surprise me at all? I would love to have heard some of the banter these guys bandied back and forth.

-The Gneech

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To be a fly on that wall...

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard of Rex Stout, but I greatly enjoy P.G. Wodehouse. Have you ever seen the PBS Masterpiece Theater makings of the Jeeves and Wooster series? They're delightful!

Re: To be a fly on that wall...

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Rex Stout wrote the Nero Wolfe mysteries, which are currently being dramatized on A&E.

As for Jeeves & Wooster, you haven't been reading the archives (http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=the_gneech&itemid=194617), have you? ;)

-TG

Re: To be a fly on that wall...

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

No, as a matter of fact, I have not. Anymore, I don't read more than the 25 most recent posts on my friends list.

Remember last time I was away, and that just for a weekend? I askde people to point out any relevant posts that I should read. AND GUESS HOW MANY PEOPLE DID? ONE.

So I guessed that if it was important, people would let me know.

:)