Jake, luv ...
You neglected to explain to uninitiated, non-Brits, that "Ernest" [It's
not Earnest, is it???] was slang for gay ... which makes the Irish
playwright's story even more fun to experience, what with the cross
dressing and all. <G>
l.d.
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On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 14:40:55 +0800, J. J. Young wrote:
> Or wrote:
>> .... whats so special about that book?
> You've not been infected with Seek Hey's
> "Kingdom of Padua" meme?
> It's a play by Oscar Wilde -- thanks to
> a few minutes searching I am now informed
> it's not very good.
> Meanwhile, Wilde's "The Importance of
> Being Earnest" is on TV (1952 film).
> Very funny, and the reason for elderly
> ladies to pompously ask: "A handbag?".
> (The main character is being questioned
> by his girlfriend's mother, and reveals
> that he was found as a baby at a railway
> station... in a handbag.)
> Jake
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