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Patrick O'Brian's "Master and Commander" series, also known as the Aubrey and Maturin series. Historical fiction, but O'Brian, particularly through the character of Maturin, is a master of dry humor.
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I'm not sure whether Mrs Wolf would approve of strange women turning up with patisserie.
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Vera (a redhead this time), at sea, squid, coffee smoothies, vomit. I'm having a seriously difficult time with this next one.
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thanks ! i have added it to my (already far too long ;- ) list of books to read... sounds good, i don't know how excited i get about historical fiction (although i like historical mysteries, so why not ?) but i'm all for dry humor. |
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“The romance is just gone”, wept Peg to her cousin Vera. “We never even do it anymore. The closest I get to romance is checking him for tics. He goes out ever’ night, and I just know he’s down at The Wet Spot (‘does your Mama still dance there, V?’ ‘No, not since her hip replacement’) and I just don’t know what to do. I mean, he’s no champion hog-caller”, Peg pauses to dab her eyes and blow her nose, as Vera blushes a particularly porcine shade of pink, “but he’s all the man I got. How do you and Harv keep the fires stoked-up? Why you’re always at each other. They don’t make these double-wides like they used to – we can hear you two, especially when the dogs get to howling”.
“You just got to keep it spicy. Mix things up, Peg. A man likes variety”, says Vera. “Why don’t you surprise him, play dress-up? You could play ‘Hooter’s Girl and the Traveling Salesman’ or ‘Babysitter and the Pizza Pie Delivery Boy’”. “Which delivery boy? You mean my nephew Joey? Oh… I don’t think Hank’d go for that", said Peg, with a faraway look in her bleary, close-set eyes. Last edited by Taylor514ce; 03-02-2008 at 01:04 PM. |
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Unbelievable! You have a gift, sir.
A future best seller launched during e-book week from here at MR? It needs only tasteful images and plenty of good clean humor. |
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I think we all ought to congratulate ourselves on what has to be the most thoroughly hijacked thread in history. I pity the person who stumbles in expecting to find a technical discussion on naming "eBook Display" devices.
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Naming ebook display devices? Oh, you mean Vera! Actually, it's all Nate's fault - as usual. He started it.
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Thank goodness - I've been thinking re: the amorous adventures of Harv and Vera, that I needed someone to blame.
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it did try to be a serious thread for a little while, but it really stood no chance against the force of entropy of our combined efforts...
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You people are insane.
I like that. Usually, I'm the one causing the insanity, what with my very being composed of 'eldritch horror' and whatnot...not too much whatnot though, 'twould spoil the mix. I don't know where you people got it. Taylor, you are a genius of the trashy narrative. Was thinking too of that poor soul who attempted an honest discussion of a worthy topic, only to have it devolve into most worthy silliness. Jon: What or where is Arbroath? |
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Thank you, thank you... I thought casting Vera's Mama as a stripper recovering from hip replacement surgery might just be my proudest achievement to date.
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Verily. It was a nice touch.
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