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“So, Jeeves!”
“Yes, sir.”
“What do you mean, Yes, sir?”
“I was endeavouring to convey my appreciation of the fact that your position is in many respects somewhat difficult, sir. But I wonder if I might call your attention to an observation of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He said: ‘Does aught befall you? It is good. It is part of the destiny of the Universe ordained for you from the beginning. All that befalls you is part of the great web.'”
I breathed a bit stertorously.
“He said that, did he?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, you can tell him from me he’s an ass.”P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Anglo-American humorist, playwright and lyricist [Pelham Grenville Wodehouse]
The Mating Season, ch. 4 (1949)More about this quote: wist.info/wodehouse-p-g/46199/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #wodehouse #pgwodehouse #marcusaurelius #jeeves #wooster #acceptance #advice #destiny #fate #foreordainment #nature #stoicism #trouble #universe
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“So, Jeeves!”
“Yes, sir.”
“What do you mean, Yes, sir?”
“I was endeavouring to convey my appreciation of the fact that your position is in many respects somewhat difficult, sir. But I wonder if I might call your attention to an observation of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He said: ‘Does aught befall you? It is good. It is part of the destiny of the Universe ordained for you from the beginning. All that befalls you is part of the great web.'”
I breathed a bit stertorously.
“He said that, did he?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, you can tell him from me he’s an ass.”P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Anglo-American humorist, playwright and lyricist [Pelham Grenville Wodehouse]
The Mating Season, ch. 4 (1949)More about this quote: wist.info/wodehouse-p-g/46199/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #wodehouse #pgwodehouse #marcusaurelius #jeeves #wooster #acceptance #advice #destiny #fate #foreordainment #nature #stoicism #trouble #universe
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“So, Jeeves!”
“Yes, sir.”
“What do you mean, Yes, sir?”
“I was endeavouring to convey my appreciation of the fact that your position is in many respects somewhat difficult, sir. But I wonder if I might call your attention to an observation of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He said: ‘Does aught befall you? It is good. It is part of the destiny of the Universe ordained for you from the beginning. All that befalls you is part of the great web.'”
I breathed a bit stertorously.
“He said that, did he?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, you can tell him from me he’s an ass.”P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Anglo-American humorist, playwright and lyricist [Pelham Grenville Wodehouse]
The Mating Season, ch. 4 (1949)More about this quote: wist.info/wodehouse-p-g/46199/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #wodehouse #pgwodehouse #marcusaurelius #jeeves #wooster #acceptance #advice #destiny #fate #foreordainment #nature #stoicism #trouble #universe
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“So, Jeeves!”
“Yes, sir.”
“What do you mean, Yes, sir?”
“I was endeavouring to convey my appreciation of the fact that your position is in many respects somewhat difficult, sir. But I wonder if I might call your attention to an observation of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He said: ‘Does aught befall you? It is good. It is part of the destiny of the Universe ordained for you from the beginning. All that befalls you is part of the great web.'”
I breathed a bit stertorously.
“He said that, did he?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, you can tell him from me he’s an ass.”P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) Anglo-American humorist, playwright and lyricist [Pelham Grenville Wodehouse]
The Mating Season, ch. 4 (1949)More about this quote: wist.info/wodehouse-p-g/46199/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #wodehouse #pgwodehouse #marcusaurelius #jeeves #wooster #acceptance #advice #destiny #fate #foreordainment #nature #stoicism #trouble #universe
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Image is from the "Jeeves and Wooster" TV show.
#BookChatWeekly #BookSky #Literature #LiteratureSky #Fiction #FictionSky #Comedy #ComedySky #Satire #SatireSky #PGWodehouse #Wodehouse #WodehouseSky #Jeeves #BertieWooster #Wooster #JeevesAndWooster -
Steve saw the lens glint
While dusk's fading light masked Jeeves
Shadows betrayed him#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Lens #Steve #Glint #Dusk #Light #Jeeves #Shadows #Betrayal #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 21, 2026
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Steve saw the lens glint
While dusk's fading light masked Jeeves
Shadows betrayed him#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Lens #Steve #Glint #Dusk #Light #Jeeves #Shadows #Betrayal #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 21, 2026
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Steve saw the lens glint
While dusk's fading light masked Jeeves
Shadows betrayed him#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Lens #Steve #Glint #Dusk #Light #Jeeves #Shadows #Betrayal #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 21, 2026
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Steve saw the lens glint
While dusk's fading light masked Jeeves
Shadows betrayed him#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Lens #Steve #Glint #Dusk #Light #Jeeves #Shadows #Betrayal #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 21, 2026
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Steve saw the lens glint
While dusk's fading light masked Jeeves
Shadows betrayed him#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #May #Lens #Steve #Glint #Dusk #Light #Jeeves #Shadows #Betrayal #Spring #Poetry #Ohio #USA #Photography #2026
May 21, 2026
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Yet another #GitHub project nobody asked for, #Jeeves promises to revolutionize the way you waste time with #AI agent session browsing. 🤖💤 Because what we really need is a #TUI to scroll through our AI's existential crisis transcripts. Sure, that's what'll fix software development—browsing histories! 🥴
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves #softwaredevelopment #timewasting #HackerNews #ngated -
Yet another #GitHub project nobody asked for, #Jeeves promises to revolutionize the way you waste time with #AI agent session browsing. 🤖💤 Because what we really need is a #TUI to scroll through our AI's existential crisis transcripts. Sure, that's what'll fix software development—browsing histories! 🥴
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves #softwaredevelopment #timewasting #HackerNews #ngated -
Yet another #GitHub project nobody asked for, #Jeeves promises to revolutionize the way you waste time with #AI agent session browsing. 🤖💤 Because what we really need is a #TUI to scroll through our AI's existential crisis transcripts. Sure, that's what'll fix software development—browsing histories! 🥴
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves #softwaredevelopment #timewasting #HackerNews #ngated -
Yet another #GitHub project nobody asked for, #Jeeves promises to revolutionize the way you waste time with #AI agent session browsing. 🤖💤 Because what we really need is a #TUI to scroll through our AI's existential crisis transcripts. Sure, that's what'll fix software development—browsing histories! 🥴
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves #softwaredevelopment #timewasting #HackerNews #ngated -
Yet another #GitHub project nobody asked for, #Jeeves promises to revolutionize the way you waste time with #AI agent session browsing. 🤖💤 Because what we really need is a #TUI to scroll through our AI's existential crisis transcripts. Sure, that's what'll fix software development—browsing histories! 🥴
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves #softwaredevelopment #timewasting #HackerNews #ngated -
Jeeves – TUI for browsing and resuming AI agent sessions
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves
#HackerNews #Jeeves #TUI #AI #agents #browsing #techinnovation #open-source
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Jeeves – TUI for browsing and resuming AI agent sessions
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves
#HackerNews #Jeeves #TUI #AI #agents #browsing #techinnovation #open-source
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Jeeves – TUI for browsing and resuming AI agent sessions
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves
#HackerNews #Jeeves #TUI #AI #agents #browsing #techinnovation #open-source
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Jeeves – TUI for browsing and resuming AI agent sessions
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves
#HackerNews #Jeeves #TUI #AI #agents #browsing #techinnovation #open-source
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Jeeves – TUI for browsing and resuming AI agent sessions
https://github.com/robinovitch61/jeeves
#HackerNews #Jeeves #TUI #AI #agents #browsing #techinnovation #open-source
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This morning , my spouse pulled out a dark blue handkerchief, entirely new to me. “Where did you get a dark blue handkerchief?” He immediately replied, “The Anti-Jeeves Society.”
Fair.
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/452296/ Akshay Kumar’s pet dog Jeeves moves from London to Mumbai, staff give him an adorable nickname; fans call it, ‘typical Marathi ghar thing’ | #AkshayKumar #AkshayKumarPetDog #Britain #England #GreatBritain #Jeeves #KapilSharma #london #Nickname #PetDog #TheGreatIndianKapilShow #TomHolland #TwinkleKhanna #UK #UnitedKingdom
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No matter the day, Jeeves starts his days at work mixing up hangover cures for his employer.
#jeevesandwooster #jeeves #bertie #comedy #humor #britishliterature #classics #newpurchase #midureads #bookstagram #carryonjeeves -
No matter the day, Jeeves starts his days at work mixing up hangover cures for his employer.
#jeevesandwooster #jeeves #bertie #comedy #humor #britishliterature #classics #newpurchase #midureads #bookstagram #carryonjeeves -
No matter the day, Jeeves starts his days at work mixing up hangover cures for his employer.
#jeevesandwooster #jeeves #bertie #comedy #humor #britishliterature #classics #newpurchase #midureads #bookstagram #carryonjeeves -
The novel that introduces us to the incomparable Jeeves!
#jeeves #jeevesandwooster #pgwodehouse #wodehouse #thankyoujeeves #newpurchase #midureads #comedy #humor -
The novel that introduces us to the incomparable Jeeves!
#jeeves #jeevesandwooster #pgwodehouse #wodehouse #thankyoujeeves #newpurchase #midureads #comedy #humor -
The novel that introduces us to the incomparable Jeeves!
#jeeves #jeevesandwooster #pgwodehouse #wodehouse #thankyoujeeves #newpurchase #midureads #comedy #humor -
The novel that introduces us to the incomparable Jeeves!
#jeeves #jeevesandwooster #pgwodehouse #wodehouse #thankyoujeeves #newpurchase #midureads #comedy #humor -
The novel that introduces us to the incomparable Jeeves!
#jeeves #jeevesandwooster #pgwodehouse #wodehouse #thankyoujeeves #newpurchase #midureads #comedy #humor -
It’s funny that I don’t enjoy the Jeeves and Wooster comedies, but I don’t and because of that I recently declined an invitation to see Jeeves At Sea. P.G. Wodehouse wrote many musicals, novels, and plays and his works are all widely enjoyed for his wit and writing skill. So, why do the Jeeves plays make me cringe? I get the humour and I’m glad that they make people laugh, but something in me feels the sting in the tail of the jokes.
Image via garystockbridge617I lived in England until I was in my early 20s and in that time there were a few occasions when I experienced social class distinction, and twice the put-downs hurt so much I have never forgotten them. That, I suspect, is at the root of my resistance to Jeeves and Wooster.
There are many ways in which social status is confirmed and distinctions are maintained, and they include everything from manners to accents. Sadly, some upper class people are quite oblivious to their own sense of superiority, but the lower classes are never able to forget their position. Servants of the aristocracy have had to develop coping techniques in order to keep their jobs, and we see that played out in many television series including Upstairs Downstairs, Downton Abbey, and The Crown.
Image via Flickr.comThe fact that Jeeves is wiser and wittier than his master, Wooster, should be no surprise to anyone because wit and wisdom are enjoyed in all walks of life. But, Jeeves’ intelligence is the basis for the humour, especially when juxtaposed against Wooster’s misadventures. The joke, on the face of it, is on Wooster.
Taking a step back, though, it becomes clearer that laughing at Wooster makes his ignorance acceptable. It is not unlike realizing that the fictional sitcom character Archie Bunker from All In The Family became a working class icon, even though he espoused racism and bigotry. Both Wooster and Bunker wrap bigotry and ignorance in comedy, and both make it seem okay.
Image via picryl.comP.G. Wodehouse’s experiences enabled him to appreciate some of the follies and shortcomings of the aristocracy, and his writing skill and humour enabled him to write very popular comedies. What he could not anticipate, though, was that laughing at upper class eccentricity makes their bad behaviour and buffoonery somehow acceptable. Boris Johnson has capitalized on that, but Meghan Markle has been a victim of it.
I do not object to Wodehouse’s plays in themselves, but I do object to the ethos of the aristocracy that they foster. Upper class twits are just not funny to me these days.
https://snowbirdofparadise.com/2024/05/20/its-funny-that/
#aristocracy #Books #buffoonery #classDistinction #humor #humour #Jeeves #jeevesAndWooster #PGWodehouse #Society #stereotypes #Wooster
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Calling all Jeeves and Wooster super fans.
I’m thinking of writing some Jeeves and Wooster monster fanfic, and I’m wondering if
- Bertie should be the vampire and Jeeves the werewolf —
Or, alternatively:
Bertie should be the werewolf and Jeeves the vampire?
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Calling all Jeeves and Wooster super fans.
I’m thinking of writing some Jeeves and Wooster monster fanfic, and I’m wondering if
- Bertie should be the vampire and Jeeves the werewolf —
Or, alternatively:
Bertie should be the werewolf and Jeeves the vampire?
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Calling all Jeeves and Wooster super fans.
I’m thinking of writing some Jeeves and Wooster monster fanfic, and I’m wondering if
- Bertie should be the vampire and Jeeves the werewolf —
Or, alternatively:
Bertie should be the werewolf and Jeeves the vampire?
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Tällaista oli aamu. Kalvosinnapit ovat selvästi sellaisen kansanosan hupia, joilla on miespalvelija.
Etukyykkyjä ja rinnallevetoja ja niiden päälle aamupuuro ja parit munat.
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Dipping into the Jeeves books again. The words come through like vaudeville patter:
"She fitted into my biggest arm-chair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing arm-chairs tight about the hips that season."
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Dipping into the Jeeves books again. The words come through like vaudeville patter:
"She fitted into my biggest arm-chair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing arm-chairs tight about the hips that season."
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Dipping into the Jeeves books again. The words come through like vaudeville patter:
"She fitted into my biggest arm-chair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing arm-chairs tight about the hips that season."
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Dipping into the Jeeves books again. The words come through like vaudeville patter:
"She fitted into my biggest arm-chair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing arm-chairs tight about the hips that season."
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Dipping into the Jeeves books again. The words come through like vaudeville patter:
"She fitted into my biggest arm-chair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing arm-chairs tight about the hips that season."
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Each summer for the past few years, I've gone back to some comfort reading/listening where I can kind of just shut off my brain and go with the narratives. I usually do Pride and Prejudice, and maybe add some Aubrey/Maturin and maybe some Sharpe. I'm thinking about doing a Jeeves and Wooster run, and/or Agatha Christie, too.
Which should I start with?
Looking forward to getting to these old faves!
#Bookstodon #Reading #Christie #Jeeves #Wodehouse #Sharpe #Cornwell #PatrickOBrian #JaneAusten
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Each summer for the past few years, I've gone back to some comfort reading/listening where I can kind of just shut off my brain and go with the narratives. I usually do Pride and Prejudice, and maybe add some Aubrey/Maturin and maybe some Sharpe. I'm thinking about doing a Jeeves and Wooster run, and/or Agatha Christie, too.
Which should I start with?
Looking forward to getting to these old faves!
#Bookstodon #Reading #Christie #Jeeves #Wodehouse #Sharpe #Cornwell #PatrickOBrian #JaneAusten
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Each summer for the past few years, I've gone back to some comfort reading/listening where I can kind of just shut off my brain and go with the narratives. I usually do Pride and Prejudice, and maybe add some Aubrey/Maturin and maybe some Sharpe. I'm thinking about doing a Jeeves and Wooster run, and/or Agatha Christie, too.
Which should I start with?
Looking forward to getting to these old faves!
#Bookstodon #Reading #Christie #Jeeves #Wodehouse #Sharpe #Cornwell #PatrickOBrian #JaneAusten
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Each summer for the past few years, I've gone back to some comfort reading/listening where I can kind of just shut off my brain and go with the narratives. I usually do Pride and Prejudice, and maybe add some Aubrey/Maturin and maybe some Sharpe. I'm thinking about doing a Jeeves and Wooster run, and/or Agatha Christie, too.
Which should I start with?
Looking forward to getting to these old faves!
#Bookstodon #Reading #Christie #Jeeves #Wodehouse #Sharpe #Cornwell #PatrickOBrian #JaneAusten
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Each summer for the past few years, I've gone back to some comfort reading/listening where I can kind of just shut off my brain and go with the narratives. I usually do Pride and Prejudice, and maybe add some Aubrey/Maturin and maybe some Sharpe. I'm thinking about doing a Jeeves and Wooster run, and/or Agatha Christie, too.
Which should I start with?
Looking forward to getting to these old faves!
#Bookstodon #Reading #Christie #Jeeves #Wodehouse #Sharpe #Cornwell #PatrickOBrian #JaneAusten
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Interestingly, PG #Wodehouse was the theater reviewer (or whatever) previous to #DorothyParker in the same spot.
I read through a collection of DP's play reviews and there are some gems in there. I've also read some non-#Jeeves Wodehouse and it's pretty boring.
He really hit on something with that invention and did a good job making it work for decades.
