#wooster — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #wooster, aggregated by home.social.
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Paul’s Lawn & Garden shop near Massillon celebrating 50 years https://www.allforgardening.com/?p=1701594 #access:metered #garden #Inde #oh #ssts:business #sstsn:business #Tag:CompanyNews #tag:Gardening #Tag:HomeImprovementHub #Tag:LawnMowers #Tag:LocalNews #tag:Massillon #Tag:OHContentSharingStarkRep #Tag:OverallNeutral #Tag:OverallPositive #Tag:SmallBusiness #Tag:StarkCounty #Tag:StoryHighlightsAIEnabled #Tag:VietnamWar #Tag:YardMaintenance #type:story #Wooster
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Hype for the Future 115H: Central Ohio
Disclaimer This article is dedicated specifically to the areas surrounding Greater Columbus, with the exception of Greater Columbus itself. Most areas to the south and east have been covered separately or, if not, are likely going to be covered in the near future. Introduction Within the State of Ohio, the central region of the State is largely associated with the City of Columbus. Outside the city limits and suburban areas, many of which are positioned to the north and east, the general […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/hype-for-the-future-115h-central-ohio/
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Throwback Thursday – Wooster TubaChristmas
Before the snow came, I and my fellow low brass players were able to join together at Wooster High School for their annual TubaChristmas concert.https://medi-nerd.com/2025/12/18/throwback-thursday-wooster-tubachristmas/
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Throwback Thursday – Wooster TubaChristmas
Before the snow came, I and my fellow low brass players were able to join together at Wooster High School for their annual TubaChristmas concert.https://medi-nerd.com/2025/12/18/throwback-thursday-wooster-tubachristmas/
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2025 Wooster TubaChristmas
Merry TubaChristmas! My next TubaChristmas concert is taking place on Saturday, December 13, in Wooster, Ohio. Join me and many other low brass performers as we celebrate the season.https://medi-nerd.com/2025/12/08/2025-wooster-tubachristmas/
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Former GVSU receiver Jahdae Walker visits team after earning spot on Chicago Bears https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/330841/ #Bears #Chicago #ChicagoBears #ChicagoBears #Football #GrandValleyStateUniversity #JahdaeWalker #LincolnUniversity #NFL #walker #Wooster
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Former GVSU receiver Jahdae Walker visits team after earning spot on Chicago Bears https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/330841/ #Bears #Chicago #ChicagoBears #ChicagoBears #Football #GrandValleyStateUniversity #JahdaeWalker #LincolnUniversity #NFL #walker #Wooster
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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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Do we have any other PG Wodehouse fans on @bookstodon? I love his work, it’s so funny and cheeky and joyful all at once, and was the perfect prescription for anyone feeling down during the pandemic.
My favourite book of his is The Code of the Woosters, one of the Jeeves and Wooster series. There’s something marvellous about the intricate, interconnected plot elements - there’s a bundle of things going on at once, including various complicated relationships, jealousy, a compromising notebook, misunderstandings over the accidental ‘theft’ of an umbrella, and the actually planned theft of an ugly silver cow creamer.
On top of that, Wodehouse was unusually political by throwing into this 1938 novel a hilarious character based on the fascist movements of the era: Roderick Spode, a ‘human gorilla’ who leads a group of wannabe fascists called the Black Shorts. It’s great stuff.
In the course of enjoying Wodehouse’s work I’ve met many Wodehouse fans around the world. When I visited Tokyo a few years ago I was delighted to be presented with a copy of The Code of the Woosters in Japanese by Tamaki Morimura (see the photo below), who translates PGW’s books into that language. When it came to public notice that the previous Empress of Japan was a great Wodehouse reader, her translations had a big bump in sales! Much deserved.
#Wodehouse #PGWodehouse #Books #Humour #Humor #Fiction #ComicNovel #Japanese #Jeeves #Wooster #JeevesAndWooster
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Jeeves and Wooster micron sketches
#jeeves #wooster #hughlaurie #stephenfry #pgwodehouse #illustration #drawing #art #blackandwhite
