06 - The Rum Affair of Old Biffy

From the compilation book "Carry On, Jeeves" by PG Wodehouse. Read by Jonathan Cecil. No copyright infringement intended.

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• P.G. Wodehouse
• Jeeves
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• Rum Affair Old Biffy
• Reginald Jeeves
• Bertram Wooster
• audiobook

[MyJPanda]

I meant *Bertie, of course ><

[MyJPanda]

Burtie`s voice sound exactly like Hugh Lorie`s ^_^

[oceandawn26]

@fivesilvercoins Thanks for the informative reply! I really should have thought to look up the term myself, though... must have had an airheaded 'Bertie moment' of my own ;)

[fivesilvercoins]

@oceandawn26 It can mean several things; as a noun, for example, it is a card came, a word for the liquor, and can also refer to an alcoholic, or a hobo under the influence. However, Wooster uses the word as an adjective, in the meaning of "odd," or "peculiar". This definition is listed in a normal dictionary published by Random House as British slang originating in the 1820's.

[oceandawn26]

I love the part at 38:15, where we learn that Bertie's favorite part of any exhibition is...the midway. This must be why he's the only fictional character that makes my oxytocin levels spike - he's a 10 year old boy in a 20-something man's body. ;) Now I'm left wondering if lexicographers have ever discovered the exact meaning of 'rummy', the word Biffy loves so much...

[lillkutty007]

i am sure jeeves would object to woosters yellow half cold and pant he does not seem to like stiped things