To “chat someone up,” in British English, can simply mean to start a conversation, whether or not flirtation is involved. In Nickey’s case, it would seem that flirtation is definitely on the agenda. As for the rhyming slang, the latter matter[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sharing a movie together creates a shared experience that may rightly open the door to other shared experiences. What those might be, well, we’ll just have to see just where this romantic moment might go. Hold on to your hearts[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That bit of rhyming slang isn’t appropriate quite yet, although who knows what the future may hold? …okay, I do, but did you really think I was going to pass up this opportunity for a bit of suspense? Besides, a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Speaking of signals for Sheila, the candlelit setting just might be another clue… Actor and presenter Peter Purves (b.1939 and still with us) first made a name for himself as Steven Taylor, companion (1965-66) to the first Doctor Who. Popular for many[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tipping the Velvet is a BBC miniseries from 2002 with the rather daring depiction of two ladies in love. But I’m a Cheerleader (trailer) is a satirical 1999 comedy about parents sending their daughter to a facility for ex-gay treatment. Yes,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy Christmas, everyone, and may your Santa be as generous as… wait… who dis? In the tradition of other creators of suspense who are far better at it than myself, I present to you someone new. He appears to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Enter Ophelia, bearing the cheer of hot cocoa. All the housemates are grateful for her generosity… except she didn’t make the stockings. She didn’t make the cocoa, either. And the Toblerone in her stocking… Stocking-stuffing is an art that few[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Christmas stockings are always great to wake up to; Santa was really here, or someone was. Our house-dwellers seem sure they know who it is. In my household, the Christmas Day order was stockings, breakfast, presents under the tree, hyperactive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are book titles that don’t or shouldn’t exist, and Theo and Sheila come up with several, until Caedmon pulls the plug. This actually started life as a challenge at a group lunch one day, and these are but a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anyone who loves spicy food can tell you that there are inherent dangers to overindulgence. This pun comes from “wasabi” peas, the dried green peas liberally coated with wasbi — Japanese horseradish. “Horseradish” is so named for the size and coarseness[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
