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- From: sachin@iastate.edu (Sachin S Sapatnekar)
- Subject: Re: Pitchfork?
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- References: <1993Jan22.195524.18393@Shiva.COM>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:21:53 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.195524.18393@Shiva.COM> phil@Shiva.COM (Phil Budne) writes:
- >
- >Eons (well, at least twelve years) ago, I saw a PBS dramatization of a
- >Wodehouse story which ended with a chararter being chased by a mob.
- >They run into a house where someone is doing a crossword, and the
- >dialog that ensues is;
- >
- > "What is a 9 letter word for an implement used in the pusuit
- > of agriculture?"
- >
- > "Pitchfork. And that's not all it's used in pursuit of!!"
- >
- >Does anyone know the name of the story?
-
- "The Truth About George," perhaps? It's a Mulliner story.
-
- Also:
- 1. Here's another question:
- Psmith's first name = ?
- (There are two names that have been used, I think. Unfortunately,
- I only remember one, and think I know the other)
-
- 2. Is there anyone around who agrees that Blandings and Psmith and
- many of PGW's other works are far better than the Bertie Wooster stories?
- (Probably not!)
-
- Sachin
-