Comments on: Inventing Noel Coward http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/ \"...a somewhat popular blogger\" Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:47:47 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: cbear http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2782 cbear Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:39:55 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2782 <p>read James Wolcott–</p> read James Wolcott–

]]> By: Angelos http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2780 Angelos Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:06:38 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2780 <p>But I like Rush!</p> But I like Rush!

]]> By: MRBill http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2774 MRBill Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:12:50 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2774 <p>I never wanted to be Coward, but I did want to be Gore Vidal, in the old days when he was on the <em>Today</em> shoe, and mixing it up with Bill Buckley.<br /> And find, if you can, Coward’s novel, Pomp and Circumstance. Not terribly funny or wise, just amusing, and intelligent.</p> I never wanted to be Coward, but I did want to be Gore Vidal, in the old days when he was on the Today shoe, and mixing it up with Bill Buckley.
And find, if you can, Coward’s novel, Pomp and Circumstance. Not terribly funny or wise, just amusing, and intelligent.

]]> By: quakerinabasement http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2773 quakerinabasement Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:47:02 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2773 <p>I prefer his American cousin, Nick Charles.</p> I prefer his American cousin, Nick Charles.

]]> By: moondancer http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2772 moondancer Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:30:18 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2772 <p>The world could use a Coward right now. Wit as a rapier in world of people wielding aluminum bats.</p> The world could use a Coward right now. Wit as a rapier in world of people wielding aluminum bats.

]]> By: CaptainGoto http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2771 CaptainGoto Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:22:51 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2771 <p>Elaine Stritch’s (”Stritchie”, as the playwright fondly tagged her) one-woman show was rife with Coward references. And the gay urbane English playwright and the uptight Catholic American actress were such good friends…</p> <p>She recounted that sometime back in the 60s, Coward wanted her for an upcoming show; she was hesitant because she had just committed to a regular part in a US sitcom. Coward’s rejoinder: “Don’t worry. I have <em>seen</em> the sitcom.”</p> Elaine Stritch’s (”Stritchie”, as the playwright fondly tagged her) one-woman show was rife with Coward references. And the gay urbane English playwright and the uptight Catholic American actress were such good friends…

She recounted that sometime back in the 60s, Coward wanted her for an upcoming show; she was hesitant because she had just committed to a regular part in a US sitcom. Coward’s rejoinder: “Don’t worry. I have seen the sitcom.”

]]> By: mmmHobNobs http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2769 mmmHobNobs Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:08:52 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2769 <p>Hammerin Hank … I thought the same thing!!</p> Hammerin Hank … I thought the same thing!!

]]> By: Buckley http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2764 Buckley Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:35:18 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2764 <p>T-Bogg,<br /> The Contact section does not work. We have lost contact.</p> <p>Please see great snark on Bill Kristol as George Costanza at HuffPo.<br /> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-seery/bill-kristol-george-cos_b_80634.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....80634.html</a></p> T-Bogg,
The Contact section does not work. We have lost contact.

Please see great snark on Bill Kristol as George Costanza at HuffPo.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..80634.html

]]> By: captphealy http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2762 captphealy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:51:26 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2762 <p><em>Isn’t it awfuly nice to have a penis?<br /> Isn’t it frightfully good to have a dong?<br /> It’s swell to have a stiffy.<br /> It’s divine to own a dick,<br /> From the tiniest little tadger<br /> To the world’s biggest prick.</em></p> <p>-Not Noël Coward</p> Isn’t it awfuly nice to have a penis?
Isn’t it frightfully good to have a dong?
It’s swell to have a stiffy.
It’s divine to own a dick,
From the tiniest little tadger
To the world’s biggest prick.

-Not Noël Coward

]]> By: HammerinHankScorpio http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2760 HammerinHankScorpio Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:28:31 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/01/08/inventing-noel-coward/#comment-2760 <p>Pete Postlethwaite!!</p> Pete Postlethwaite!!

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