Comments for Words from Wodehouse at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Wed, 22 May 2013 01:49:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/words-from-wodehouse.html#comment-12587 "I do not recall one line in Wodehouse that ever hinted that smoking was anything but an innocent pleasure." May I suggest the hilarious Mr Mulliner story "The Man Who Gave Up Smoking." Despite the suggestion that smoking might be addictive and unhealthy, giving it up turns out to be temporarily a good idea but ultimately untenable. - Michael Sullivan Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:11:33 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/words-from-wodehouse.html#comment-7795 Dear Fr. Schall, Bang on! You are the cat's pajamas! When the worst snakes in Wodehouse's garden are The Black Shorts and The Order of the Red Dawn, you're in Eden indeed. I have heard (I cannot source this) that when England declared war on Nazism in 1939, C. S. Lewis' dutiful response was to re-read RIGHT HO, JEEVES. Thanks for the happy reminder. - Mack Hall Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:46:26 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/words-from-wodehouse.html#comment-7792 On the English side of the Atlantic the word looney (= lunatic) is best avoided. - Richard Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:55:13 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/words-from-wodehouse.html#comment-7791 In Father Schall we have such a special gift. One of the first Catholic books I ever read was Another Sort of Learning. I think we all know, at least on some level, that our public educational and university system is deeply flawed probably mostly because it answers the most important questions so very falsely. Sadly, our Catholic schools have followed the “experts” of the world and the Catholic school system is not too far behind the dismal public system. Fr. Schall is an antidote to the narcissistic dishonesty of the world. He would tell us to read the Holy Father, read the Saints, read the books written by good men who were interested in ultimate reality more than themselves. Read Fr. Schall and all he recommends. Pax Christi Vobiscum! - Achilles Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:54:07 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/words-from-wodehouse.html#comment-7789 >> "But it is not the meaning of the words that is novel or >> unknown. It is their placement." Agreed. I have always said, nobody -- nobody! -- can construct a sentence like Wodehouse could. It's as if every sentence is an anecdote with the perfect punch at the end. - Alan Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:01:05 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2011/words-from-wodehouse.html#comment-7787 Thank you Fr. Schall for writing about something other than politics and religion. I think we need a break from the usual controversies. I am going to pick up a copy of Weekend Wodehouse. - James Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:30:21 +0100