Ladies, gentlemen, friends,
may I attract your attention to The Wife of Bath.
I had forgotten to press the publish button the other day; and - as it would 'sound' strange to read on the 19th a 'yesterday' refering to the 15th, hm? :) - I decided to keep the chronological order.
Hence this subtle hint.
* feel free to insert the metaphor of your choice. :)
"A hint as subtle as...*"
ReplyDeletea nudge on the back.
a kick on the shin.
a flirtatious wink.
a Machiavellian tactic.
Whatever...It worked. Reading Chaucer with delight!
So you took me literally, Claude.
ReplyDelete24 readers folling your example we'll have 100 options to choose from. :)
It's an amazing 'tale', isn't it; as if written for the 21st century.
I'm sure you were not at loss for words, Sean.:)
ReplyDeleteBut it was fun to complete your sentence. And I could have found a few more...After all you are dealing with one of the sisters of the Wife of Bath. She had more than one tricks up her sleeve, y'know? Never safe to challenge a woman.:)
Claude
Claude,
ReplyDeletewho am I to doubt your words, when Google would give me 32.200.000 hits for 'as subtle as'? :))
As for the very wife and her sisters: This is a very delicate matter, last not least as it contains of ... men.
Now, there are millions of - insert the adjective(s) of your choice :) - men;
and millions of - insert the adjective(s) of your choice :) - women.
Sad. Very sad. Very very sad.
And still ... sometimes ... there's an ... understanding.
Sometimes it does not even need words.
Would you agree? :)
I would guess that none of my "subtle as..." were offered by Google. :)))
ReplyDeleteAs for the rest of your reply, I agree that very few words are needed for understanding. Actually "the mouth that speaks not is sweet to hear". Therefore, let us 'praise taciturnity'!
From now on, on this subject, :-X
:) :) :)
I'm back to give you credit for your excellent post (July 23,08):
ReplyDelete"Binn béal'na chomhnuidhe."
I should put it on practice more often...:)))
And now, as I said, :-X (my lips are sealed.)
:) :)
From Claude
:)
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