tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post2972083136977580627..comments2024-03-29T03:16:05.261-04:00Comments on Start Making Sense: Godwin's Law versus the Wodehouse RuleDaniel Shavirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710628584922961682noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post-13968032880707805912016-05-25T16:04:22.897-04:002016-05-25T16:04:22.897-04:00Good point. Fear of disaster is always looming fo...Good point. Fear of disaster is always looming for poor Bertie, nor can he readily handle what most of us would deem garden-variety crises (engagement misunderstanding, overbearing aunts who have no real power over him, etc.)Daniel Shavirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710628584922961682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post-4224100035336249752016-05-25T07:29:17.129-04:002016-05-25T07:29:17.129-04:00I'm always delighted to see Bertie quoted anyw...I'm always delighted to see Bertie quoted anywhere but the claim that "he is normally such an equable gent" fails to capture the man. Bertie's equanimity is interstitial and fleeting - most often dread, anxiety and panic make him their own. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525376474395224370noreply@blogger.com