tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post2511001651492394693..comments2024-03-03T17:53:46.947-05:00Comments on (x, why?): Pshaw!(x, why?)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17499160002806879025noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post-25513700738526037252009-04-21T22:05:00.000-04:002009-04-21T22:05:00.000-04:00I've never seen Rumpole of the Bailey, but I have ...I've never seen <I>Rumpole of the Bailey</I>, but I have heard of it. Actually, I'm glad it existed because many years ago, my wife and I saw <I>Getting Married</I> on Broadway with Simon Jones and Victoria Tennant. <br /><br />I then saw the phrase on a T-shirt and coffee mug in a PBS catalogue without any reference to Shaw, but who cared -- I bought them immediately.(x, why?)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17499160002806879025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post-8789121519147564232009-04-21T08:39:00.000-04:002009-04-21T08:39:00.000-04:00Apparently Horace Rumpole,and therefore John Morti...Apparently Horace Rumpole,and therefore John Mortimer were also big Shaw Fans. The fictional barrister often referred to his wife, Hilda, as <I>She who must be obeyed</I>, although never to her face, or within earshot.James McEnanlynoreply@blogger.com