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November 19, 2005

Absinthe-swilling dandy

Famed gadabout and expert in the arts typographical, Bill Ardolino offers an opinion on gentlemen's haberdashery and comportment by describing me, the Flea, as an "absinthe-swilling Canadian dandy". While Mr. Ardolino assured me by means of a private communication this was a superior appellation to "gin-soaked popinjay" I harbour two reservations. The first is that the latter description is a riff on commentary by no less a personage in men's fashion than the Right Honourable George Galloway, standing in awe as he does before noted raconteur Christopher Hitchens. Hitch is, of course, a Flea role-model and having come within a hair's breadth of sharing a gin or ten with the man last night (due to an enterprising member of the Flea's celebrity stalker brigade) I know whereof I speak in matters of popinjays and dandies. Second, and rather more important, is this "swilling" business. This conjures a mental impression of absinthe as mouth-rinse which, now that I reach the midpoint of my sentence, I rather suppose it is. So, well done there, Bill.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at November 19, 2005 10:23 AM

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Surely as a once and future subject of Her Majesty, you know that only those appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (and selected Lord Mayors) get to use the honorific "Right Honourable". Mr. Galloway may use "Honourable" as a member of the UK House of Commons, but as far as I know he's never been George Galloway, P.C.

Posted by: Chris Taylor at November 19, 2005 02:21 PM

I blog corrected! Heaven knows I would not choose to accord Galloway with an iota more respect than his office is due.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at November 19, 2005 09:14 PM

Well said Chris.

Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge at November 21, 2005 06:11 AM