14 October 2011

City Gent

"He used to be the bastion of Britain, sorting the nation's finances out during the week then shooting pheasant at weekends on his estate in Berkshire. These days the city gent has moved rather swiftly to being the country's favourite pariah, and is forced to wear his beloved pin striped suits and bowlers only at night in select gentlemen's clubs, to avoid being stoned in the street."

Am I A Chap?, Gustav Temple (2011)
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6 comments:

  1. NJS14 October, 2011 06:38

    Town bowlers have just about altogether hit the dust.

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  2. La Sombra Sofisticada14 October, 2011 08:30

    Another book worth purchasing, it seems.

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  3. Hilton14 October, 2011 08:48

    Mr. Temple is a self-proclaimed gentleman anarchist. (Hear, hear.)

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  4. Laguna Beach Fogey14 October, 2011 17:02

    LSS ~ Careful, ol' chum. I'd use this book as an introduction and reference guide, but these chaps aren't half as amusing as they think they are. Buyer beware.

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  5. That Old Blood15 October, 2011 05:26

    The lack of nationalist sentiment among the City Gents has hoist them on their own petards. That internationalist free trade financiering ideology is more the problem than them being bankers or money makers. Return the Monarch to proper power and I suspect the problem will be quickly set right.

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  6. La Sombra Sofisticada15 October, 2011 10:34

    LBF - Thanks for the warning!

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