AIBU Books Game Part Eight

[ElephantsAndMiasmas]

Post an AIBU from the point of view of a fictional character (from novels/nursery rhymes/plays etc) and everyone tries to guess the book and/or the character.

Everyone welcome to play/time-waste as much or as little as they please :)

AIBU to be protective of my DD?

ooh and hi Limelight! Of course you can play

Hi limelight!

Wedges self into bean bag, places drink and nibbles to hand, puts on recently acquired DVD of The Social Network ...

Well, loss of job, certainly. And a bit of humiliation. Doesn't affect me, though - I'm well out of it now.

Hello Limelight, all book loonies lovers very welcome to play. And if you can dispose of some of the current ones I, for one, would be blimmin grateful!

A cowardly knight with a slightly silly name
Elfpants. Not very dignified for you at all! It's important to be brave I think.

Hmmm struggling with yours CJ

I'm stiff, and frankly a little bored. I mean, how long does this take?

It is important to be brave, and this particular knight has a long way to go, I feel! Gwan, put his name down, Limelight :)

stiff eh? Are you holding a position for some reason? Or...having your portrait painted maybe?

I think Sir Tumbleweed might be our mutual friend Elfpants!

Yes definitely holding a position but not for a portrait. If only! To be honest, I'm rather relying on my bezzy mate to keep the faith.

Well done Limelight!

Good old Sir Tumbleweed.

Hmm, are you impersonating somebody?

Are you being crucified, limelight?!

Loving the addition of dragon power to my arsenal of household appliances!

No, not crucified although, bloody hell, marriage feels like that sometimes!

Are you pretending to be dead, or a statue maybe? ;)

dear me, I have developed a winky twitch. I meant

Ooh you're quick! I think I am although it's all a bit magical. Actually, I'm concerned that my daughter's friends might knock me over. They are all handwoven smocks and shepherd's crooks, and probably not very careful!

ok, no idea in that case!

Hello Limelight! :)

You're not a queen and pregnant by any chance are you? I have a very limited supply of statues and she's got a shepherd or two. And a fardle which is handy.

I have been bought some very posh truffles from a friend from Switzerland what are very alcoholic and which I should like to share with the assembled company in return for MCP.

...speaking of dangerous journeys I haven't even had time to change since I got back from my last one. Rather dusty and euw - what is that?!

And Elfpants I love your namechange (and quite possibly your winky twitch!)

oooh god yes I'd forgotten the shepherd outfits - you are the statue I was thinking of then. Do you really want Leontes back though? I woud talk to Women's Aid if I were you

Thanks unruly - sorry for being so clueless about most of these

Oh gosh do we all feel clueless then? I have this vision of Elephants and Moomin in grand Parisien salons, wearing peignoirs (whatever they are), drinking mimosas and turning elegantly to a pile of first editions 'ah! I do believe that dear unruly is referring to something by that charming Mr Shakespeare. I believe I have it to hand here next to this well thumbed copy of A La Recherche du Temps Perdue in the original French. Here it is...'

Not that I devote that much time to thinking about it...

Has everyone given up on mine? If I tell you that it was a cocktail party will that help?

MCP everyone else - sadly my brain seems to have turned entirely to mush in the last few months

Google got me the answer, Treacle - I clearly didn't really know it before!

Hi Limelight!

Treacle I haven't given up but have got quite lost - will go back and look and see. :)

Blimey Treacle that's a bit erudite. And google is my friend. You should have a peignoir and a swish about a salon as your prize!

Do love J Alfred Prufrock though... :)

Ah, it's not really that erudite - I just picked it up the other day (and then got bored and didn't finish it )