Jilly Cooper time

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It’s that time of year again - when I want to be a character in a Jolly Cooper novel - and only eat orange and steak for a week so I can squeeze into a too tight dress with a stain I’ve artfully covered with a brooch, after I have drenched myself in scent so I can get off with a dangerous drunk mysterious man who is loaded with cash and will whip me away to San Tropez, where I will only have an old bathing dress with moth in the seat which I keep falling out of. There I will meet a loveable old lech covered in Man Tan and flirt wildly while getting tight after too much gin.

I tried Sancerre because of Ms Cooper.

Don't bother. Sauvignon Blanc much nicer

Spirits must be measured in fingers

Grimbles remember that your 11 stone bulk will fade away in a hospital bed as you poison yourself in despair at your gypsy husband’s affair...

Rivals is the one though. I could probably recite quite a bit of it 😊 I even bought a hardback of it in a charity shop as it was the Tony Bullingham version, instead of Baddingham. Paperback has fallen to bits anyway. The Common Years is the best non fiction one. That fell to bits too.

I reread Riders recently and was genuinely shocked at the scene where Billy and Rupert rape Helen.

Oh hello, you called ...

I actually changed my name last time we were having a JC session and can’t be bothered to change it back

Did they change Tony’s name? Why??

I am utterly furious to have been gated at school because my little shit of a pony sat on the whiskery old house mistress's car again and because mummy said he has to be sold I screamed at them all to fuck off. I've got some vodka smuggled in by the impossibly glamorous and psychotic son of a diva that he gave me so I'm going to sit with my equally delinquent dog by the boat house and be comforted by my head teacher on his way to yet another illicit liaison with another teacher with her wild hair imprisoned in a bun, not knowing how the escaping tendrils soften her face.....
Just been reading Wicked
These books are my favourite form of escapism, polo shall be next I think!

I think there was someone who had a name very similar who ran a TV station in that area . . .

I think there was a businessman actually called Tony Bullingham, who took exception to the character! He sued or threatened to, and the name was changed for the paperback. There’s a joke Patrick makes about Lord Bullshit, and it’s totally ruined, he calls him Lord Badhat😀

Gosh and lawks! Super apologies for arriving late to the thread, you see the lame duck I rescued stole from that evil polo player turned restauranteur neighbour of mines clutches, (he was going to cook him!) escaped and flew into the face of this devilishly handsome chap on a wild copper stallion. He was so outraged that l must make him a rhubarb crumble from my beautiful cottage garden to apologise.

I love the chapter in riders when rcb and that heavy breasted stable girl go to see Geminis foal and he takes the full frontal pics of her. Can still play it out scene by scene in my head

@buswankeress dont let them curtail you, you know that lovely delivery chap will help you sneak out if you give him a bottle of your housemother's cognac!

Loving Podge the groom!

In a real life Cooper-esque moment my terrier just ate a whole almond cake and threw it up on my bed.

I met her at a work event, she was completely batshit and pissed, and stole the flowers we were saving for the girls who worked the event!!!

Still love the books though...

Wow and I thought I was a rivals fan. I never knew that!

I HATE the one set in a school. Really terrible writing.

Sancerre is nothing to write home about, but Pouilly Fume (sp) is awesome. Especially with scrambled eggs.

I’ve been show jumping today, the last day of a big week jumping. All that will be left tomorrow is a patch of bare ground where we have snatched up grass for our tired equines after they have tried their hearts out.

Gawd bless St Jilly. I had a racket going at Middle school in the early 80s renting her books out (Imogen et al) for 10p a week, to friends whose mother's disapproved of her books. Got caught by the Headmaster (ugly mean bastard, no Cooperesque fantasies there) and banned from bringing them back in. Personally I think Jilly would've been proud!! I have every book but prefer the earlier blockbusters.

.... Goes to sleep dreaming of RC-B, who should've been played in the TV series by Rupert Everett, IMHO!!!

I had a most Jilly Cooper moment some years ago when a Year 8 came clattering up the drive on her little grey pony, bastard was very bitey. She threw me the reins and dashed off to get her Art homework that she’d forgotten! Our yard was literally around the corner from school. Very handy!

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JC gets a mention-someone been editing the wiki?

Goes to sleep dreaming of RC-B, who should've been played in the TV series by Rupert Everett, IMHO!!!

Absolutely!! The perfect man. Terrible shame he’s gay (I mean for us straight ladies!)

Full disclosure: my cat is named Rupert Campbell Black

I know @Maelstrop.... Damn fine chap, eh?! I'd give him his oats any day (like I'd have the chance!)....

Flounce off in a typical Maud O'Hara mood (always fancied Declan too)!!!!

@AgathaMystery... Fabulous! Is he nose in the air with a hidden love for a vulnerable female feline?!

Love your name too, bit of Christie, bit of Taggie!

Gene - alas, hoisted by my own petard - he is a misogynist. My husband is his Billy and and no one else understands him.

Just took part in an epic Instagram book exchange. Sent my person 'Riders' (obvs).

Must go and index the deep freeze before Winifred comes to stay from Spain!