Wodehouse Wooster Character Poll (short)

Bingo Little would probalby make an entertaining pal but I'm choosing Aunt Dahlia. She's the only one I could possibly be marooned in a stately home with for more than a day or two. Plus she has Anton. On the other hand she might consider me to be an unspeakable prole so maybe Honoria Glossop (thinking you're hot is hot).

Anatole! He was among the last batch of characters cut from the poll, actually.

I was thinking Fink-Nottle would have this one, but it's tough: I like Honoria's sportiness. I'm also into Steggles, largely because of the guy who plays him in the Fry & Laurie versions: "All this fresh air is getting in my lungs!"

toss-up between Spode and Fink-Nottle

xpost. Sorry, my mistake. He would probably have been a good one for the poll but other than being tempremental, disloyal and a genius in the kitchen there's not much else to him, other than as a classic Wodehouse trope to get people to do things they otherwise wouldn't.

Is that Steggles character in more than one book?

"Nobody is more alive than I am to the fact that Bingo Little is, in many respects, a ripe old egg."

Oh, that wasn't a correction, just a recognition: Anatole!

So far as I know, Steggles is only there to make book in the one where no one's supposed to be betting.

His first name is Rupert.

Florence Craye is a notable ommission from this list.

No Bobbie Wickham? She is hott and bad news and might take it for me.
Aunt Dahlia it is, despite amazing field (Bingo Little very close, M Bassett for lols). Scary, bossy, but fun and game and smart - rah for Dahlia.
I am off to read some books.

What, no evil butler from 'Thank You, Jeeves'? He was incredible, especially the way his voice gained a calm if murderous clarity when inebriated.

GUSSIE FINK NOTTLE IN A LANDSLIDE

Dahlia, Bassett and Spode are making this a very tough choice.

Dahlia it is, then. Tally-ho!

"Finks or any other kind of Nottle"

ps i would like to make it clear that i haven't read a wodehouse book for about 8 (eight) years, excepting 'the code of the woosters', which was especially awesome

code of the woosters is awesome!

it is the best one

wodehouse's best BOOK is possibly 'hot water', altho this is the judgement of a 12-year old we're going by

how strange, i just posted this over on I love books...

If you were introducing Wodehouse to someone (namely: me), what would you recommend as the first novel to read?

Dude, I've been watching all the Fry/Laurie Jeeves and Wooster this week while unpacking/organizing and shit. Odd. (I'm gonna read some soon, plz no internet punch for dilettantism.)

Also, since I've started them, I can't help but read LJ's posts in Laurie-as-Bertie's voice. (sorry)

My dear lord, Nick, whatever gave you the frightful assumption that I talk or behave anything like that old codger Bertie?

Substitute "assump" for assumption and "o.c." for old codger and try again.

gah, it's been a while :(

Pip-pip!

I wnt for Aunt Dahlia as well.

This thread reminds me, I really should get round to picking up some of the 'Psmith' stories, which some rate at least as highly as Jeeves and Wooster.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Aw man, how did I miss this?! And Tuppy without a single vote.

No Oofy Prosser, no credibility.