The old man who dresses like Bertie Wooster has captured the imagination of a well-spoken and fiery Irish woman named Didi:
Sir Basil Seal does not know me, nor have I met him to speak with him in person or even online; I am like a passer by on the street who has just passed his house...
However, to gain entry into his exclusive premises at that address, you may have to type it into Dogpile Search engine, as he doesn't advertise his domain on Google or Yahoo and if you type it into Google Blog Search or even Blogger search engine, nothing unique will present itself. Indeed, sir Basil Seal dwells in the exclusive province of the upper class blogsphere. Even leaving a comment is not advised, although he dose permit anonymous comments, he is not likely to leave you a reply, as Sir Basil Seal admits himself, he is 'a snob' and will only associate in that league...
...What I find very intriguing, as I ramble past his domain each day, is his old fashioned ways. When he regards his spouse, he calls her 'the baroness' and his use of language is rather like something in a Charles Dickens novel. In addition he seems to have had his portrait painted and he looks within it not unlike any other aristocrat from 150 years ago who now hangs in your nearest art gallery.
Scroll down and you are presented with a list of his exclusive blogging circle, and further down, with a list of some of the worlds most exclusive shops for mens clothing, toiletry's, and all manner of undivided garb. So, if you are a young male snob, pay a visit to Basil Seal and be a part of The Legion of Well Dressed Men; or, if you are a male social dilettante, Sir Basil Seals blog is worth a read, it is a course book in how to be a prig.
Yes Didi, Basil is a prig. But he's our prig.
Hats off to both Didi and Sir Basil.
Mrs. P
I must say that it is a privilege just to be a spectator and occasional participant in Sir Basil's "exclusive blogging circle."
Posted by: Old Dominion Tory | March 24, 2007 at 12:25 PM
Old Dominion, I've always wanted to have a duel. In the old days calling a man a prig was worthy of a duel...
Why don't you be a stand-in for Didi?
It could be so much fun and you don't have to kill Basil. Just rough him up a bit with a shot through his non-typing shoulder...
Posted by: Mrs. Peperium | March 24, 2007 at 01:14 PM
I don't think it was considered part of the Code for a gentleman to "stand in" for a lady insofar as a duel is concerned for the simple reason that duels are conducted between gentlemen exclusively. Now, if Sir Basil insulted the honor of a lady of my acquaintance, then I might have grounds to demand satisfaction.
Posted by: Old Dominion Tory | March 26, 2007 at 11:05 AM