Phatic talk

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Bee — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 03:56 PM)

But for TWD you have to keep it a little silly otherwise it's just ridiculous roachbox or water-cooler talk.
It's a lot harder than it looks, folks!

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Bee — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 03:59 PM)

And it kind of touches me that you feel that way because in person I am horrible at the talkie talkies

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dbentley666 — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 04:01 PM)

Me too! I am the master of profound silences at parties and such.

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Bee — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 04:13 PM)

All broody like Mr Darcy?

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dbentley666 — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 04:53 PM)

Not really. Cheerfully blank, like Collins with a toothache.

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Bee — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 05:05 PM)

Lol I would have guessed Mr Bennett

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dbentley666 — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 05:06 PM)

The father who jokes about his wife? I'm probably a bit like him. Uxorious, though.

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Bee — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 05:12 PM)

Awww that's totes sweet, Bentz
Mr Bennett didn't just make jokes about his wife. He makes jokes about society. And his quips are light-hearted and witty. I bet he'd make killer analysis threads

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dbentley666 — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 05:58 PM)

When I taught P and P I always emphasized that Austen is fairly critical of Mr B. He's a failure as a father and as a husband, however charming (that word again!) and witty he might be. I taught Austen as a Stern Moralist!

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Bee — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 06:05 PM)

It makes sense though because the whole family had to have flaws. I feel like Mr B's flaws are the least embarrassing out of the bunch

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dbentley666 — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 06:07 PM)

True. Least embarrassing. But he's always undermining his wife and daughters in public. I think Austen wants us to realize that under his charm he's really not a very ethical person. The only characters who undergo genuine change are Elizabeth and Darcy. Mr B, like all the others, stays exactly the same.

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Bee — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 06:11 PM)

They point that out though, I thought those flaws were supposed to be obvious. He's a little too cynical and doesn't take society seriously even though they have no sons and would benefit from networking. So he does fail his family in that way but I still find him charming and I think you're supposed to -after all he saves Lizzy from Collins!
But maybe I just want to like him because I suck at networking

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Sophievirus — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 04:50 PM)

i love Bee
suck it.

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Slatch371 — 6 years ago(March 13, 2020 05:59 PM)

Oh, well you two get it over with it already and
MUD W R E S T L E !!!
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