Carl Gardner alerted me to this comment on his blog…. I’m afraid I am far too much of a libertine to resist….
Nicholas
said…
- I have never heard such ostentatious smoking on a podcast before. It was Charon rather than you I think. Overall effect, presumably as intended, was kind of louche and libertarian.
- Head of Legal said…
- You’re right, Nicholas, it certainly was Charon. I’m far, far too now to smoke, but that chap… he’s a shocker. And you have him BANG to rights as louche and libertarian. Louche and libertine, is my suspicion.
Brilliant. ‘Louche and libertine’. I’m jealous. I’m obviously not smoking ostentatiously enough…
The sound of a lighter is enough to introduce a louche and libertine atmosphere? Heavens above, standards have slipped. It used to take lighters, audible sighs of inhaling pleasure, the pop and gurgle of champagne and the sound of silk rustling against tweed to even reach louche. The effect of libertinage took further twangs and slaps,or possibly an unexplained squeak and stifled giggle. It’s just like A levels. I say end louche inflation now.
“Louche and libertine”? Not a bad reference, is it? 🙂