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Jenny is a frighteningly bright Philosophy student, Tim is her flirtatious slacker of a flatmate. Come here to follow the life adventures of these two absolutely not stereotypical Cambridge students. You'll learn very little in the process, but I'll get better at watercolour.

Sunday 28 November 2010

The Happiest Girl in the World



I've been guiltily watching a few Jane Austen adaptations recently and I thought (yes, you can think while watching a Jane Austen adaptation (well only when they're taking useless walks around the countryside (and when Mr Dashing isn't around))), and I thought, then, that I'd like to know what the rather silly euphemism 'He's just made me the happiest girl in the world' could mean in the modern world when it doesn't mean 'He's asked me if I'd be happy to acquire his surname'.

This is Jenny's interpretation. What's yours?

8 comments:

  1. Right now, "Would you like a bigger appartement?" would work quite well with me...
    Or, "would you like a place in (add school / university which I'm not going to name because I'm-not-superstitious-and-I-don't-think-it-will-jinx-it-but-I-don't-want-to-have-to-say-I-failed-it-at-the-end-of-the-year! ;) )"?
    "Would you like an intership in our embassy?" would, at least for a moment, make me the happiest girl in the world.
    But "Would you want me to write your thesis for you?" would be the best of the best, I gather.

    I believe "Would you be happy to acquire my surname?" would be quite far down the list...


    Looooooooove Tim in this one!
    But... where is the monkey? :'( If I learn they stuffed it and put it in display in the Cambridge museum, I will hunt you down!

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  2. haha unfortunately this one got drawn before the monkey arrived on the scene! the drawbacks of having a bugger :)

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  3. Ahhhh, you scared me for a moment.

    Anyway, great great great cartoon! :D

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  4. Je connais très peu MUSE, et je viens d'aller écouter "Unintended", c'est frankly awesome (and suicidal, mais c'est ça qu'est bon).
    As-tu un album / des chansons à me conseiller?

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  5. oh oh alors là j'en ai plus d'une! je te les facebooke :)

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  6. Mais c'est évident, une jeune fille moderne est la plus heureuse de toutes si on lui propose un travail gratifiant, passionnant, qui témoignera d'une certaine reconnaissance de ses efforts!
    Pourtant, d'un autre côté, se marier c'est aussi très romantique : je pense que pour la plupart des jeunes femmes, ça oscillerait entre les deux. Après tout, avoir un job épanouissant ET une vie de couple un tant soit peu gratifiante, c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux, même si je crois que c'est le plus grand challenge des femmes d'aujourd'hui que de pouvoir obtenir l'un et l'autre!!
    Enfin bon, soit dit en passant, je ne pense pas me marier avant un temps fou!! (mais je suis pacsée, alors ça compte??) *perplexe*
    Je t'écrirai un rapport en trois exemplaires, en attendant je savoure la case où Tim balance sa guitare sur Dave : so rock'n'roll !!
    Bon courage si tu arrives à la fin de cette logorrhée.

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  7. wow t'es pacsée Audrey?! trop fun. Et j'attends ton rapport en trois exemplaires :)

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  8. Ok héhé, je mets le rapport en trois exemplaires sur ma liste de procrastinations...

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