Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Suggestions on a postcard

The phone rang today and my husband answered it. He looked across the room at me.
"What?" I said, putting down the newspaper.
"You've read it then?" my husband said. There was silence in our sitting room. "Is she? No, I have no idea why she is calling me 'TW' in it.'' He continues staring at me. "No, it does not stand for that. Definitely not."

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tight Wad?

Anonymous said...

OK, I give up. This is a complete mystery to me.
I used to enjoy this blog and now it is becoming hard to follow and therefore boring. Explain yourself, please.

tom watson said...

I must say I found the "TW" bit a little disconcerting at first. :-)

TW

Nick said...

I've also come here from Iain Dale. Feels so personal I have to introduce myself, lurking seems wrong! Very much enjoying your writing; as others have suggested there is a book in this. Best wishes

Anonymous said...

So wblog hat does TW stand for, if not your husband's name? Just wondering. I am enjoying your blog musings very much; keep up the interesting work.

wife in the north said...

You know I don't think I am going to say yet. I just felt I couldn't use his real initials.
(I will say that any sort of tribute to Tom Watson was subconscious and entirely coincidental.)

Anonymous said...

Well, since your post rules out the obvious one :-), I am guessing it's a literary reference.

My first thought was North and South but I can't recall any TW characters in that.

However something C19 with both northern and metropolitan references still feels right - Dickens, Thackeray, Brontes?

Am I at all warm?

Anonymous said...

tyneside wannabe?

wife in the north said...

re botogol:warm but no cigar

Scott said...

How about:

Thomas Wythorne
Tammy Wynette
Terribly Witty
or
Tinky Winky

Just a few ideas/suggestions.

I was directed here through a link to a link to a link, and thoroughly enjoy your writing. Wonderful stuff.

Anonymous said...

hmmm.....I'm encouraged :-)

Perhaps not C19, perhaps a chick-lit reference... Luckily I read all those as well. I'm working on it...

Whispering Walls said...

Tweed Weaver
The Wanderer

Anonymous said...

The Wanker?

Anonymous said...

Terry Wogan

Bold as Brass said...

Tiny Willy?

Anonymous said...

A long shot, this one, but it just occured to me : Trespassers William?