Theresa Posted May 30, 2002 Report Share Posted May 30, 2002 Wodehouse writes: "Anatole, I learned, had retired to his bed with a fit of the vapours, and the meal now before us had been cooked by the kitchen maid - as C3 a performer as ever wielded a skillet."color=blue> Any ideas on what a C3 performer might be? The question has been posed on another bulletin board, and I figured, if anybody knows, one of you would! Many thanks, Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_W Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 Cool, calm & collected...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbear Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 I thought C3 was an explosive slightly less potent than C4. No, that's probably not what he meant. He's probably refering to "CCC" which stands for "Certified Chef de Cuisine", a rank of chef in the cullinary world: http://www.acfchefs.org/certify/crtccc.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen redrobe Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 P.G. Wodehouse used a code in his Wooster writings "The code of the Woosters" B2, A4, C3 etc, etc. To the best of my knowledge this has never been cracked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcat Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 I adore Wodehouse and agree with Oldbear's definition. If I had another lifetime I would spend it trying to annotate all of Wodehouse - probably an impossible task. Remember, "The F. of the S. is more D. than the M." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen redrobe Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 Dear fatcat, am I not correct about this code business?. I'm keen to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabal Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 This belongs in the "musical happenings" forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 To continue down this side track. Has anyone actually tried to break the code? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbear Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 One of his books was indeed entitled "The Code of the Woosters" but the "code" refered to was Bertie's "code of conduct", his rather goofy notions of chivalry and "good form". At least that's the way I understand it. I've not read that particular book, though I've read others. I've never heard mention to a "secret code". I'd be interested if anyone has a reference concerning such. If Wodehouse did insert some code letters into his writing (which I have never noticed), Bertie and Jeeves would probably not approve of our trying to decipher them. "After all," they would say, "if a gentleman prefers to encipher his writing, then his privacy should be respected. It just would not do for another gentleman to go mucking about through his writings when the first gentleman obviously prefered not to be understood!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K544 Posted May 31, 2002 Report Share Posted May 31, 2002 I believe Oldbear is right. And I say, Oldbear, I haven't seen you around the Drones lately. Join me for a little browsing and sluicing, won't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Posted June 4, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Sorry to be so late in returning here, but thank you, everyone, for your theories. I'll pass (i.e., paste) them on. Best regards, Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. Rufino Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) I just came across this very old post and thought it might be of interest to somebody, somewhere, sometime that Wodehouse often makes reference to “C3” items. This was the lowest category of physical fitness defined in the British Military Service Act of 1916, thus colloquially means inferior, low quality, not up to scratch. Edited June 17, 2019 by Charles J. Rufino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Holmes Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Hello Charles! Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipKT Posted June 17, 2019 Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Mentioning Wodehouse is never old. He makes folks guffaw to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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