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niyad

(130,246 posts) Thu Jun 5, 2025, 05:11 PM Jun 2025

"Beware the man who looks you straight in the eye. He wants to prevent [View all]

you from seeing something. Look for it." Instructions from Lord Peter Wimsey to his agents, fondly known as "The Cattery".

In these times, I always interpret it as the bright, shiny thing, distracting everyone's attention over here, while the important/nasty stuff is going on out of sight. So, turn your head, open your eyes. LOOK AROUND!!! What are they so desperately trying to distract you from noticing?

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"Beware the man who looks you straight in the eye. He wants to prevent [View all] niyad Jun 2025 OP

Thinking along the same lines.. MiHale Jun 2025 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 Jun 2025 #2

Wow. It must be so comforting to know with certainty every nasty, niyad Jun 2025 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 Jun 2025 #4

Uh huh Hekate Jun 2025 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 Jun 2025 #6

misconduct from someone who pimps for Trump is hardly news Skittles Jun 2025 #17

I love Peter Wimsey -- nice to see a reference to his lordship Hekate Jun 2025 #7

Have you seen the Lord Peter Wimsey-Harriet Vane series? I just watched niyad Jun 2025 #10

Wd love to, but the last Wimsey films I ever saw were on PBS about 1976... Hekate Jun 2025 #11

Oh my gosh. .you are in for a treat. I watch them on youtube, have no idea niyad Jun 2025 #12

Thank you, thank you! Hekate Jun 2025 #15

Found it! First one that came up was Murder Must Advertise, which we watched all the way thru... Hekate Jun 2025 #16

This makes me smile. So glad that you found them! Emjoy! niyad Jun 2025 #18

Distract from the big beautiful mountain grammy Jun 2025 #8

Everything is a distraction from everything else Wicked Blue Jun 2025 #9

Yeah I'm not really buying it either. The whole ride home I was thinking, Maru Kitteh Jun 2025 #13

Excellent list. And you have reminded me to look up our tourism stats. niyad Jun 2025 #14