snort Leiber Gott!! I'm glad I set my drink aside before reading that one. I do agree, he definitely found the perfect repellent for all 'cept someone who really wanted him. The bit with Seamus and "her" was beautiful and clearly made.
Oh, please inform your son that, based on this older (and I believe that I am a few years older than you) guy's observations (not experience, I was never stupid enough to use lines like that), any gal who'll fall for a line like that has a less-than-room-temperature IQ and I'd be afraid it might be contagious.
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- Glad you like it.
- Like I said, the ones who have Toes Go In First on their shoes...