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ladies, who would you 'marry'?

poirotsgirl 14 Jul 10 at 10:18 a.m. GMT

Just a little bit of light hearted humour for the ladies....

Who would you choose from Japp, Poirot or Hastings...

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MacMar 08 Apr 12 at 8:26 p.m. GMT

Hastings!!!!!! I fell in love with his character during the first book!!

BrigidM 04 Mar 12 at 4:09 p.m. GMT

Hastings, I think. I can always fall for the polite English ones!

LauraPoirot 09 Jun 11 at 3:20 p.m. GMT

There's no question! I'd marry Poirot! OH I LOVE HIM 'though I'm a bit taller than he... but I really love everything of his manner and every little obsession of Hercule!

MissQuin 16 Oct 10 at 8:36 a.m. GMT

Nor me! I like my fellows clean shaven.

Puffinjill 15 Oct 10 at 6:14 a.m. GMT

Some people obviously find long, full black beards an attractive feature.....

Personally they don't work for me.

MissQuin 13 Oct 10 at 4:10 p.m. GMT

Yes, if you consider that Emily was rich enough to attract gold digging toy boys, she colud have at least married an attractive one!

knottyceltic 13 Oct 10 at 10:18 a.m. GMT

Ooooh!  I just had a horrible thought that made the hairs on the back of my head stand up!  Not so much in canon but in the film/Suchet version of Mysterious Affair at Styles.  Can you imagine being married to Mr. Ingelthorpe???  I find him EXTREMELY creepy.

MissQuin 12 Oct 10 at 3:20 p.m. GMT

This topic could get a little racy! Behave now! There are children present!

 I prefer to say which I'd rather virtuously marry, which of course ive already answered. Giles eh? isn't he never around? always off somewhere "on business". Unless that's what your looking for!

I wonder which female AC characters the men would like to marry? They never say do they?

dinagoj 12 Oct 10 at 3:13 p.m. GMT

LOL Miss Quin, can't really argue with the expert.

We have to move away from this topic now? damn, it was just starting to get interesting :))

can i just say that if i had to go throught the trouble of smuggling an AC character into the bedroom it would be Giles Reed from Sleeping Murder :))

MissQuin 12 Oct 10 at 1:49 p.m. GMT

LOL dina- But it's so hard to smuggle a Catholic priest into your bedroom, without servants being suspicous! Not that Ive ever tried. Honestly!

You have the right idea Jill. Moving away from this topics before we are all told off..

I remember that photo- it was his head and it seemd to be floating mid air? Angus McBean photograped Agatha Chrisite didn't he?

Puffinjill 12 Oct 10 at 5:32 a.m. GMT

Seperate bedrooms?..... I'd want seperate appartments!

knottyceltic 11 Oct 10 at 3:45 p.m. GMT

Miss Quin and Dianqoi...great "needs" list for being with Shaitana lol!

YEs, the adaptation certainly leads one to believe that Mr. Shaitana's interests lie completely outside of classical marriage/relationships.  don't you just love the portrait used in that adaptation?  It's classic Angus McBean and speaks to Shaitana's egocentricity to have such a grand photographic portrait of HIMSELF lol! Over the dining table.  I loved this actor as Shaitana.  He captured my mental image of him perfectly.  LOL Miss Quin!  I can perfectly imagine Shaitana in that red silk monogrammed dressing gown and I love your first "need" (a separate bedrooom LOL!  what a hoot!)

dinagoj 11 Oct 10 at 2:23 p.m. GMT

I think you forgot:

6) A priest with experience of exorcism present at all times!

The name itself is really creepy (it's arabic for satan) and the actor who played him was really great.

MissQuin 11 Oct 10 at 2:08 p.m. GMT

Married to Shaitana? I'd advise you to ask for a few things: 

1.) A seperate bedroom!

2.) About 3 locks and bolts on the bedroom door !

3.) Plus chest of drawers that can be placed in front of the bedroom door!

4.) a small revolver, just as a deterrent!

5.) a phone for emergencies. If things get bad I'll call Poirot, Hastings and Mr Quin! I mean he might prowl about at night in the corridoors.(probably in a red silk mongrammed dressing gown!)

He's that creepy! I can't help think that his attentions might be aimed elsewhere though. The adapt implied that even more strongly. I'm one of the few fans of the adapt, it was flawed but quite stylish. I did think of Shaintana in the book as rather older and more flamboyant, rather camp actually. But the actor did a quite good job.

knottyceltic 10 Oct 10 at 7:03 p.m. GMT

LOL Jilli! 

Miss Quin, yes I loved Shaitana's character in canon and thought he was well casted in the Poirot/Suchet movie feature.  I loved his being a "collector" of fine things and would love to be surrounded by such things but I'm not sure I'd sleep well at night with him at my back  ;o)  I rather think I'd sleep with one eye open if I were married to him!  lol!

MissQuin 10 Oct 10 at 11:07 a.m. GMT

I confess: I did like reading about Mr Ellsworthy. I found him interesting, in a Gothic villian way. But he's repulsive! I expect the blood letting was a release of frustration and such, as none of the girls liked him.

Rather perverse, like Shaitnana in some respects.

Puffinjill 10 Oct 10 at 6:59 a.m. GMT

I see exactly!! A point well made. I never thought I would look on Mr Pye as a safe option for marriage!!!!

knottyceltic 10 Oct 10 at 2:14 a.m. GMT

you see?  My Pye-man is looking better and better by the minute  *wink*

Puffinjill 09 Oct 10 at 6:54 p.m. GMT

Some kind of Jekyll and Hide character? Possibly, but I wouldn't like to make the experiment!!!! Like you, I'm certain the only form of 'marriage' he would go through would have nothing to do with any orthodox ceremony. Thinking if it is making my skin crawl......

MissQuin 09 Oct 10 at 2:51 p.m. GMT

What Mr Creepworthy does in his spare time? I shudder to think.... On the other hand he may just while away the time counting his stamp collection.  

It would have been nice if he'd been bumped off, for the sake of human race. He wouldn't even respectfully marry. You couldn't get him anywhere near a church, he'd start to scream in pain.