Can I point out, as a frenchman, how insanely stupid “Soufflé Lingerie” is as a brand name ?Soufflé is a sort of cake/meal that is very hard to make because it is based on hot air keeping the cake in shape.
I understand the second degree pun with the name obviously refering to some sort of scam, but now that Tiffany confirm it was a real brand that sound very very weird….
Of course the brand could be “Souffle” as in a breath, but even then, the confusion is too easy to make and too many cheap joke about the origin of the wind coming from the lingerie….
I am not sure that in the context Gunther calling Tiffany “Dumb” is the same that calling Bernice “Dumb”.
In fact, I am pretty sure the author means Gunther talking about Bernice being dumb the both time, using Gunther mouth.
On the other hand, it make perfect sense for Gunther to say that Tiffany is “dumb and doesn’t get it” when refering to Tiffany academical studies with another egg-head. I am not even sure, he consider it as an insult, just a qualification of her academic capacity and definitely not incompatible with here being smart in other fields and a nice and friendly person.
I have several people in my acquaintence that I like very much and respect but would qualify as “dumb” when refering to their computer-litteracy or practical sense.
It would be effing sad for bookstore owner. Period.But the rest of the world would gladly advance toward the XXII century in a world where paper back is becoming as archaïc as engraved stones.Did Goat also wept for stones engravers ?
Can I point out, as a frenchman, how insanely stupid “Soufflé Lingerie” is as a brand name ?Soufflé is a sort of cake/meal that is very hard to make because it is based on hot air keeping the cake in shape.
I understand the second degree pun with the name obviously refering to some sort of scam, but now that Tiffany confirm it was a real brand that sound very very weird….
Of course the brand could be “Souffle” as in a breath, but even then, the confusion is too easy to make and too many cheap joke about the origin of the wind coming from the lingerie….