Work, the what's-its-name of the thingummy and the thing-um-a-bob of the what d'you-call-it.

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About P. G. Wodehouse

P. G. Wodehouse was a 19th-century English writer. Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr. Read more on Wikipedia →

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