Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll

[Bigheart]

Well hello Richard, welcome to Bettermost. Nice to have you with us. You,ll meet June eventually.  Mornin June huni. Mornin peeps. I,ts a really foggy day today..had to put my headlights on to take the kids to school. I love all this speculation about Dupree. I cant really decide who his "first time" should be with tbh. I,ll just wait and see what fiendish plot Louise comes up with. I know it,ll be fiendish because she keeps doing her evil laughs lol. And then you just KNOW she,s up to something.

Hmmm ~ now what does *that* mean?? Huh?? 

Love your posts Souxi darlin, you always make me laugh! 

[louisev]

My goodness you all have been busy!

Welcome out of lurkdom, Richard.  I knew Dupree was a big hit among the readers, but I had no idea HOW big a hit he was until now.

Nate is a good suggestion, hovering on the edge of Ennis and Ellery's lives, and now being a witness to a mysterious arson near his shop... who knows?  who KNOWS?

[Kazza]

Nate is a good suggestion, hovering on the edge of Ennis and Ellery's lives, and now being a witness to a mysterious arson near his shop... who knows?  who KNOWS?

He'll need a good hosing down with a yard brush first though. 

Hey - maybe Nate can have one of those teen movie style reveals. You know, where the geeky, bespectacled, unattractive girl suddenly blossoms into the most gorgeous babe in the school.

Let's have him enter the bar one night, all spruced up, finally revealing the Adonis that lurks beneath the grime. The bar will fall silent, all heads will turn and mouths will gape as he strolls to the bar (even Ennis's), and Dupree will finally feel that spark that he's been missing.

Yeah!!! 

Karen

[louisev]

For some reason I am reminded of Anne Hathaway and the "Princess Diaries" where the royal hairdresser spends hours unfrizzing her hair and there is the teen movie reveal!  But in Nate's case, I think he needs industrial size degreaser!

[opinionista]

My goodness you all have been busy!

Welcome out of lurkdom, Richard.  I knew Dupree was a big hit among the readers, but I had no idea HOW big a hit he was until now.

Nate is a good suggestion, hovering on the edge of Ennis and Ellery's lives, and now being a witness to a mysterious arson near his shop... who knows?  who KNOWS?

Yes well, then poor Dupree is going to end up covered in grease! yuck! (just kidding )

[magicmountain]

Since I have lost all credibility with regard to my taste in men, I shall refrain from suggesting a suitable partner for our Jeremy.

I know where sex is concerned things are sometimes not straightforward and people can struggle in a fog of confusion, but it seems that Dupree's hormones have gone awol. Young men usually have to put it in somewhere - strike first and ask questions later. And if in doubt, just put a paper bag over their head! But Dupree doesn't seem to feel driven to have sex with anyone. It's not as if he is consciously struggling with a forbidden attraction to men while taking girls out. He just seems ambivalent.

Having said all that, Dupree is a sensitive soul and a decent young man and I am probably putting unworthy expectations on him! Shame on me! Has anyone suggested the priesthood?

[David]

OMG, I was just watching an old episode of CSI: Miami and the girl that played Junior was a guest star.

   I just saw her yesterday on an episode of the TV show "24".

[MaineWriter]

You folks are doing a disservice to the radiator repairmen of the world. I am sure Nate will clean up just fine!

And since it was posted 5000 posts ago and probably no one remembers, I offer this up again: one of our choices for Nate. We had two guys (and I don't think we ever decided). The other one was older and looked more like a country boy. Since we are talking about a potential love interest for Jeremy, I think this one is better since he looks to be a little closer in age.




Leslie

[MaineWriter]

Having said all that, Dupree is a sensitive soul and a decent young man and I am probably putting unworthy expectations on him! Shame on me! Has anyone suggested the priesthood?

That would probably settle the gay issue once and for all! LOL

Leslie

[RonitR]

... but it seems that Dupree's hormones have gone awol. Young men usually have to put it in somewhere - strike first and ask questions later. And if in doubt, just put a paper bag over their head! But Dupree doesn't seem to feel driven to have sex with anyone. It's not as if he is consciously struggling with a forbidden attraction to men while taking girls out. He just seems ambivalent.

You know, I've been wondering about that one myself.

The guys I knew when 24 - 26, would have pounced on the  leggy Janice  the first chance they got - their job performance the next day, fatigue, or even common sense  be damned...

I assumed it's due to his subconscious attraction to men, but who knows...