Irma La Douce

[lurkerjuzjoinedup]

IRMA LA DOUCE - from a google search

This Billy Wilder classic romantic comedy stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine as a prostitute and her ‘business manager’ who start playing games of disguise and mistaken identity when the business manager falls in love with his star client.

During a heated "discussion" between my husband's two business partners one of them (male) referred to me as "Irma La Douce".

Obviously not meant as a compliment!

As this was an ongoing saga of name-calling by this man, he had called our other partner's daughter and son theives and drug addicts, one of my staff a liar, and said that my husband had threatened said staff (all of which was proved false) the other partner (female) told my husband. He was not at all happy that someone had even vaguely suggested that his wife was a prostitute (can't say I'm happy about it either) and has asked the male partner to explain why he would call me such, for no reason, and for an apology. Partner hemmed, hawed and looked embarrassed but didn't explain or apologise. Must explain that we are only partners with this man due to circumstances - had never met him before this joint venture.

Are we over-reacting?

[Earthborn]

Obviously not meant as a compliment!Maybe he meant that you had a heart of gold. Irma la Douce is 'the hooker with a heart of gold' (la prostituée au cœur d'or) after all.
Or maybe you were wearing green stockings.

Or maybe your husband used to be a cop, and loved you so much that he took several backbreaking jobs to pay for you at night, for the entire night, because he didn't want you to be with anyone else.

Irma la Douce (http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/irma-la-douce.html) is a really brilliant and charming film, and the qoute you found misrepresents it entirely.

Someone can call you worse things than Irma la Douce. Whether it was intended as a compliment is another matter.

[lurkerjuzjoinedup]

Originally posted by Earthborn

Irma la Douce[/url] is a really brilliant and charming film, and the qoute you found misrepresents it entirely.


I actually agree with this, quite one of my favourite Maclaine films.
But even though she may have a heart of gold, and is a delightful character, she is still a hooker.

When the person in question was yelling, swearing and frothing at the mouth, it was hard to take as anything other than an insult.

Do have red hair tho'.:D

[kittynh]

sounds like he is an idiot...

some people just ARE.

Last international flight I had I sat next to an idiot who proceeded to get drunk and tell me all about how America was being ruined by "those guys". Once he over came what little inhibition he had left he used the racial slur...

I wanted to print a sign that said, "I'm not with this person!" as we were getting lots of looks. Finally a kind stewardess found me another seat - a middle seat, but I didn't care!