Cometh the hour, cometh the random person

[nineveh_uk]

The member of the audience leaping to the action to save the show is familiar from real life as well as 42nd Street. Singers do, after all, get coughs. The occasional actor will break a leg. If you're lucky, it happens in time for the management to get Thomas Allen fresh off the plane. If you're really lucky you're the student in the audience who

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[slemslempike]

My nipples are deeply unhappy just thinking about a woollen sports bra.

[nineveh_uk]

Quite! I don't care what people say about merino, no.

[parrot_knight]

I don't know if I've mentioned that a family friend is one of Thomas Allen's circle of fans who phone him surrounding and in intervals at performances to tell him how wonderful he is...

[ylla]

I was picturing a waxing technician as something very different!

(My understanding of the Norwegian is that he is a ski-butterer, which is oddly pleasing.)

[nineveh_uk]

If any team were to have an inhouse beauty salon it would be the Norwegians!

I assume the etymology is the same as "smear", but yes, I always make the butter association.

[ylla]

I thought it might be like swimming (and cycling?) where the smoother you are the better...

[nineveh_uk]

That's the job of the very tight suits :-) In fact, beards appear to be a bit in fashion for the menn at the moment.