Steve Schwartz wrote: >L'uomo dai boffi It was amusing to see Steve Schwartz include Lord Berners' "bird-chirping- sounding" real name Tyrwhitt in his interesting post on the eccentric, some in England might say "balmy," composer. I would just like to add "boffi" (plural) is usually translated as "whiskers." Not that I have anything against mustaches. John Dalmas [log in to unmask]