"Essex babe!" - exclusive to me?

A female escort has just emailed my work, having got the email address off a sex work discussion board I keep an eye on, a offering a discount.

Ok, let's have a look at her site. "I am the girl that you dreamed of, I will fulfill all your desires that you would not dream of asking your partner, girlfriend or wife to do.

"I will do almost anything, anal sex deep throat you name it. I am sub so I love you to be masterful in bed and I enjoy light pain. [..] I draw the line at ( what? )

Opera tonight

The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" lasts 2 min 11 seconds.

Wagner's "Rhinegold" takes 2 hours and 35 minutes to make the same point.

Still worth seeing though, particularly at ENO. I saw their concert version (= singers on a bare stage, sometimes moving about a bit) a couple of years ago, and this year they're staging them all (= sets and acting too) with (I think, but haven't checked) the same cast. It does make a difference.