Word: firth
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...Still, Fielding undercuts criticism by employing a bit of self-parody. Recognizing the potential silliness of Bridget's obsession with Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy on TV's "Pride and Prejudice"), the author exaggerates it by giving Bridget an over-the-top interview opportunity with the man himself (part of the in-joke is that Bridget is writing for the Independent, the same newspaper where Bridget herself was created in a spoof column by Fielding). Bridget falling over herself to ask Firth about the diving scene in Pride and Prejudice ("what I mean is did you ever have to take...