However, if Prude decides to read, Lewd won't. I'm sort of the house prude and the pet reactionary. If Prude decides not to read, then Lewd will decide to read. Prude thinks that the book is indecent and that it should be disposed of unread. The humour might annoy the prude but provides continuous enjoyment to the rest. As de Mille's husband, Walter Prude, put it, "Allegro" went over "like a wet firecracker". He insisted that he was no prude; "I just didn't think the lines were funny". The two members of society are named "Lewd" and "Prude". However, he would get even more enjoyment out of Prude being forced to read it. Synonyms of "prude" include; patty da prude, goody-goody and Mrs Grundy. Pirate Prude was the debut EP from American indie rock band Helium. According to Richardson, she was "a prude, at least by today's standards". De Mille married Walter Prude on June 14, 1943. On March 30, 2012, Prude signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.