please empty your brain below
Do you have a sore throat from all that non-stop shouting?

Blue Witch | Homepage | 09.12.09 - 7:38 a.m. | #

I shout at news folk who walk down streets waving their hands about, occasionally looking down at their shoes.

"Sit DOWN! Sit BEHIND a desk! Sit with a photo of the place BEHIND YOU! Or if you must, STAND ON A 'KING BALCONY. We know you've been there. SIT DOWN !"

John Simpson started all this news folk wandering around malarkey. He needed the exercise and to lose a few pounds. What's with the latest lot doing it?

adaptorplug | 09.12.09 - 7:44 a.m. | #

It's called ageing.

zed | Homepage | 09.12.09 - 8:47 a.m. | #

So it's not just me then... Seriously, shouting at the television is the only reason for having the wretched thing in the house these days. That and the exercise we now get since the batteries died in the remote control.

Chaz | Homepage | 09.12.09 - 9:17 a.m. | #

I don't have stress or anger issues- ermmmmmm. Best watch out for when you start answering back to your shouts.

peter | 09.12.09 - 10:33 a.m. | #

It shows a command of common sense in a world that has clearly lost it.

It shows that you care about stuff and are not in comatose denial and indifference.

It could be aging too, but since I do the same and am older than you, I'm hardly likely to adopt that theory!

Pamela | Homepage | 09.12.09 - 10:36 a.m. | #

http://
diamondgeezer.blogspot.co...699901650009758

No further questions, m'lud. Your witness.

Russell Persistent Troll Bowes | 09.12.09 - 10:40 a.m. | #

Sorry, I forgot to quote this:

"When bloggers flaunt their politics assuming everybody else is wrong, I hiss."

Thyself. Heal. Physician. Re-arrange these three words into a well known phrase or saying.

Russell Persistent Troll Bowes | 09.12.09 - 10:42 a.m. | #

There's a lot of us out there shouting these days
Why does nobody listen?

gilly | 09.12.09 - 10:51 a.m. | #

Don´t stop if it helps you. Looking forward to hearing your bellowing here in the middle of Europe :o)

Pavla | 09.12.09 - 10:54 a.m. | #

"when Simon Cowell appears and says something fatuous"

Is someone paying you to watch Simon Cowell? My hourly tarif for doing that would be pretty high.

Italian Londoner | 09.12.09 - 11:02 a.m. | #

Yeah, it's called getting older. I've been doing it for years.

It's the letters page of the Guardian next, you know.

Audrey | 09.12.09 - 11:10 a.m. | #

Calm down dear, it's only people being annoyingly human. Most of the time IT DOESN'T MATTER. Just because it's there doesn't mean you need to notice.

Or in other words, yes, it's mostly you.

Autolycus | Homepage | 09.12.09 - 11:22 a.m. | #

Ageing yes of course, we all do it. And get some powdered milk in. It's not the same as fresh but better than drinking black tea.

Helena Handcart | Homepage | 09.12.09 - 2:40 p.m. | #

You are in training - this is the first step to tackling the problem of shouting at your first human being. Your first victim is likely to be on the end of a telephone...Once you've done that, there is no knowing where it will end.
If your work requires you to keep a zip on your personal views/analysis/observations then the more training you're going to do. It will be a sad say when you finally blow - unfortunately, I suspect you will eventually.

B | 09.12.09 - 2:53 p.m. | #

Living alone has nothing to do with it. My flatmate's always shouting at the telly.

martin | Homepage | 09.12.09 - 4:01 p.m. | #

I'm pleased to hear I am not the only one being telephoned by robots. There doesn't appear to be anything we can do about these as the calls originate from overseas and our telecoms regulator doesn't want to do anything about it.

Steve | 09.12.09 - 4:50 p.m. | #

Victor Meldew became my mentor many years ago. I haven't looked back since!

CornishCockney | 09.12.09 - 5:12 p.m. | #

What? I can't hear you.

Amused | 09.12.09 - 5:28 p.m. | #

Its the reader comments on Sky News website that get me...

Simon | 09.12.09 - 6:29 p.m. | #

What a wonderful post.

Ricolas | 09.12.09 - 9:15 p.m. | #

"There's a lot of us out there shouting these days
Why does nobody listen?"

Shout less, listen more?

Mike | 09.12.09 - 10:23 p.m. | #

DG, I remember a not too old post where you rated your degree of happiness as an 8 on a 0-10 scale. Does this still apply? How can it be reconciled with all the shouting you describe here?

To be honest, I've been reading your blog since years not only because it's interesting, but also because it makes me feel cosy and relaxed. The shouting revelation is a bit puzzling.

Barbara Jacob | Homepage | 09.12.09 - 10:54 p.m. | #

I've been shouting for years. And now the Guardian does not seem to want to publish my letters...
I must be getting bad.

pop artist | 09.12.09 - 11:05 p.m. | #

Well DG, just be thankful you don't have a truculent teenager to be shouting at in addition to all the other irritants on your list! And if things get bad enough one can always turn to humor...

Jon | Homepage | 10.12.09 - 2:32 p.m. | #

Ah, me too, and it's our age, you know. Actually, I recently bought the T Shirt.. "Grumpy Old Man" lol
Cxx

Christian | 11.12.09 - 9:22 p.m. | #

Congratulations - you've turned into your grandfather.

Walker | Homepage | 14.12.09 - 6:40 a.m. | #











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