Reply to: Angry people

[cailin maith]

I hope you sort out your broken ears

Woo hoo - sorted! I love it

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Angry nation: Brits are the angriest people in Europe - Mail Online

"Last year a study by the Mental Health Foundation found that one in four Britons is battling an anger problem."

I am - and I don't even read the Wail (or the Grauniad)

[hyperD]

I wondered what the Daily Mash were on about the other day. Love the bit about 'Batty Mouse'

Gotta love the Mash

[Alf W]

I wondered what the Daily Mash were on about the other day. Love the bit about 'Batty Mouse'

THE BBC has been accused of encouraging annoyance with its new series about a Jamaican rodent.

Although Rastamouse has hardly been on for five minutes, parents of young children, husbands and 'young at heart' men are already finding cries of 'Irie' in a pseudo-West Indian accent extremely wearing.

Housewife Nikki Hollis said: "Last night my husband said he was 'gwarning' to Pizza Express with his 'bredrin'. He's a 45-year-old caucasian who works as a systems analyst.

"If that wasn't bad enough, our seven-year-old son keeps asking if his sandwiches are 'Ital' and has just successfully won the right to smoke marijuana in assembly, having convinced the school governors that it is essential to maintaining his spiritual connection with Jah.

"I should add that neither of them has actually even seen Rastamouse yet, they've only read about it on the internet and decided that the general idea is the most inspired thing ever.

"I have watched it and I disagree."

Stephen Malley, a white, 51-year-old driving instructor said: "I and I is loving Rastamouse, seen. He's making a bad ting good, y'git me star?

"Any man dem hating on those likkle rodents is an utter raasclart, seen."

He added in his normal voice: "I'm not imitating black people, I'm imitating black people portrayed as rodents, so it's not racist."

TV pundit, Julian Cook, said: "Although probably not actually racist unless you're a dick, Rastamouse may not be amusing for much longer than a nanosecond.

"However, I'm looking forward to the episode 'Batty Mouse' where a gay mouse arrives on the scene and challenges the Easy Crew's staunch views on homosexuality."

[pacharan]

Then you'll be wanting this: White middle class Mary, Mungo and Midge go to the Toy Shop

No! Mary Mango and Midge used to live at the top of a tower block. Voice-over was done by Richard Baker though. He was quite middle class.

[cailin maith]

OMG, I forgot about this - I used to watch this on an orange, circular plastic black 'n' white TV eating Findus crispy pancakes.

Retro Dad tea!! Loved them, they were one of my Dads specialist meals along with "egg in a cup"

[hyperD]

Then you'll be wanting this: White middle class Mary, Mungo and Midge go to the Toy Shop

OMG, I forgot about this - I used to watch this on an orange, circular plastic black 'n' white TV eating Findus crispy pancakes.

[RichardCranium]

I'd watch White Middle Class Mouse - My Trip to Waitrose and other fun episodes

Then you'll be wanting this: White middle class Mary, Mungo and Midge go to the Toy Shop

[hyperD]

Are they retired? That does for their brains. It'll turn the most worldly, open minded cosmopolitan into a chardonnay fuelled turbo-bigot in 6 months flat.

My father has just retired (ran own business well past retiring age) and yes, I've seen the warning signs, god bless him. Still itching to get onto the golf club committees etc

Can't keep a good business owner down...lol!

[Mich the Tester]

My parents have occasionally revealed symptoms, having come into contact with the infected, and it is with much love and respect that I have had to apply the necessary corrective antidote and proof to their rather misleading viewpoints.

Are they retired? That does for their brains. It'll turn the most worldly, open minded cosmopolitan into a chardonnay fuelled turbo-bigot in 6 months flat.

[hyperD]

Yes, it is one thing to be confident and to be outspoken and to challenge, but there's a peculiar affliction when people become infected with such traits as DailyWailism or Grauniad-itis, that they become such ludicrous parodies.

My parents have occasionally revealed symptoms, having come into contact with the infected, and it is with much love and respect that I have had to apply the necessary corrective antidote and proof to their rather misleading viewpoints.

[cailin maith]

Probably not. I have become convinced that some people are born old.

Old and contrary, yep I think you are right.

[Mich the Tester]

Did he not watch the Magic Roundabout, the Herb Garden and the Clangers when he was a younger man?

Probably not. I have become convinced that some people are born old.

[hyperD]

It's not solely a manifestation of the DM commentariat that are a parody unto themselves, exacerbated no doubt by retirement and fruitlessly finding meaningful things to do before the inevitability of the termination of their lives, but one cannot help oneself from laughing at comments such as this:

This is the latest effort at the chipping away of British society by the marxist BBC. Teaching children how not to speak English, and thereby remove them from the ability to hold an intelligible conversation, and hold coherent thought. And despite the protestation of innocence, of course the constant reference to cheese is a euphemism for ganja. Everything the BBC does is leftist propaganda, but this time it has sunk to a new low.
- Peter, Macclesfield, 12/2/2011 17:36

Did he not watch the Magic Roundabout, the Herb Garden and the Clangers when he was a younger man?

[MaryPoppins]

Classic! Exactly why I started this thread! I can picture them, red faces, fists bashing on table; they'll be down the pub this evening telling everyone 'they should bring back the birch!'

I'd watch White Middle Class Mouse - My Trip to Waitrose and other fun episodes