Talk to the Hand

Trilby · 12-02-2005, 10:17 AM

Lynn Truss, the author of EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES has a new one out, titled TALK TO THE HAND about the astonishing level of rudeness we encounter in every day situations. I was thinking about how I felt after reading some posts in the Politics Forum and I've identified what this vague, shadow-boxing aggression does to me: it makes me weary. Very, very weary. I'm not upset, or impressed. I'm not frightened or angry. I'm just...really tired. I think that the screaming, vein-popping animosity that people feel entitled to give vent to is a consequence of something greater. I am going to make a conscious effort to hold back and observe. I'm also going to try to do better. That is how tired I am.

Sundae · 12-02-2005, 11:15 AM

Perhaps its the phase of the moon....? I walked around a corner earlier this week & bumped into someone - neither of us could have avoided it, but he still found it necessary to call me a cunt before stalking off.

Twice in one week is a record for me I think.

barefoot serpent · 12-02-2005, 01:58 PM

I thought it was a biography of Señor Wences.

...so wrong!

Catwoman · 12-05-2005, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

...he still found it necessary to call me a cunt before stalking off

Don't take it to heart, you live in the Midlands.

Hello all, long time no see, etc, I'm working from home now and on a really slow expensive dial up, and you can't claim 'The Cellar' against tax. Good to see you're all still alive though

mrnoodle · 12-05-2005, 06:07 PM

Catwoman! There's a name I haven't seen in awhile. How ya been.

slang · 12-06-2005, 08:08 AM

In some cultures the name "cunt" is actually a compliment.

Take it light SG. Could be much worse.

Catwoman · 12-06-2005, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnoodle

Catwoman! There's a name I haven't seen in awhile. How ya been.

At moments great, at others bored and stifled. I am not working in a 'proper' job anymore, but doing much more freelance writing, and in the process of setting up a business. Got no money whatsoever and have discovered I am a crap writer hence plan to start business. I do miss you lot, oddly enough, but I can't afford to stay on here long. Must go and find out about that new-fangled hairband system....

glatt · 12-06-2005, 01:23 PM

That was your 1000th post!

Good to see you back, if only briefly.

Trilby · 12-06-2005, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catwoman

I do miss you lot, oddly enough,

She's still sweet as ever.

Elspode · 12-06-2005, 08:27 PM

Ever since Catwoman posted her pic way back when, she's always been my fantasy image of a mature Brit woman for lust purposes.

Cyclefrance · 12-07-2005, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catwoman

.....I'm working from home now and on a really slow expensive dial up, and you can't claim 'The Cellar' against tax. Good to see you're all still alive though

Try Tiscali my feline friend - cheap as chips - I deduct my monthly broadband subscription against what the taxman would otherwise like to charge me without much trouble, so I am sure he would treat a self-employed pussycat in like fashion and on equal terms.

TTFN
CF

PS are you any good with a crochet needle - just asking....

wolf · 12-07-2005, 01:30 PM

Are you running some sort of crochet sweatshop or something, CF?

warch · 12-07-2005, 07:03 PM

and also please, define "good".

footfootfoot · 12-07-2005, 10:34 PM

Ta Ta for now?

That sends me back.

12-02-2005, 10:17 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Talk to the Hand Lynn Truss, the author of EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES has a new one out, titled TALK TO THE HAND about the astonishing level of rudeness we encounter in every day situations. I was thinking about how I felt after reading some posts in the Politics Forum and I've identified what this vague, shadow-boxing aggression does to me: it makes me weary. Very, very weary. I'm not upset, or impressed. I'm not frightened or angry. I'm just...really tired. I think that the screaming, vein-popping animosity that people feel entitled to give vent to is a consequence of something greater. I am going to make a conscious effort to hold back and observe. I'm also going to try to do better. That is how tired I am. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-05-2005, 06:07 PM	#5
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	Catwoman! There's a name I haven't seen in awhile. How ya been. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

12-06-2005, 08:27 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Ever since Catwoman posted her pic way back when, she's always been my fantasy image of a mature Brit woman for lust purposes. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-07-2005, 01:30 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Are you running some sort of crochet sweatshop or something, CF? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-07-2005, 10:34 PM	#14
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Ta Ta for now? That sends me back. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-02-2005, 11:15 AM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Perhaps its the phase of the moon....? I walked around a corner earlier this week & bumped into someone - neither of us could have avoided it, but he still found it necessary to call me a cunt before stalking off. Twice in one week is a record for me I think.

12-02-2005, 01:58 PM	#3
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I thought it was a biography of Señor Wences. ...so wrong!

12-06-2005, 08:08 AM	#6
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	In some cultures the name "cunt" is actually a compliment. Take it light SG. Could be much worse.

12-06-2005, 01:23 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That was your 1000th post! Good to see you back, if only briefly.

12-07-2005, 07:03 PM	#13
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	and also please, define "good".

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