Tuesday, June 1

buzzing between the ears

On the bus home on Friday, I had a mobile phoney sitting behind me. At first I was annoyed to be subjected to his prattle. Then I noticed he was using all the managerial buzzwords and phrases. GOING FORWARD and ISSUES and ON THE GROUND. I realised I could either fume or find a way to enjoy it. So I took out the iPod and started noting down each bit of meaningless bullshit. I was compiling quite a list, and I was almost disappointed when he hung up before I had the full set.

I'm reading a couple of Irvine Welsh collections of short stories. Funny, shocking and true. I sometimes read whole pages out loud, to get the full benefit of the dialogue.

4 comments:

  1. Albert? I've only ever read Trainspotting. A bit remiss, eh? Re The boy on the bus: Why do you let yourself get annoyed by stuff like that? Would you rather go back to the transistor radios blaring out crap? I think not. Proportionally, they would have made your brain explode with annoyance! Dearie me! Hotboy

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  2. Albert? Proportionally? Is that a word? Hotboy

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  3. I say!

    You should always do a SWOT analysis before making decisions like that. Results in better synergy.

    Nice to touch base with you again, BTW.

    MM III

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  4. Hotters, it was your example that inspired me to start seething at people. Before that I loved everybody.

    I think it is a word, though whether more apposite than proportionately, I couldn't say without a dictionary.

    Mingers, nice that we're on the same page.

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