Anger
Before he went all whimsical-Mary-Poppins-kitsch with his London Olympics opening ceremony, Danny Boyle directed the darkly disturbing zombie flick, 28 Days Later.
In the film the highly contagious Rage virus cascades through society, turning everyone it touches into raving angry psychotics in a matter of seconds.
You’d be forgiven for seeing it as a commentary on modern society, with so much furious spittle flying from mindless mouths. A quick database search of the nation’s major newspapers brings up 609 stories on angry people. It’s not very scientific, but it does show that our community tends to be infuriated quite a bit.
The racquets smashed by Marcos Baghdatis in last night’s Australian Open outburst have spoken out exclusively about the pain, the hurt and the trauma of racquet abuse.
“This sort of thing should never be tolerated,” said a severely twisted and broken T-Flash 315 Speedflex who preferred to remain anonymous.
“I don’t care if you’re at the Australian Open, Wimbledon or the Kazakhstan Invitational,” the racquet said. “It is simply never acceptable to abuse a racquet in this way.
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stephen says:
Come on Kim. You are one of us now. We do not fail. Read more »
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Dieter Moeckel says:
So easily fixed. Allow them one racquet to play with, not a bagful and they will no longer break their racquets. Okay if you want give them one or two opportunities to replace racquets if they break due to some structural or other fault. There are always simple solutions which… Read more »
Australia, how low can we go? The biggest casualty of the whole carbon tax debate is not the truth, but our capacity for serious, informed debate in what once passed for our robust democracy.
It doesn’t matter which political donkey you pin your tail on, or what side of the warmist debate you’re on, or indeed how you feel about the carbon tax itself. People from both sides of all these fences have been carrying on like the proverbial pork chops. And all over a tax which, by any measure, is hardly going to bankrupt anyone.
Nothing better symbolises the moshpit than yesterday’s slanging matches in Brisbane shopping centres as the Prime Minister toured the Sunshine State.
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MontyDexter says:
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Chris says:
Bugger the scientists and the politicians and take a look out of your window. Then tell me we are having no impact on the planet with a straight face….... Read more »
There are three golden rules in life: Nothing works, everything sucks and everyone you meet is either an idiot or plotting against you.
Being an optimistic and sunny sort of chap I have no problem accepting that this is all an unavoidable part of life and may even play a valuable role in shaping the human condition by teaching us humility through suffering. All I ask is that somebody pays for it.
It’s about time people who indifferently ruin other people’s lives every day were jailed alongside the criminals who do it on purpose.
Continue reading "My feet are wet, life sucks, and someone must PAY" »
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David says:
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Anita says:
Have a whinge….. Australia is the new whinging pom, don’t like it then go do something about it instead of standing on your soap box having a cry. Optus is far far better than other carriers, try being with 3 where the only coverage you get is “searching” and that’s… Read more »
“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” - Abraham Maslow
I was driving through Sydney on Friday around midnight and found myself surrounded by cars filled with youngsters. I’ve never felt so conscious of my own space.
The drivers were like roosters standing over their nests: music pounding, windows down, making their presence felt. I glanced over at one or two of the drivers, their glares were nothing short of threatening. It was a distasteful blend of “I’m out on the town with the boys” and “If you stare at me again I’ll have you.”
Continue reading "Everything rage: The spiral of anger in today’s youths" »
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LC says:
@ Anti Liberal/National, That is the most stupid and outrageous claim I have ever read on The Punch. Read more »
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Sherekahn says:
You say: “You get up in the morning and your shoelace breaks. It pisses you off” Why? Why not say: Mon dieu, c’est la vie! It was obviously your fault anyway, you pulled too hard! You had a bad night after a wild day. You should have seen it coming,… Read more »
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