to want MNers to tone down their ire.

[OrmIrian]

Everyone is 'furious' and 'livid' and 'disgusted'. It's quite alarming. If we aren't very careful there will be an adjective arms race. Soon 'furious' won't be enough any more. The mildest word that will have any meaning be 'incandescent'. And then we will move on to threats of violence and mutually assured destruction.

Please please for the safety of all user and the sanity of the few may we tone down the anger. For 'livid' please substitute 'a little annoyed'. For 'furious' how about 'mildly miffed'?

Who's with me? All those in favour say 'aye'. Gently and don't forget to say please.

I like to word 'molten' it goes beyond incandescent. It suggests heat has been applied for long enough at high enough intensity to melt rocks.

I am molten with rage about X,Y and Z.

yep....agree some posters are way too easily rattled...spoils the convos..

aye

Although what happened to just being cross? I get cross, and annoyed!

I like a little ire

I have been known to be cheesed off, from time to time. But I'm rarely (if ever, come to think about it) livid about anything.

Although I was jolly cross about something a short while ago. I can't remember what, now.

So aye.

"Devastated" is my favourite especially when used to describe being a bit upset and annoyed at something.

I write off anyone who uses that sort of language for quite boring everyday events as a bit of an idiot.

"Molten" is an excellent word because it always makes me think of chocolate pudding.

mmmmmmmmmmmm pudding

[homer simpson]

i like fury!

I shall be merely irked in future

There was a women in Monsoon changing rooms yesterday who was so livid about something pretty trivial that she made the girl manning the door cry.

She went on and on and on and on....I almost intervened...but I was too scared of her!

I don't know about Molten, it just make me think of expensive lovely Molton Brown bubble bath.

(Not sure what that says about me)

I love the over dramatic use of vocabulary on MN. It leads to a thesaurus approach to describing MNers anger, with each subsequent poster trying to use a different one.

I agree with the thesaurus - I have learnt a few new words since joining MN.

arf Ormirian

I agree I am livid at the constant ire and disgust that mn is full of atm

aye aye captn

I sense a bit of 'smouldering resentment' in some recent posts.

Adds a bit of uncertainty to the exact trigger, timing and intensity of the final explosion.

I think that mildly indignant is a good extreme expression of anger. It suggests there is a basic level of acceptable behaviour that has not been reached and one is reacting with slightly pursed lips and a sharp intake of breath - rather than screaming fury and an axe.

Oh yes I like 'mildly indignant' along with 'disappointed'..Both phrases speak volumes of hurt and pain that are left unexpressed but can only be imagined. Teachers do both of them quite well I find.

OrmIrian I am spitting fireballs of fury at you for insinuating in the OP, using my name and everything, that I need to be reminded to say "please".

Thank you

disappointed is powerful I think. My Mother used to say she was "disappointed" when we did something stupid. Then she would use the look.

many apologies gently

i shall be a little riled or displeased in future, unless my ire is well and truly warrented in which case i shall be impassioned or incensed.

hope thats ok!

i am looking forward to being impassioned at some point in the future. will make a change from being well and truly pissed off.

Thank you Orm

Ooh, mildly indignant is great. Do you think we could persuade Munsnet to make MI a recognised abbreviation?

I think that we should hark back to gentler days, Ormrian and in this spirit would like to reassure you that I have had a most tiresome day, but I am feeling only a little fatigued. Thank you.

(Florence skips off singing "Cherry Ripe" in her special 'ladies of a certain age at weddings' style.)

Ok, Ok OmrIrian, if we go with your 'anger-lite' approach, can we at least have a get out clause for when we are suffering from PMT?

Whilst usually 'mildly indignant' may cut the mustard, when in the throes of PMT only expletives the stronger words will do.

I like peeved. It sounds so silly that it always makes me giggle.

I'm pretty darned furious that someone else got there first though. How dare they? In fact, hold on...I'm bordering on incandescent as I type!

The nerve