to beleive the ability to be outraged regularly by events is a prerequisite for living in the 21st century?

[OrmRenewed]

It seems that every reaction has to be writ large. Not only do people describe quite ordinary things as 'stunning' and 'brilliant, but the negative reaction is similarly extreme. People don't say 'tsk', roll their eyes and move on, pondering on the irritations of modern life. They get very cross, write to the papers and feel outraged. And possibly demand compensation.

I don't. I think I am a dinosaur.
How do I develop my outrage? Does it use a specific part of the brain. Would eating fish help? Am I too old to learn?

Piqued is good.

I'm sorry if I outraged you at my rejection of 'gobsmacked' but I'm afraid it is a tabloidish word. Sorry

a moral pique and good folk naughty person doesn't cut it for you?

or bemuse the ponies

"Terrify the stallions" please. Never let things be understated.

Clearly you are all in some sort of bullying conspiracy to ignore my OUTRAGE at the lack of cake.

i have just had cake. Coconut cake, with small piece of glace cherry on top.

i could summon some emotion in the region of 'not unmoved' at your plight, but i am too full of cake.

After cake, I am completely incapable of any heightened emotion as the pleasure it brings paralyses all negativity and energy driven feelings (i.e outrage/annoyance/displeasure/indignation) and as I eat cake most days, well >
''Why if I had a brain I could...I could while away the hours, conferring with the flowers consulting with the rain. And my head I'd be a-scratchin', while my thoughts were busy hatchin' if I only had a brain.''

Now....where's the tea pot?

Feel the same about wine mitsubishi

Imagine my shock, when I returned from swimming to discover that various unnamed posters on MN had wasted an entire afternoon being outraged. I was so upset I had to have a nice sit down and waft my face with my hand. I think it will be very long time before I am able to post again....

Do you think I can call Lawyers4U ?

YES! Do it at once! They can't be allowed to get away with it.

passes Orm wine<

passes Mitsu cake<
There, try to be enraged!
covering my own liability as ever....

What do you mean, enraged? Am blardy furious, heads will roll, I will not take this lying down.

Now where I did I leave that wine I bought earlier in face of funding crisis?

YANBU - that is my measured response to an excellent point well made