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Margaret Pilkington · 05-08-2005, 14:37

Here goes.

Dear Sir,
I wish to challenge the misconception you may have inadvertently created by giving my letter in last weeks Observer, the title 'It Really Makes My Blood Boil'.

My blood has never boiled, I may have been annoyed, irritated or agitated, but never has my blood boiled.

The points I was trying to establish last week were:-

1) the overuse of a very tired cliche.

2) the petty and inconsequential topics used by Mr Angry.
(goodness knows there are enough real anger making topics out there in the world and
in our own locality)

3) the column should be ditched.

I still think that, (when the Schools go back in September) you should offer this space to the pupils of year 10/11 to air their views on issues of local, national or global interest.
Who knows, you may find a budding columnist in their midst.

If the Mr angry column was started to introduce some levity, then I would have to say it fails miserably.

Yours etc.

harwood red · 05-08-2005, 18:23

Love It Margaret

garinda · 05-08-2005, 18:29

Very good, I expected nothing less.

The Mr Angry illustrarion is crap as well, it really makes.......... oh, better not!

lettie · 05-08-2005, 18:49

Two cracking letters there Margaret. The Mr Angry column really is a waste of space with highly forgettable topics being ranted about. This kind of tat is only there to fill a gap which would be far better used by local school kids airing their views. Maybe a small prize for the best column could be offered on a weekly basis, cinema tickets, music vouchers etc. You never know, it may even encourage kids to write in English instead of text speak...

harwood red · 05-08-2005, 18:57

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Originally Posted by lettie

it may even encourage kids to write in English instead of text speak...

good point Lettie

Margaret Pilkington · 05-08-2005, 19:18

That is my fervent hope Lettie.......and a picture of the columnist for the week would do no harm either.

Gayle · 05-08-2005, 20:09

What you could include Margaret is...... "why don't you bring back that talented Mrs Knight?" Only joking, I think the chance of them asking me back is about as slim as it can get.

Margaret Pilkington · 05-08-2005, 21:06

I did think about it Gayle.....believe me I did.
I had sent it by the time I posted on here.....my motto is 'Do it NOW'

WillowTheWhisp · 05-08-2005, 23:15

I think Mr. Angry is a poor imitation of a similar column in a Lancaster newspaper and I agree that it is little more than a waste of space. As it doesn't have an actual by line it may well not be written by one individual but cobbled together in the office by whoever has a spare moment. (Could be wrong about that so I'd better not say it too loudly.)

Gayle · 06-08-2005, 07:27

Perhaps we should have the Accy Web Challenge! Let's see how many letters we can get printed in one week - see if we can fill an entire page of the paper with Accy Web writers (all on different subjects, of course).

garinda · 06-08-2005, 10:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gayle Knight

Perhaps we should have the Accy Web Challenge! Let's see how many letters we can get printed in one week - see if we can fill an entire page of the paper with Accy Web writers (all on different subjects, of course).

Lol, great idea.

Perhaps we already do???

Ada Bottomley, [Mrs.]

Initals? Surely not?