Angry man

Or a bit of a joke? I see the latter (ref Sunday's blip).

Currently Reading Bill Bryson's book 'The Road to Little Dribbling' which has some really funny moments simply because he holds a mirror up for us to see how silly we can be at times, both the British as a race and people generally and his rather scathing view of the idiocy of some people matches my own on many occasions. An example relating to a visit to a little local shop on a typical town high street where he has gone to buy a bottle of water:

Bill: 'Has the new Tesco made a difference to trade?'
Shopkeeper: Nodding grimly 'it was already hard, now it's getting bloody impossible. Come back in a few months and I guarantee that a lot of the shops on this street won't be here'
Bill: 'That's sad'
Shopkeeper: 'Bloody tragedy'
Bill: 'But then again, your shop is kind of a dump, you didn't say hello when I came in and you give every appearance of being a miserable old git'
Shopkeeper: 'you're absolutely right. I really should try a lot harder shouldn't I?'
Bill: 'Much harder but sad thing is that you won't. You'll just bitch away as if your failing business is everybody's fault but your own'
Shopkeeper: 'You are so right. Well thank you for helping me to be a better shopkeeper and possibly even a better person. I hope you'll come again'

Of course he didn't have this conversation but it's what went through his head. Nice to know I'm not alone in doing this?