Tired and Emotional

As  we all know, language changes over time. It appears that the honourable phrase, "tired and emotional" has been replaced:


Normal service will be resumed, the BBC has promised, after Radio 2 listeners
raised concerns over another baffling early-morning performance by Sarah
Kennedy.


The broadcaster mispronounced words and let sentences tail off in a rambling
show that prompted a number of listeners to voice fears for her health on
the station’s website.


Kennedy, 57, referred to Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a “pink polka blot”
dress and described the victim in the Phil Spector murder trial as having a
“gunshot to her month”. She offered to send some “panties” to soldiers in
Afghanistan and also appeared to have difficulty reading the newspaper
review.


After garbling one phrase, the former Game for a Laugh host explained: “I’m
sorry, I have got a bit of a breathing problem today but I will get that
sorted out by going to see the docs.” The BBC blamed Kennedy’s difficulties
on a sore throat and said that she hoped to return to the airwaves this
morning.

Useful to know, don’t you think? ‘Tis a little odd that it should make its appearance now though: surely, now that you can’t smoke in a pub, that couldn’t be the cause of breathing problems, could it? Or a sore throat?

2 responses

  1. Kay Tie Avatar
    Kay Tie

    It could actually have been a neurological problem. At least, that’s what the Bishop of Southwark is sticking by.

  2. The exerpts stated above don’t seem that different to Kennedy’s regular output….

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