Comments on: Talking in circles – Our story http://www.mangeorge.com/2008/07/talking-in-circles-our-story/ the best things in life aren't things Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: George Man http://www.mangeorge.com/2008/07/talking-in-circles-our-story/comment-page-1/#comment-8835 George Man Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:06:02 +0000 http://mangeorge.com/?p=210#comment-8835 “So. How does it feel?” “How does what feel?” “You know to be… Well, to be you.” “Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?” “Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.” “So you want to know how it feels to be me then?” “Yes.” “And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?” “Correct” “So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?” “Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?” “What could I have done? Let her take mine?” “All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun” ” I already told you that I did it in self-defense” ” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?” “Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“ “Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.” “I just did it. What do you want me to say?” “So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?” “No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.” “You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?” “She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?” “So you are saying she was really mad?” “That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?” “Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?” “She had a bad haircut.” “Come on… Stop this nonsense!” “Don’t know why she acted like that…. Our relationship ended years ago…. She had an affair with her boss…. Several days ago, the boss’s wife found out about it.” “How would you describe your relationship?” “Hmm…what can i say? (thinking)..there are lots of things to be said.. When i first saw her (dreaming)..but,no! I don’t want to talk about this! Those days are gone!” “Please, sir, go on.” “No. I don’t want to remember anything.” “I’m sure it’s hard to talk about it, but you can still try. It might help us understand.” “Nobody can understand. Even I couldn’t do that.” "Can you tell us more about your wife's affair with her boss? How did you find out about it?" "She told me herself. She worked for her previous employer for 3 years and became friendly with him. Three months ago, when the company was being sold, a series of meetings was held out of town with the merging business. During one of these trips, she and her boss were alone for three days. When she returned, I got a terrible gut feeling." “So. How does it feel?”
“How does what feel?”
“You know to be… Well, to be you.”
“Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?”
“Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.”
“So you want to know how it feels to be me then?”
“Yes.”
“And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?”
“Correct”
“So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?”
“Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?”
“What could I have done? Let her take mine?”
“All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun”
” I already told you that I did it in self-defense”
” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?”
“Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“
“Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.”
“I just did it. What do you want me to say?”
“So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?”
“No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.”
“You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?”
“She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?”
“So you are saying she was really mad?”
“That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?”
“Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?”
“She had a bad haircut.”
“Come on… Stop this nonsense!”
“Don’t know why she acted like that….
Our relationship ended years ago…. She had an affair with her boss….
Several days ago, the boss’s wife found out about it.”
“How would you describe your relationship?”
“Hmm…what can i say? (thinking)..there are lots of things to be said.. When i first saw her (dreaming)..but,no! I don’t want to talk about this! Those days are gone!”
“Please, sir, go on.”
“No. I don’t want to remember anything.”
“I’m sure it’s hard to talk about it, but you can still try. It might help us understand.”
“Nobody can understand. Even I couldn’t do that.”

“Can you tell us more about your wife’s affair with her boss? How did you find out about it?”

“She told me herself. She worked for her previous employer for 3 years and became friendly with him. Three months ago, when the company was being sold, a series of meetings was held out of town with the merging business. During one of these trips, she and her boss were alone for three days. When she returned, I got a terrible gut feeling.”

]]> By: Ade http://www.mangeorge.com/2008/07/talking-in-circles-our-story/comment-page-1/#comment-8833 Ade Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:29:39 +0000 http://mangeorge.com/?p=210#comment-8833 “So. How does it feel?” “How does what feel?” “You know to be… Well, to be you.” “Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?” “Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.” “So you want to know how it feels to be me then?” “Yes.” “And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?” “Correct” “So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?” “Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?” “What could I have done? Let her take mine?” “All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun” ” I already told you that I did it in self-defense” ” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?” “Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“ “Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.” “I just did it. What do you want me to say?” “So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?” “No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.” “You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?” “She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?” “So you are saying she was really mad?” “That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?” “Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?” “She had a bad haircut.” “Come on… Stop this nonsense!” “Don’t know why she acted like that…. Our relationship ended years ago…. She had an affair with her boss…. Several days ago, the boss’s wife found out about it.” “How would you describe your relationship?” “Hmm…what can i say? (thinking)..there are lots of things to be said.. When i first saw her (dreaming)..but,no! I don’t want to talk about this! Those days are gone!” "Please, sir, go on." "No. I don't want to remember anything." "I'm sure it's hard to talk about it, but you can still try. It might help us understand." "Nobody can understand. Even I couldn't do that." “So. How does it feel?”
“How does what feel?”
“You know to be… Well, to be you.”
“Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?”
“Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.”
“So you want to know how it feels to be me then?”
“Yes.”
“And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?”
“Correct”
“So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?”
“Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?”
“What could I have done? Let her take mine?”
“All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun”
” I already told you that I did it in self-defense”
” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?”
“Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“
“Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.”
“I just did it. What do you want me to say?”
“So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?”
“No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.”
“You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?”
“She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?”
“So you are saying she was really mad?”
“That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?”
“Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?”
“She had a bad haircut.”
“Come on… Stop this nonsense!”
“Don’t know why she acted like that….
Our relationship ended years ago…. She had an affair with her boss….
Several days ago, the boss’s wife found out about it.”

“How would you describe your relationship?”

“Hmm…what can i say? (thinking)..there are lots of things to be said.. When i first saw her (dreaming)..but,no! I don’t want to talk about this! Those days are gone!”

“Please, sir, go on.”
“No. I don’t want to remember anything.”
“I’m sure it’s hard to talk about it, but you can still try. It might help us understand.”
“Nobody can understand. Even I couldn’t do that.”

]]> By: Nelly http://www.mangeorge.com/2008/07/talking-in-circles-our-story/comment-page-1/#comment-8831 Nelly Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:52:17 +0000 http://mangeorge.com/?p=210#comment-8831 “So. How does it feel?” “How does what feel?” “You know to be… Well, to be you.” “Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?” “Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.” “So you want to know how it feels to be me then?” “Yes.” “And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?” “Correct” “So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?” “Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?” “What could I have done? Let her take mine?” “All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun” ” I already told you that I did it in self-defense” ” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?” “Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“ “Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.” “I just did it. What do you want me to say?” “So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?” “No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.” “You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?” “She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?” “So you are saying she was really mad?” “That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?” “Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?” “She had a bad haircut.” “Come on… Stop this nonsense!” “Don’t know why she acted like that…. Our relationship ended years ago…. She had an affair with her boss…. Several days ago, the boss’s wife found out about it.” "How would you describe your relationship?" "Hmm...what can i say? (thinking)..there are lots of things to be said.. When i first saw her (dreaming)..but,no! I don't want to talk about this! Those days are gone!" “So. How does it feel?”
“How does what feel?”
“You know to be… Well, to be you.”
“Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?”
“Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.”
“So you want to know how it feels to be me then?”
“Yes.”
“And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?”
“Correct”
“So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?”
“Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?”
“What could I have done? Let her take mine?”
“All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun”
” I already told you that I did it in self-defense”
” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?”
“Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“
“Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.”
“I just did it. What do you want me to say?”
“So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?”
“No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.”
“You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?”
“She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?”
“So you are saying she was really mad?”
“That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?”
“Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?”
“She had a bad haircut.”
“Come on… Stop this nonsense!”
“Don’t know why she acted like that….
Our relationship ended years ago…. She had an affair with her boss….
Several days ago, the boss’s wife found out about it.”

“How would you describe your relationship?”

“Hmm…what can i say? (thinking)..there are lots of things to be said.. When i first saw her (dreaming)..but,no! I don’t want to talk about this! Those days are gone!”

]]> By: Mojo http://www.mangeorge.com/2008/07/talking-in-circles-our-story/comment-page-1/#comment-8830 Mojo Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:26:59 +0000 http://mangeorge.com/?p=210#comment-8830 “So. How does it feel?” “How does what feel?” “You know to be… Well, to be you.” “Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?” “Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.” “So you want to know how it feels to be me then?” “Yes.” “And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?” “Correct” “So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?” “Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?” “What could I have done? Let her take mine?” “All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun” ” I already told you that I did it in self-defense” ” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?” “Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“ “Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.” “I just did it. What do you want me to say?” “So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?” “No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.” “You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?” “She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?” “So you are saying she was really mad?” “That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?” “Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?” "She had a bad haircut." "Come on... Stop this nonsense!" "Don't know why she acted like that.... Our relationship ended years ago.... She had an affair with her boss.... Several days ago, the boss's wife found out about it." “So. How does it feel?”
“How does what feel?”
“You know to be… Well, to be you.”
“Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?”
“Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.”
“So you want to know how it feels to be me then?”
“Yes.”
“And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?”
“Correct”
“So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?”
“Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?”
“What could I have done? Let her take mine?”
“All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun”
” I already told you that I did it in self-defense”
” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?”
“Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“
“Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.”
“I just did it. What do you want me to say?”
“So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?”
“No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.”
“You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?”

“She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?”

“So you are saying she was really mad?”

“That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?”

“Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?”

“She had a bad haircut.”
“Come on… Stop this nonsense!”
“Don’t know why she acted like that….
Our relationship ended years ago…. She had an affair with her boss….
Several days ago, the boss’s wife found out about it.”

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.mangeorge.com/2008/07/talking-in-circles-our-story/comment-page-1/#comment-8802 Gretchen Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:49:40 +0000 http://mangeorge.com/?p=210#comment-8802 4. “So. How does it feel?” “How does what feel?” “You know to be… Well, to be you.” “Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?” “Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.” “So you want to know how it feels to be me then?” “Yes.” “And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?” “Correct” “So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?” “Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?” “What could I have done? Let her take mine?” “All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun” ” I already told you that I did it in self-defense” ” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?” “Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“ “Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.” “I just did it. What do you want me to say?” “So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?” “No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.” “You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?” “She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?” “So you are saying she was really mad?” “That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?” “Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?” 4. “So. How does it feel?”
“How does what feel?”
“You know to be… Well, to be you.”
“Ummm, It feels very Me..ey. Is that a good response? Is that what you want to hear?”
“Please sir. You agreed to an interview. You know how to cooperate. You know what we want to hear. I’m on a schedule and I would appreciate it if you don’t waste my time.”
“So you want to know how it feels to be me then?”
“Yes.”
“And I can’t just say Meey. Or like me. Or anything like that, right?”
“Correct”
“So you want to know how it feels to be the man who killed his own wife in self-defense? The man who killed his wife because she was threatening him at gunpoint and he‘d just realized after ten years that she‘d gone mad? The man who actually killed his wife and didn’t do a damn thing wrong?”
“Are you trying to say that killing your wife wasn’t something wrong? That her life was yours to take?”
“What could I have done? Let her take mine?”
“All I know now is that your wife is dead and they found your fingerprints on the gun”
” I already told you that I did it in self-defense”
” I just don’t understand.. Why did you pull the trigger after you disarmed her?”
“Can you remember the mad cow disease that forced the authorities to send to death so many cattle? If you do, please use your scheduled precious time to ask one of the veterinarians what he felt when his job was to burn mad cows. It’s the same fuckin thing. Maybe you’ll understand!“
“Sir. I understand what you are going through right now, but could you tell us a little more calmly? For the listeners..? They really do want to hear your words, but we don’t want to edit it all out.”
“I just did it. What do you want me to say?”
“So, are you saying that you killed your wife out of pity or was it because you felt it had to be done?”
“No! I’m saying I didn’t kill anyone. There was no one there for me to kill. She was already dead when she pointed the gun at me. The person I once knew and loved was no more. All I did was end what was left of her.”
“You are mincing words now. How can a dead person point a gun at you? An who do you think can believe that?”

“She had lost her mind. Don’t you understand I did her a favour? How could she in that state of mind go on living? In a straight-jacket in some forsaken mental hospital?”

“So you are saying she was really mad?”

“That’s exactly what I am saying. I arrived home from work and there she was in the kitchen breaking every piece of crockery we owned. She did not spare a single plate or glass. Is that being sane?”

“Oh so actually she was mad about something – rather than being mentally insane. Any idea what made her so mad?”

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