Most honest observers, seeing the bossy, shrieking, almost
hysterical tone that is presented on this blog, are capable of drawing the correct conclusion.
The often -
hysterical tone of much commentary about shockwaves — low probability, high impact scenarios — makes me wonder about these people's sincerity.
On a less theoretical level, the alternately elegiac and
hysterical tone of the exhibition can be more than amply explained by my personal theory, which is that their supposed editors long ago murdered the enfeebled remnants of the Chadwick family and have been happily impersonating them ever since.
2006 was perhaps less embarrassing on the pitch, but Wayne Rooney's decision to indulge in a moment of incautious studbanter in Ricardo Carvalho's personal space, and Cristiano Ronaldo's subsequent, heinous wink, ensured that a suitably
hysterical tone accompanied England on their way.
Lying on the ground or hanging limply from a pole in the corner of a gallery space and speaking in anxious, angry or even
hysterical tones, these disturbing little effigies with their lifelike faces often startled passersby.
Not exact matches
When he commented - in response to the usual question about why he was so unreasonably opposed to condoms as a means of fighting Aids - that in fact condomdistribution isn't helping, and may be worsening, the spread of HIV / AIDS in Africa, he provoked an avalanche of hostile comment, much of it almost
hysterical in
tone.
While the story is careful to include moderate Muslim voices, the overall
tone is nearly
hysterical, and in retrospect will likely look like the Reefer Madness of the Islamic panic.
It's his measured hand with
tone that's really noteworthy, never over-reaching with each twist of the plot, keeping the tension on a simmer, and even when things boil over, «10 Cloverfield Lane» gets feverishly exciting but not
hysterical.