Calm down now! Bob and Rob discuss the topic of anger this week.

PHRASAL VERBS & IDIOMS
to go off
1 To explode in the literal sense e.g.: The bomb could go off any second.
2 To [bad word] angry at someone or something e.g.: My boss went off at me yesterday when I was late again.
3 To begin or start, which is often used with alarms or warning sirens e.g.: The fire alarm accidentally went off.
4 It can mean a machine that stops e.g.: My old VCR is broken, it keeps going off without me even touching it, so I can't watch any movies.
5 To leave or to wander away e.g.: I don't know exactly where John and Mary are, they just went off somewhere together
6 Can also refer to certain foods or drinks that are no longer good enough to eat because they have [bad word] too old or rotten e.g.: I wouldn't touch that milk if I were you, I think it's gone off

"all the rage" = to be at the height of fashion or to be very popular in fashion e.g.:
Back in the 70's, long hair and perms (curly hail), were all the rage.

"goofy" means odd looking or strange e.g.:
When I see old photos of myself in flares, I think I look goofy. Note: in snowboarding terminology, goofy means to ride your board the opposite way to that which is natural to you.

We discuss the importance of echo questions in this segment. Understand? Understand?
These are used when you haven't understood what has been said, or, when you want to make sure that what you heard was in fact correct. In other words, it is a useful way for the listener to clarify or confirm what the speaker has said. They may also be used when you find some news surprising. Look at these examples:
A: Bush lost his job.
B: Bush lost his job? Really?
A: I'm voting for Schwarzenegger.
B: You're voting for who?
A: She paid $200,000 for that car.
B: She paid how much? / How much did she pay?
A: John cheated on his test.
B: He did what? / He what?
 So, try to use this technique when you're not sure what the speaker has said. It will also help you to sound more natural and fluent.

We look at some hodgepodge words loosely connected with anger or angry people. (US) a line up (UK) an identification parade
(US) lost-and- found (UK) (the) lost property
(US) a mailbox (UK) a pillar box
(US) kerosene (UK) paraffin
(US) mad (UK) angry
(US) crazy (UK) mad

This joke is funny because of what a young boy says about his mother. The boy is playing with his toy trains and is using his imagination as he's pretending to be the station guard talking to the passengers, but he is using [bad word] language. The mother was naturally cross (angry) and told her son to go to his room for two hours as a form of punishment. After two hours the boy starts playing with the trains again and he now uses very polite and formal language. However, the [bad word] when the boy says something like this: "to the passengers that are still angry about the two hour delay, please see the [bad word] lady in the kitchen." This refers to the 2 hours that the boy had to spend in his room and the lady in the kitchen is his mother. So, the boy simply started playing the same imaginary game again after his punishment and in his imaginary conversation [bad word] about his mother

QUOTATIONS
''How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it" (Marcus Aurelious)
''He who angers you, conquers you" (Elizabeth Kinney)
 
"Thousands Lives" by Angry Panda [bad word] 

 [bad word] me off = make you sick and tired or [bad word] and angry with something or someone.

Gross = slang term that means disgusting.

Flares = the trousers / pants (UK/USA respectively) and jeans that were all the rage in the late 60's and early 1970's. The bottom parts were very wide and looked like bells. Hence they are also known as bell 
bottoms.