How does one earn the description 'a bit mad'?

As above, really. How do people who are described as a 'bit mad' behave and what do you think of people who exhibit such behaviour? Do you wish that you could be a bit more mad?

Thoughts are most welcome.

Reply 1

mr_person

People who are very lound and outgoing and quite eccentric.

Personally I think i'm mad enough :tongue:

Reply 2

rawls87

Murdock from The A Team!!

"You crazy FOOL" :biggrin:

Reply 3

713

mr_person

People who are very lound and outgoing and quite eccentric.

Personally I think i'm mad enough :tongue:

Reply 4

daytona0

713

Reply 5

Elitist

You don't have to be loud. Even if you're just eccentric you can still earn the repuation of being a bit mad.

Reply 6

Talon

Im a bit insane. Haw haw!

Reply 7

wirbelsturm

I'm perfectly normal and I love it.

Reply 8

anjurdsg

poltroon

people who are mad, but not really mad

Reply 9

BJ-Dubois

I knew a guy who used be "a bit mad" and have an eccentric side now and then. However, one day he went insane for the lack of love and smeared faecal matter all over me and the cell wall. This is a warning to the last poster who seemed to suggest that there is a clear dividing line between eccentricity and insanity, the two are far too near each other. Remain absolutely boringly normal and you will be alright.

Reply 10

kam

People who ask questions in lectures and then mumble off and start having conversations with themselves.
There was a guy like that in my course last year...quite funny.

I think I'm already a little too eccentric for my own good.

Reply 11

esmaraldo

You don't have to be that loud... you can be "a bit mad" if people go "...right..." after you make one of your usually helpful suggestions.

Anyway, I believe that eccentricity's normal. If you're motivated and original and think a lot "outside" the box, that has to be a good thing right? Insane's generally read as above the extreme...so, yeah, insane is very like eccentric, just that eccentrics are nice, and insane people are thought not to be so nice. But they're just labels for people who aren't big standard.

Reply 12

username30638

There is absolutely nothing worse than people who introduce or describe themselves as being any of the following:

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A bit mad

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A bit of a nutter

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A little insane

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Zany

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Crazy

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A great laugh

... or any variations on the above.

It's kind of ok if your friend or somebody else describes you in that way, because at least there is somebody to vouch for your madness / zaniness / insanity / whatever.

But when somebody calls himself or herself any of those things, you can be pretty sure that it's not true, and that they are probably just a very annoying person who does stupid things to get attention.

So OP, I would advise you not to try too hard to get the 'a bit mad' tag. It's not a good look. :cool:

Reply 13

melonman

i guy in the year below me when i used to go to college used to walk around the bus lanes talking to himself all through his frees! i was sat im my car once and he was walking back and forth talking to himself soo randomly about different types of car like he was presenting a TV show! i was sat there listening whilst he carried on oblivious to me being there :s-smilie: