THE LOOKING GLASS WARS

Symptoms of mercury poisoning include excessive timidity, diffidence, increasing shyness, loss of self-confidence, anxiety, and a desire to remain unobserved and unobtrusive. WHAT? Nothing MAD about all that. So then … when is a Hatter NOT Mad? When he is FURIOUS. Read more about madness at Bleeding Cool:Symptoms of mercury poisoning include excessive timidity, diffidence, increasing shyness, loss of self-confidence, anxiety, and a desire to remain unobserved and unobtrusive. WHAT? Nothing MAD about all that. So then … when is a Hatter NOT Mad? When he is FURIOUS.

Is it the social freedom that the Mad appear to enjoy? Freedom from petty constraints, the herd state and dress codes can be a lure to many individuals. But not to the timid. The timid seem to me to be anything but mad, which is why I so vehemently disagree with the consensus by some that the Mad Hatter’s mental state was induced by inhaling the mercury fumes that were part of the trade of 19th century hat makers. …. Read more from my Bleeding Cool article: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/03/08/go-ask-alyss-hatter-mad/

Make madness this Monday! And while you’re at it check out my Mad Hatter article in Bleeding Cool