Off his rocker?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="He">He</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rocker">rocker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="rocker">rocker</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Rocker">Rocker</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roller">roller</span> <span word="singer">singer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="originally">originally</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cozy">cozy</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="comfy">comfy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fro">fro</span>, <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="backward">backward</span>, <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="wildly">wildly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="wildly">wildly</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="crashing">crashing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="rocker">rocker</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="mad">mad</span>, <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nutty">nutty</span>, <span word="nutty">nutty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crazy">crazy</span>, <span word="emotionally">emotionally</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="He">He</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span>”. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="swings">swings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="self">self</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="self">self</span>, <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>.</p>
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