Bafflement

At the risk of causing confusion and bafflement, I am going to lead off this week's podcast with a segment I recorded yesterday, the State of the Union speech.

The general mood in the Labour Party and in government is one of slight bafflement.

Many BTS fans gathered early in Party Royale; on Twitter, many expressed fond bafflement at players dancing in front of them, shooting them with arrows, or throwing tomatoes at them.

That open-heartedness marks July’s work, and probably contributes, a little, to the bafflement people seem to feel when they encounter it.

That Trump would take time out of a hostage’s story to actually praise the man who falsely jailed him for years — feeding a criticism that he coddles dictators like — elicited prompt backlash and bitter bafflement.

The tournament that has traditionalists scratching their heads in bafflement should take place in 2021 having been postponed for a year due to the pandemic.

Brought down to earth, meanwhile, is the modern-day Christ figure viewed, in one poised, remarkable shot, oh-so-slowly dragging a cross up an urban alley, lashed by tormentors and regarded with casual bafflement by other onlookers.

So it’s little wonder that when news leaked out of Jay’s intentions, local reaction ranged from bafflement to downright hostility.

The interviews with members of the public that dot the news vary from bafflement to outright loathing of politics; enthusiasm is a rare beast.

Their outstanding form has left some to speculate how the team will cope should one of their star players suffer an injury – but Henderson has expressed his bafflement over such talk.

There were a variety of responses, from bafflement to disgust to outright anger.

In another interview, Rotten professed bafflement at the furore surrounding the group: "I don't understand it.