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You CANNOT Be Serious!

August 26, 2009 by WendyB

I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today and neither lolcats nor the misery of others could lift my spirits.A  Then I started watching YouTube clips of John McEnroe‘s tennis court tantrums. This is a great way of safely channeling psychotic rage. Please play on.

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  1. Iheartfashion says

    August 26, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    I’m too mesmerized by the short shorts to hear what he’s saying!

  2. Modediktat says

    August 26, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    hehe, that video has made me laugh so hard!!! thank you so much! john mcenroe was pure entertainment!! and who doesn’t have one or two of those mcenroe moments a day. a week. a month. soooooo often 😀

  3. Jade says

    August 26, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    My god. I forgot how crazy/awesome he was.

  4. Susanna says

    August 26, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    I’m watching this at work, and 2 people just looked over to see why I was laughing so hard.

  5. Poochie says

    August 26, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    I remember some of these. They were the best part of watching tennis.. beside Jimmy Connors of course, who I thought was a cutie when I was growing up.

    Gads! I just dated myself.

  6. prunella jones says

    August 26, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    He reminds me a lot of my boss, except Earl cusses more.

    When I was a kid we called those kind of shorts “doinks.”

  7. deja pseu says

    August 26, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    And once your rage has passed, you can laugh at his silly hair.

  8. Jennie says

    August 26, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    Ah HAHAHA! Thanks Wendy! I was having a crappy day today too! This video is awesomely cathartic.
    🙂

  9. Stef M says

    August 26, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    this just made my day! i feel like i spent a good 45 minutes on a therapist’s couch after watching this. phew.

  10. Sher says

    August 26, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    Go ahead YELL and kick the wall twice. It always makes me feel better 😮

    He’s always scared me….When Brook Shields married him, I thought for sure she would show up as a crime headline.

  11. Vegetable Assassin says

    August 26, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    Who knew that one man’s rage could one day bring so much joy? 🙂

  12. Jill Pilgrim says

    August 26, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    1) My anti-spam word was beyotch, which is awesome.

    2) Is it wrong that I’m kind of attracted to very angry McEnroe?

  13. suze says

    August 26, 2009 at 8:28 pm

    I’m feeling kind of bitchy myself. I think I’ll just go yell at the neighbors.

  14. cdp says

    August 26, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    I loved him when I was in high school; now I remember why.

  15. Tina says

    August 26, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    I love a good Johhny Mac rant!

  16. Lexie says

    August 26, 2009 at 9:42 pm

    wooo hooo vicarious relief!

  17. I. Grace says

    August 26, 2009 at 10:43 pm

    We need another colorful character like Johnny Mac in today’s tennis. Roger Fed is so dang cool, a wee bit of entertainment can’t hurt, he’s already got the record anyways! =)

  18. Kari says

    August 27, 2009 at 12:33 am

    Ha, he sounds like a little kid tattling on his sibling.

    Speaking of little kids, these are my own cheer-up Youtube videos involving cute kids:
    Star Wars according to a 3 year old
    Charlie bit my finger
    David after dentist
    Hey Jude

  19. Bex says

    August 27, 2009 at 1:40 am

    I thought Lolcats could cure anything 🙁

  20. Gerri Ward says

    August 27, 2009 at 1:58 am

    OMG! I think those tight short shorts went to his HEAD and made him irritable!

  21. Terry says

    August 27, 2009 at 2:29 am

    You DEFINITELY should! The more grotesque, the better. xo

  22. Midtown Girl says

    August 27, 2009 at 2:36 am

    Holy crap he’s insane, lol.

    Wonder what his tally was in fines, for all the rants?

    Did you ever hear him talk about the Williams sisters? It’s crazy..wonder if they have that on youtube as well;-)

  23. lenorenevermore says

    August 27, 2009 at 4:13 am

    such a BIG turn on!!!
    am I bad or am I bad?

    xo*

  24. Sharon Rose says

    August 27, 2009 at 4:31 am

    Hope the mood lifts soon my dear!!!

  25. Make Do Style says

    August 27, 2009 at 4:42 am

    Brilliant, love it! How entertaining was he no wonder we rushed home from school to see him when it was Wimbledon.

  26. Brigadeiro says

    August 27, 2009 at 8:02 am

    Hahaha, hilarious! Hubby quite often quotes the post title in moments of anger/frustration. 🙂
    xx

  27. PinkBow says

    August 27, 2009 at 9:35 am

    there is always someone grumpier in the world!

  28. miss sophie says

    August 27, 2009 at 9:38 am

    HA! your spam word ‘buy aring’ made me chuckle out loud. i kind of like john mcenroe in spite of his craziness. i think he understood the idea of performative TV waaaaaay before reality TV was invented. 😀 who knew tennis could be so scandalously fun??

  29. Couture Carrie says

    August 27, 2009 at 11:55 am

    The only thing nuttier than his tantrum is that outfit!! And the hair!!

    xoxox,
    CC

  30. 39th & Broadway says

    August 27, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    Fan-fucking-tastic!

    I needed this, today!

  31. Eric says

    August 27, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    Hmmmm… So this is Will Ferrell’s muse when he has to act ‘angry’… (e.g. ‘Get OFF the SHED’, or ‘Mogatu’?)
    ps – almost as funny as your favorite Family Guy clip

  32. Sher says

    August 27, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Checking in to see how you’re doing…..

  33. fashion herald says

    August 27, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    I had totally forgotten about his afro. And the rage! You should act like this in public once. I think I yelled at my to-be husband like this once on the street, but as I remember he deserved it, dammit!

  34. Sally says

    August 27, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    That is one craaaaanky dude.

  35. handmade romance says

    August 27, 2009 at 8:26 pm

    oh that’s too funny. i love that you did this.
    first time Ive visited over here and you’ve got me with the first thing I read! love it : )

  36. chauss says

    August 27, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    memories….
    and i love the lemon post below. 🙂

  37. enc says

    August 28, 2009 at 11:12 am

    His antics always have high entertainment value.

  38. Little Bow Prep says

    August 28, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Oh dear!

  39. Alya says

    August 30, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    He cannot be serious! That guy was fighting with the umpire more than he was playing tennis. I love how the video captures him in all ages (eventually white haired) and still throwing a tantrum!

  40. Duchesse says

    August 31, 2009 at 7:15 pm

    Johnny Mac, don’t ever change!

  41. Matt Brand says

    September 7, 2009 at 12:07 am

    Another thing computers have ruined: the art of the disputed call!

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