Thursday, April 24, 2008

Day 6 - Mrs. Baum and the Shouting Booth

While having a drink after the theatre she proposed an unusual plan: to shout our lungs out somewhere in the South Bank on our way home... "Interesting" I thought. We did, and it felt quite good to be honest, although I must admit that I was really worried someone will take me for a thief or possibly something worse after she had had a go.

A Business idea popped into my mind. Shouting your lungs out is quite stress-relieving (try it if you haven't). But in a city it is not easy to have a go (requires an empty space and quite a lot of courage... plus complete disregard to fellow citizens in the comfort of their beds). So why not install "shouting booths"?

For £2 you could get into an exclusive booth from which you could contemplate everything around you yet no one would be able to see you. It would be completely soundproof and the idea would be for you to have 5 minutes to yourself to shout as loud as you want without having to worry about anyone else. Once you are finished (you can't do this for 5 minutes, believe me) you would push a button and a soothing music would help you wind down.

I am sure people would love it and, in a world where stress is the number one threat to the workforce, I think this booths should be funded by the NHS!

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