STAMMERING ON THE AIR
Sir--I must congratulate the NBS on some of the records it puts over the various’ stations. We get some beautiful music at times. But when I happen to turn on to such a record as I heard just now from 2YA my blood boils. I cannot understand the mentality of those who record such stuff in the first place, or who in the second place would so insult the intelligence of the average listener as to put it on. As far as I heard it, it was a record of a man trying to be humorous by telling a story involving a number of ridiculous situations and placing his words back to front, etc. That was bad enough, but he added insult to injury by stammering badly over every third or fourth word. Now, sir, would it be considered humorous for anyone to try to make fun of a person suffering from ‘cancer, tuberculosis, or any dreadful disease of that sort? Then why so insult the stammerer, whose suffering, though not physical, is just as hard to bear, and just as incurable, as the diseases I have named, I hope you will publish this protest from
THE WIFE OF A STAMMERER
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 62, 30 August 1940, Page 5
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205STAMMERING ON THE AIR New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 62, 30 August 1940, Page 5
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