But there is really good content therein.  I don’t usually end up in situations where I might be beat up or anything else …now that I think about it – ‘or anything else’ has happened to me.  I thought I was just lucky.  Ok, so the technique of giving calm but nonsensical responses that Derren Brown describes in  Derren Brown’s Guide to overcoming Awkward Situations – Entertainment – ShortList Magazine wouldn’t necessarily also have come in handy when I was being followed around the record store I worked in by a guy who repeatedly told me he liked my shape, and who continued on with other lewd comments and offers to take me home after my shift.  That was a long time ago.  But, Derren Brown’s advice on other situations is good to have in your head just in case.  To sum up:  awesome article, and hilarious in its description of the technique.