That pic of the cat looking down from the ceiling is great. Good timing, too.
For my .02, anger is indeed an emotion...and here's my contribution to the conversation:
One of the keys to being successful is to adjust your speech to your audience. If you're talking to a group of psychoanalysts, it might be advisable to discuss the difference between emotion and feelings, and one being a subjective interpretation of the other. Indeed, for a group of psychoanalysts that may be a fascinating, deeply important conversation.
Every field has a specialized vocabulary. This is one of the basic facets of science, and it's the reason most classes always start with a list of words and definitions. As we grow older and become educated, we tend to discuss more complex ideas. More complicated subjects require a more complex and sometimes very precise vocabulary. This is one of the key factors why people don't understand electricity. "Electricity" doesn't have just a single definition, and the most general definitions don't convey very much actual information or insight into how electricity works.
There's an Irish comedian named Tommy Tiernan, he's very animated and loud and curses a lot. I'm sure you guys would love him. Anyway, this is a quote from him:
[quote:392u8iny]"Yes, I curse a lot in my show. I say FU-CK and I get a lot of criticism for that. But you have to understand, I'm an Irish person...speaking the ENGLISH fu-cking language. I should be speaking Gaelic. Only I can't understand a single...fu-cking...word of it! The way I see it, the English language is a wall between you and I and "fu-ck" is my chisel."[/quote:392u8iny]
So yes, I'll say the same thing here. You're using the "anger is not an emotion" line just to have something to argue about, only as an opportunity to say that someone else is wrong. So yes, I'll say it, anger is a fu-cking emotion. If you disagree, go find a psychologist, a psychoanalyst, a retarded fu-cking person on a fu-cking subway, anyone but the sloth crier to argue the point with.
Charles
PS - This is intended to be mostly funny. I hope everyone is reading this with a smile

Polk, I'll shoot you an PM about the ICQ number.