Am I a grumpy old man?

Stonehead · Post: # 19704Post **Stonehead** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:49 am

I've just realised I've posted a lot of tetchy messages over the past week or so (education, tourists, two-legged predators, etc) and as I passed the 4-0 milestone last year, I'm forced to wonder if I'm turning into a grumpy old man.

So, here's your chance to help me decide...

Stonehead

(PS To those outside the UK, the last question refers to a TV programme called Grumpy Old Men which is basically a lot of rich, well-fed, ugly male media personalities who live in London or nearby and think they have something to whinge about.)

Sandy · Post: # 19718Post **Sandy** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:13 am

I reckon it's to be expected of someone your age Stone

Have recently passed that milestone myself and find so many things less tolerable these days.

Camile · Post: # 19719Post **Camile** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:25 am

Hi Stonehead,

Well I would say that none of the answers are good ...

As you mentionned in an other post .. you're just out of your time ..

as we all are up to a certain extend ...

From my point of vue (26 years old) .. I'd rather be grumpy and live from the fat of the land .. as opposed to end up like someone from that TV show !

Camile

shiney · Post: # 19721Post **shiney** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:01 am

I voted number two answer, only because I get grumpy about stuff too and rightly so. Yes, I am over 40 too.

Why not have a rant and rave? Better out than in I say.

ina · Post: # 19730Post **ina** » Fri May 12, 2006 11:05 am

Well, not a grumpy OLD man - I'd say, middle aged. But then, you are only grumpy about stuff that is well worth grumping about - the kind of things I get extremely upset about myself! (Once you get grumpy because your OH made the coffee for you in the wrong colour mug, that's when you should start getting worried.

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albert onglebod · Fri May 12, 2006 6:38 pm

Dunno,do all your friends call you Victor Meldrew?

The Chili Monster · Fri May 12, 2006 6:53 pm

rich, well-fed, ugly male media personalities

there's really no need to be so polite

Perhaps they should rename the program: (quasi) Celebrity Whinge

Wombat · Post: # 19802Post **Wombat** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:57 am

Well mate,

I was in the ABS shop the other day and saw a DVD cover for the show, my first thought was...........they don't look so old................Oh,ooooh!

As for you being a grumpy old man - welcome to the club

Nev

Millymollymandy · Sat May 13, 2006 5:54 am

shiney wrote:I voted number two answer, only because I get grumpy about stuff too and rightly so. Yes, I am over 40 too.

Why not have a rant and rave? Better out than in I say.

S'wot I voted too, cos I'm a grumpy 40-something too!!!!! (Although I think I've been grumpy since I hit 30, or was that 20?

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Boots · Post: # 19837Post **Boots** » Sat May 13, 2006 3:42 pm

Whatssis then, Stoney? Grumpy?

Ged owda ere!!! Not once have I thought you were grumpy mate. If you have been grumpy here, then I have missed it. Which is not totally out of the question, as I often have back to back blonde moments, but heck.. You are one of my favourite ssish chuckles.

And, I've seen the show!..

. I had to sit through a whole eye rolling series of it, when my very bloody grumpy mate decided it was the best thing on telly since Kingswood Country.

There is something that happens to blokes when they turn 50 (so you are still safe for a bit). I have a theory and I have this theory validated daily.
I call it the "Cushioning effect" because everything seems to go a tad soft, and they start walking around in circles, scratching their heads and saying dumb things like "I'm 50 for Christ's sake"... like that is the ticket not to have to use a shovel, make coffee, use manners, or communicate.

The Cushioning Effect can be seen on the hips, belly, breasts and bottom lip. It also has an effect on memory and is disguised with " You never said that! No you bloody well did not ask me to do that!" and no amount of written instructions can counter the Cushioning Effect.

Side Effects include bizarre outbursts that make no sense and have very little, if any relevance, to the subject at hand. An example of this was experienced yesterday, when a woman was telling me, in all seriousness about a court appearance that had not gone as hoped. Totally out of the blue, this grumpy old dude interjects with "You should have took your dog!" What? Asked the woman, somewhat taken aback. "You should have took your dog to court!" he insists with the air of finality that also screams Cushioning Effect. "I don't have a dog" she said. "Humph" says the weird grump, "Well, that'd be right." and he strolls off!!!!

What the?.... Don't ask me what he was on about ??? It is the cushioning effect.

Let's not forget the laugh. They stop laughing at anything that is intended as generally humourous, and begin laughing at odd things like clouds, or war, or onions. They laugh deeply at these things, but when asked what they are laughing at, you are given that look... the one that reminds you that you must surely be related to a gherkin.

The Granny Nap in the arvo is one of the first signs... As are needing to own a chair of their own (that someone else pays for), and the metamorphis into "bathroom nazi" who notices every stray hair, splash or incomplete flush.

Enjoy your forties Stoney, and don't sweat it... the cushioning effect still awaits you.