Are you a grumpy old man?

[Peteaud]

Hahahhahahahahahahaha. Bloody Brilliant!

I bet you have had to tho.

"the cat" has this year bought Mrs Aud a Deuter bag.

 

[gavroche]

people putting lights on in broad day light.
having the tv so loud you can't hear yourself thinking.
having tv on for no reason at all.
stuffing
dry turkey
switching channels every 5 seconds just to see what's on.
having to listen to the same xmas songs year after year.
having to wish everone a happy new year next month.
new year resolutions ( I never make any)
knowing you are getting one year closer to your grave.
paying my tax bill at the end of january

 

[craven2354]

I see I've stumbled across a thread full off happiness and joy happy christmasssssssss bah humbug

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I think I am because:
I can't stand parents asking their children what they want to eat. ( i do that and wife gives me so much grief over it )
Parents buying hundreds of presents their children at Christmas. (You need counceling on this one .,, when your a kid the more the better)
People getting completely legless because it is Christmas. (with you on this one)
Christmas cards. (Yea , burn the bleeding lot of em)
People being nice because it is Christmas. (Strange that one ,, not sure if its a good thing or bad as its just false)
and other things I can't think about right now.
What about you?

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I have heard of a mum who was sent out by her son, who did not like what his mum was serving, to get him a Big Mac so she had leave her own dinner to go to Mac D's. (she wants shooting)
My last Christmas in England before moving here, A friend spent £2000 on one of his kids so he 'had' to spend the same on his other 3 kids! He told me that he spend £6000 on junk. (Terrible)
People who say 'Xmas' or 'Chrimbo' (i agree ,, its Christmas)


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[byegad]

When I was a young man, (Everyone stands back in amazement at my great memory!) I thought my parents and grandparents were far too traditional. Now I'm an old man and the young come out with a new way of doing things, I try very hard to remember* that I too was a revolutionary in my elder's eyes. I wore my hair long, now I'd look ridiculous with my bald patch, thought women should have equal pay for equal work and generally horrified my parents with my attitudes.

My late mother thought, as she got older, that the world had gone mad. My Maternal Grandfather didn't believe men could possibly have reached the moon, even though he saw the TV coverage, and that the dinosaurs couldn't possibly have existed. The world changes, and old people always think the young have got it wrong. This was the case in Ancient Greece and no doubt will be true in 3000 yrs time.

*Not always successfully I'm afraid.

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

I'm soooo grumpy, especially when it comes to the heating.

It doesn't have to be on a 30c on the thermostat, but apparently there's a fairy that keeps turning the dial without the kids noticing.
20c it should be set to and get one of your designer jumpers if your cold....shock horror its fecking winter out there............rant over

Couldn't agree more. What gets my goat is people who have the heating set at "tropical" and walk around the house in shorts and a tee shirt. And people who leave the heating and/or gas fire on until the last minute insttead of turning it off half an hour before bed. it'll still be warm!!

 

[mr_hippo]

Most of you will be sleeping soundly in your beds tonight or even someone else's bed but please spare a moment and raise your glasses to those largely unappreciated night workers: supermarket shelf stackers. before they open tomorrow they will have to take the Christmas lines off the shelf and replace them with Easter eggs!
The TV toy ads may have stopped but danger lurks around the corner with the package holiday ads with their tempting 'free child places'; before the brochures hit the travel agents or the internet, all of those places have gone. How?
Here is an interesting question. This is Christmas Day 2012, next week it will be New Year's Day 2013, two different years. When was the last tome we had Christmas Day and New Year's Day in the same year?.

 

[vernon]

When was the last tome we had Christmas Day and New Year's Day in the same year?.

2012 - 1st January and 25th December

 

[mr_hippo]

2012 - 1st January and 25th December

Correct but you will be amazed at how many people are stunped by that question!

 

[TVC]

I used to be grumpy, but the alcohol is starting to kick in.

 

[Rezillo]

Yep, extremely grumpy here, cooking Xmas lunch, but soon the soothing product of the Isle of Jura will have its effect.....

We have a new kitchen with some useful space-saving drawers by the sink:

 

[Nearly there]

Im bored already her indoors said Im not allowed out on my bike as its Christmas day?But Im allowed tomorrow oh thanks love suppose I should open some sort of booze then

 

[Toeclip]

Yes I`m very grumpy as I couldn`t go cycling this morning!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I've got a lot to be grumpy over

I've also a lot to be grateful for so I try to keep my working homeowner with enough money to feed, clothe and occasionally treat my nice family gripes in perspective

But yeah I'm a miserable git at times.