Grumpy old men...

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I had a startling realisation yesterday morning.  I realised that even at my tender age of thirty years old I am in fact a "grumpy old man" (tm).

In my life I've worn many labels, there was the teenage raver phase (complete with ultra baggy Pepe jeans, paisley hoody and Adidas trainers), the student phase (worn clothing, spending student grant on alcohol, herbal remedies and Bob Marley albums), the angry young man phase (speaking out against social injustice, New Labour and abuses of human rights) and now I've run headlong into what will probably be the final phase of my life.

Here's the link for anyone who empathises with me:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4145681.stm

And I've just been hit with another realisation too... Many of you here are "Grumpy old men" too.  And not all of you are "old" or even actually "men".  

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@Bloodline,

It's called "being a teenager" isn't it?

It usually consists of being surly, hanging around street corners smoking other peoples cigarettes, dealing with acne issues, listening to embarrassing music and owning an adult literature collection of staggering proportions, which we're convinced is a secret from our parents, whom we rely on to clean our rooms and launder our socks...  Not to mention kidding ourselves that the peachy fuzz on our tip lips really does qualify as "stubble".

Yeah, it's a rite of passage I suppose?

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Well, I'm grumpier than all of you.  Put together.

So there.

Grumpiness...  It ain't what it used to be when I were a lad.  A good old rant used to mean something... etc, etc.

:lol:

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So does that mean you're 1/3rd of a Grumpy Old Man?

Or that you're 3 times grumpier than the average guy your age?

Either way, welcome to the GOM (Grumpy Old Man) Club!

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X-ray wrote:
South Africa

Having briefly lived there myself I can report that despite the sunshine and rich culture, many South Africans manage to be Grumpy Old Men.

Speaking of which, I saw "The Aviator" yesterday at the cinema and sat behind a group of pensioners.  A trailer was shown for Orange mobile phones featuring Patrick Swayze.

"What a load of old crap!" remarked the chap in front, and was rewarded with a big grin for his astute observation.