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So what's the key thing that stops you growing grumpy as you grow old?
Barnsleymitch is a great example of an older gentleman 😆 who has retained his sense of humour and dare I say it... he's also down with the kidz. When TSY comes along I hope he awards him membership of the awesome club with an appropriate tag.
There's lots of happy older people on this forum 🙂 but there's some downright miserable people too (just my perception, but the miserable people tend to be the older forum users).
Did the WW2 really knock the humour out of you all?
Perhaps the people who deal with the depressing side of the world on a daily basis have to develop a cheery outlook on life and are reminded that their lives aren't actually that bad in the scheme of things...
Is maintaining a life outside of work the key? the music/arts/S&M lovers (DezB* et al) all come across as happier people 🙂
Or is it just a British thing? The elderly people I've worked with from other cultures and countries all seem much more youthful in their various ways.
Or is it a stage of life thing.. is it normal to be happy until you hit middle-aged, then once you're a granddad you can become young in the mind and cheeky again?
Maybe, just maybe, its just a simple case of remembering that everyone is different and priorities/opinions are funny things: the general STW impression is that if someone's are different to yours... then you're obviously weird, stupid or a bad human 😉
STW**- I await your opinions.
*not saying you're old DezB... just the first music lover i thought of... although the grey sideburns do give of an air of elderly wisdom 😆
**Those young at heart will respond to this accordingly. Those grumpy at heart will no doubt pick apart my post with grumpy eyes and a grumpy mind, see themselves in the grumpy half and accuse me of being young and dumb, not having life experience etc etc... to those I ask one thing: don't assume you know someone or anything about their life by what they've posted on the internet. As TSY has proven on mumsnet, a forum post gives no indication of the real monster behind the screen 😉
people i know who are old, boring and grumpy have no interests.
don't know why so many old, grumpy mtbers on here though!
Our unsleepable friend
gets the message on an ill-wind
'all your friends and your foes
would rather die than have to touch you'
TO SAY THE LEAST: truly disappointed
truly, truly, truly
Drank too much
said too much
and there's nowhere to go - but Down
young boy - I wanna help you
SEE THESE LINES?: truly disappointed
truly, truly, truly
Don't talk to me now
about people who are "nice"
'cause I have spent my WHOLE LIFE
in RUINS...
Thanks for just about keeping STW alive, phil.
It's dying under the weight of desire to be perceived as intelligent. It seems to kill folk's sense of humour.
don't know why so many old, grumpy mtbers on here though!
there are riders on there?! thought it was full of car enthusiasts who like talking about home improvements and battling over who's better than who... not like the mtb'ers i know in real life thankfully 🙂
battling over who's better than who...
Who's better than whom.
I dunno.. kids of today.
Yes, there are a few middle-aged grumpy male mtb'ers on here. Fortunately there are middle-aged optimistic mtb'ing ladies who post on here so it's obviously a gender thing. 😉
Oi, C_G - have you seen that Neil Young stuff I've just posted about? Wow.
Intelligence DezB...
Well its like owning large lady-pleasing* penis: those with don't feel the need to prove it, those without will take any opportunity to convince other's they're in possession of it.
*or men-pleasing depending on your sexuality.
This is also known as "little man", "little mind" or "little britain" syndrome I believe.
C-G - good point, although if wimminz were better represented on here by virtue of number of members/posters would we see more grumpy ones?
Nothing unites and spreads happiness like the Beatles...
TSY - you meant to post an N-Dubz video yeah?
C-G - good point, although if wimminz were better represented on here by virtue of number of members/posters would we see more grumpy ones?
Nah no way. Perhaps look at it this way - one lady poster equates to 500 middle-aged grumpty STW'ers. As there's so few of us, you just get good quality. 😉
TSY is actually dappy....do I win a prize?
Not sure where I fit in with the "old and grumpy" thing, can I just be "slightly confused" please
moveing with the times.... or a near death experience once a year.
*muses over creating a new yootful persona... ya ged me?*
TSY, he's jokes
To be frank, 2010's been a bit of a s**t year for me, what with redundancy looming and all manner of work based shenannigans. I come on here as an escape, and there genuinely are members (phil, the yeti, elfin, to name but three) who have kept me going and dragged me out of black moods with their sense of humour and all round 'decent bloke' attitudes. Life's too short, to be frank, and whilst I enjoy being a grumpy old git on occasions, I'd rather laugh than moan and attempt to belittle others. Down with the kids you say? Word!
I posted those Morrisey lyrics to be ironic. It's my way. I am smiling 🙂
Yeah blad I'm bear jokes!!
all round 'decent bloke' attitudes
* off Mitch.
Oh * off mods.
*puts TSY in the post to B'mitch to give him a hug*
should arrive by christmas, if not he might run out of air in the box and we can take royalmail to court and win lots of money for strippers and other shiny-pretty things.
I'm no expert, but I'm fairly sure I read somewhere that yetis dont actually breathe, they have gills of some description (or is that haddocks?) anyway, I'm sure he'll muddle through somehow.
ahh thats urban legend B'mitch, yetis do breath, but they only breath out.. not in, if they breath in they might catch germs
Yeah new Ghetto Yoot Yeti'll be fine. I got sum blingin ice an everyfink!
No that's badgers, I'm fairly sure. Tell you what, when he arrives, I'll pop him onto the kitchen table and cut him open a bit, and have a rummage about. I'm fairly sure (it was probably in the same 'embalming monthly' article) that yetis dont feel pain either.
Having said that, when I lived in his shed, I overheard him making some noises as though he was in pain. Could have been rutting season for him, but who knows.
Hmmm, I've been holding my breath for a hug off you for ages mitch, but after hearing that I'm not so sure.
We're endangered ...and now that I'm all ghetto an' ting I carry a blade, I shank you if youz even tink about cutting me blad.
Word to your mama!
yeah blad, if I do turn up somewhat dead can you take a picture of you hugging me and send it to my Mama. She'll be so proud.
Even better than that yeti, I'll skin you and wear your head as a jaunty hat!
Ooooh, nice!! I don't see any other way we could possibly be closer than that! It's like every stalkers dream come true... in reverse.
oh please..get a cell
ummmm B'mitch, me and yetis mum still share an email address from back in the day when we used to "bump uglies", please dont send me a photo of my son as your hat*.
* at least get mrs b'mitch to knit his fur into a fetching eating suit!
Feltching suit?
Oops, sorry... my bad 😳
U31... well done, you're young enough to know what felching means 🙂 you're going on my sexy-party list
Berocca.
I've never heard of a felching suit, but I HAVE heard of a felching straw, unfortunately. 😳
this might just be my purile mind but
From a swiss chocolate company
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the mind boggles 😯
Grumpy used to be my middle name but I've stopped being stressed and depressed. My mood has improved but my tolerance of those who are grumpy/nasty for no good reason has declined.
It's all fluffy kittens, bunnies and gamboling lambs now. (Usually in a nice stew).
Grumpiness id thrust upon us, I.e O can no longer warrant skateboarding though I really want to.
BTW may I recommend a disposable razor and antiseptic wipe for a hood deal
Also not being able to type on an iPhone at my age causes the grumps.
ive waited Years to become a grumpy owd giffer and now im reveling in my misery and love letting Everyone know about it 😀 now bugger off ya jumped up young rapscallions (shakes fist in a menacing way) Lmao
but seriously tho, i love being grumpy, it suits me pug ugly mush 🙂
we wont be hearing from TSY for at least 4 weeks
TSY wasnt very good at finding cat photos, but in his honour i'm going to post this:
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Its threads like this that keep me coming back to STW. Can't help but start giggling like a child reading some these very random posts.
Definitely been grumpy this year, but STW always raises a smile.
is TSY going away or has he been a very bad boy?
If hes going by Parcel Farce, it could well be longer.
naughty boy, but not actually naughty he typed **** actually as the little stars and not the swear word apparently. but it was directed at the mods....
Apparently you live longer if you're grumpy.
Or does it just seem that way....
oh no he'll go mental! before you know it he'll be on every dating website and mumsnet causing mayhem...and what will the ladies do without a flash of his manly bosom. They will only be left the awesomeness that is matt or the hairyscary veganess that is MTG to brighten their STW fiday mens threads on the forum for a month.
I have actually had a pretty awesome year again, but I do find the frivilous banter of STW a welcome accompaniment to my general success. Keep up the good work chaps.
i've got a stock pile of photos ready for that thread if its allowed to start again...
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That's some cat
phil ....that's me!
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Am I risking an STW holiday by asking if the yeti got banned? In his defence, it was obvious that he was joking - he typed the first comment at me, then aimed the same one at the mods, but as I said, In my opinion it was obviously a joke. Bring the yeti back for Christmas!
Mitch mitch mitch. Oh mitch, surely you realise JOKES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
Yeti got banned for that?
Harsh.
if your risking getting banned for asking a question then i'll happily risk getting banned with you for answering... 4 weeks ban.
he's being sensible and emailing the mods about it though, there's a risk by spending the next 4 weeks on mumsnet we'll loose him for good. or it'll break his addiction to STW 🙁
I for one will miss his furry pelt, and shall raise a glass of yaks milk to him on Christmas day. 😉
i'm going to print out the forum rules, then burn them in his honour.
then i'm going to come back on here and play by the rules as normal like a good boy 😯
Come to think of it, the three people that I named in my first post on this thread have all been encouraged to take some time out on various occasions. Is that ice I can hear creaking?
I'm going to wear low bats till he comes back.......
*buys suede jacket from charity shop in lunchbreak*
*puts on suede jacket*
*cries*
Time for another 'sexy party' at Swinley with the bad boys. 😀
Ooh, did I see a suede jacket?
Yeti's bin banned??
Cheeze; is there anyone interesting on this forum who [i]hasn't[/i] bin banned??
Step AWAY from the thread elf. 😉
how do i start a petition for a "sexy party" sub-section on STW?... "no rules, no mods... just leave your keys in the bowl"
There was a time years ago where a few STW'r got banned at the same time. They went on the form another no holds barred forum to which still exists today.. With the tight moding here, a good few characters will have a holiday now and again, leaving others the chance to get a word in.
As for grumpiness...They make me feel better about myself. So glad i'm not a miserable twonk like they can be.
I like to fit in somewhere between the mature and emotianally adjusted.
This thread contains major lollage.
"Growing Old is Mandatory - Growing Up Is Optional"
Banned GOOD.
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seriously.. don't worry about redundancy. Have a real objective think about what you need and what you want to spend time on. I'm aiming for tax-free (earning under £6370 per anum). Cash is tight but I'm doing some stuff I never had time for. 'Stick it to The Man!'
Ignore me my mind is going with age. What did I come in here for......?
I'm not one of the particularly happy bunch.. as someone fast approaching middle age I think it's my right to have moodswings..
I'm usually fairly cheerful though.. and I find that liberally sugaring my tenderness with sugar to attract ants and then lying in areas with large insect populations all summer helps..
Sticking it to the man as mentioned above is also a useful technique to master on the path to avoiding bitterness and resentment in life.. and will also point you in the right sort of direction for achieving enlightenment..
I probably qualify as one of the older folk on this forum. I don't think I'm very grumpy, but I do often run out of patience with some folk/things. Perhaps it's because I'm more aware of time running out?
I'm 44, i'm not grumpy, just indifferent and hard to impress. mleh
We're all dying its just a matter of when...........and a happy new year!
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