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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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Felchlin's white glaze
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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.