Curmudgeons Day / myLot

Derry, Northern Ireland

January 29, 2018 2:50pm CST

I don't believe it! Yes, today was Curmudgeons Day, a day for the miserable, ill-tempered old grouches amongst us to feel perhaps a little less curmudgeonly than usual. The archetypal curmudgeon has to be the Victor Meldrew character from the British sitcom, One Foot In The Grave, a clip of him on one of his little rants below for your viewing pleasure. Meanwhile, if you feel as if you're a grouch, watch out - those with a more optimistic outlook on life, the universe and things in general will be out to trip you up today: they'll try all in their power to make you smile! You have been warned...

One Foot In The Grave I don't believe it

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Plant in the downstairs toilet

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12598)

• Ireland

29 Jan 18

@pgntwo It should always be grumpy old git day. We rule the world.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

29 Jan 18

Grumpy old gits rule, a shame no two ever agree!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/curmudgeons-day/

www.daysoftheyear.com

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/curmudgeons-day/

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

29 Jan 18

@JudyEv They call'em "battleaxes" when they're female, I guess...?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 18

There's enough of you around!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan 18

That's a very funny excerpt. Thanks for the link.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

29 Jan 18

There's only so much of Víctor you can take... Ask his long-suffering on-screen wife!

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

31 Jan 18

@JudyEv Like Mr Bean - funny only in small doses.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325818)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jan 18

@pgntwo Yes, he'd get on your nerves pretty quickly.

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topffer

@topffer (42156)

• France

29 Jan 18

I do not know for Irish, but all French are more or less curmudgeons, it is part of our DNA

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

29 Jan 18

Oh, I think the stereotype crosses national boundaries, definitely!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458212)

• Switzerland

30 Jan 18

So it was a sort of "Donald Duck" day if I understand the term "curmudgeons" correctly. (A bad-tempered person).

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458212)

• Switzerland

31 Jan 18

@pgntwo Now I see, it's not only a matter of bad-temper but it also has something to do with money.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

31 Jan 18

@LadyDuck

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

30 Jan 18

More Paperone, Scrooge McDuck, than Paperino, Donald Duck, I think

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73444)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

29 Jan 18

Never been one and never would want to be one. I think being that way just would make life miserable and who wants to live a miserable life.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

29 Jan 18

Oh, you'd be surprised!

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@dgobucks226 (34369)

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1 Feb 18

Let me give those Curmudgeons a bit of advice in this little quote/photo.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

1 Feb 18

I think the true curmudgeon believes himself to be above such useful advice

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@dgobucks226 (34369)

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2 Feb 18

@pgntwo I think your right, but I'd thought I would give it a try

allen0187

@allen0187 (58444)

• Philippines

30 Jan 18

We have a day to celebrate this behavior? Wow!

rebelann1949

@rebelann (111187)

• El Paso, Texas

29 Jan 18

That's funny. In mom's old neighborhood I've seen one lawn with features toilets as planters, I meant to get pictures of it but now I can't remember where they were.

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LK2018

@Letranknight2015 (51532)

• Philippines

3 Feb 18

Reminds me of that tenant who never opened and pay their due for more than six months and got balls to tell me that they were changing the business nature, what terrible tenant she was.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

3 Feb 18

Curmudgeonly behaviour is not confined solely to the men in this world, it seems.