Foo - What is your catalyst for grumpiness?

Yes yes.

For example. Siu get's grumpy when she's hungry.

and when she wakes up, and when someone cuts her off, and when there's no cheese in her burrito, and when the pepsi man hits on her, and when one of her *girls* hangs lower than the other, and when she doesn't get laid at least 5 times a week, and when she doesn't see her favoritest boy *Jon*, and when someone looks at her like in one of those westerns with the evil eye, and when she hears the minutest squeak on her bike, and when there's a speck of dirt on her bike, and when her furniture isn't perfectly in the correct spot, and when the moon isn't aligned a certain way with the sun 364 days a year, and when.. well you get the picture.

Me? I don't get grumpy. How about you?

I cut the tip of my thumb off chopping onions last week. It hurts. I am grumpy.

Jon. It's the COKE guy not the Pepsi guy.

And although you are my favorite (in your eyes) "BOY", it's worse when I don't see my favorite MAN.

And I don't wanna get laid 5 times a week. I'm not an egg.

So there.

Bastid.

I'm hungry. I'm gonna go get noodles. Kimchi noodles.

hunger, lack of sleep, and people. Any of those three will set me off.

Jon. It's the COKE guy not the Pepsi guy.

And although you are my favorite (in your eyes) "BOY", it's worse when I don't see my favorite MAN.

And I don't wanna get laid 5 times a week. I'm not an egg.

So there.

Bastid.

I'm hungry. I'm gonna go get noodles. Kimchi noodles.

Proof^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hunger, migraine, too much sleep, belligerent people.

Reading Pheard's threads.

Siu ain't grumpy. Unless you piss her off. And I can bet when she's grumpy it's all Jon's fault.

People, especially if I have to deal with them for more than an hour or so.

umbullshiat (I got her permission to post this)

"you should ask mich how grumpy I get"
"when I tell him I'm hungry he just signs off without really saying good bye"

He does that out of respect, Jon. He doesn't want to hold me back or for me to go hungry. :rolleyes:

People asking stupid questions Jon, that is what makes me grumpy. That and an anal fissure.

I get really grumpy when I don't ride my bike for a couple days. I get kinda grumpy when I'm out of beer; even if I don't plan on drinking any of it, I feel like a schlub if I don't have a cold one to offer friends who drop by.

You know what makes me mad? You know what makes me want to eat two cans of beans and get stuck on an elevator with a bunch of nuns? (props to Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun)

Women in the grocery store who don't know any better than to block the aisle, that's what. They will park their cart on one side of the aisle and stand on the other side so that they are blocking the whole aisle. When you point out that they have the whole aisle blocked and you would like to get by, they glare at you.

I have never seen a man do this.

You know what makes me mad? You know what makes me want to eat two cans of beans and get stuck on an elevator with a bunch of nuns? (props to Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun)

Women in the grocery store who don't know any better than to block the aisle, that's what. They will park their cart on one side of the aisle and stand on the other side so that they are blocking the whole aisle. When you point out that they have the whole aisle blocked and you would like to get by, they glare at you.

I have never seen a man do this.

Dad? Dad, when did you join BF's and start posting using Olebiker's account?:eek:

Dad? Dad, when did you join BF's and start posting using Olebiker's account?:eek:

He asked for grumpy; he got grumpy. Now get off my lawn and turn that music down.

A real hard, long, early, training ride followed by nothing good to eat and housework. By 9pm I'm like an old man trying to return a bowl of soup at the deli.

I get myself into the situation all the time and act as though someone pulled the rug out from under me.

people, doing dumb stuff

I have never seen a man do this.

Come up here to Redmond. I've seen guys block an entire aisle by angle parking their extra long grocery cart with the 2-child attachment in front, then they walk halfway down the aisle to get the rest of the stuff they need.

Folks who go through their day utterly oblivious to the effect of what they do on others around them. Things like, oh, stepping 3 millimeters off of the top of a crowded escalator to look around and get their bearings, or rummage through a purse, shopping bag or pockets. (Take three steps to the right, out of the way of the 57 people jammed up behind you, and then do whatever it is, please. This is not rocket science we're talking about here.) Everyone has their momentary lapses, and I can be quite forgiving about them. But I get my knickers in a twist when I encounter the folks who are selfish or clueless more or less as a lifestyle.

Most of what ticks me off about other people's driving fits in this category. In fact, most of what ticks me off about people in general fits in this category.

dumb people.

Let's see here I am grumpy right now.

I am sick so yes I am grumpy, I'm tired, so yes I am grumpy.

I have nothing to add. I just like saying, "anal fissure".

I'm grumpy every morning until I undergo degrumpification in the degrumpification chamber immediately after finishing my morning coffee. :)

Folks who go through their day utterly oblivious to the effect of what they do on others around them. Things like, oh, stepping 3 millimeters off of the top of a crowded escalator to look around and get their bearings, or rummage through a purse, shopping bag or pockets. (Take three steps to the right, out of the way of the 57 people jammed up behind you, and then do whatever it is, please. This is not rocket science we're talking about here.) Everyone has their momentary lapses, and I can be quite forgiving about them. But I get my knickers in a twist when I encounter the folks who are selfish or clueless more or less as a lifestyle.

Most of what ticks me off about other people's driving fits in this category. In fact, most of what ticks me off about people in general fits in this category.

You wear knickers??? :eek:

dumb people.

When people do dumb things, when they've gotten advice or direction multiple time on how not to do it the dumb way. I get grumpy.

I also get grumpy when I'm sick, aggrevated, hungry, tired and other times when I'm hungry and tired together.

I get grumpy when people complain about what's wrong or what they don't have instead of appreciating what they do have.

I also get grumpy when people complain about "being fat", but they don't do anything about it.

Folks who go through their day utterly oblivious to the effect of what they do on others around them. Things like, oh, stepping 3 millimeters off of the top of a crowded escalator to look around and get their bearings, or rummage through a purse, shopping bag or pockets. (Take three steps to the right, out of the way of the 57 people jammed up behind you, and then do whatever it is, please. This is not rocket science we're talking about here.) Everyone has their momentary lapses, and I can be quite forgiving about them. But I get my knickers in a twist when I encounter the folks who are selfish or clueless more or less as a lifestyle.

Most of what ticks me off about other people's driving fits in this category. In fact, most of what ticks me off about people in general fits in this category.

+1, those are traits of being self-centered.

Excuse me whilst I go and degrumpify. I'm runnin' a little late today. My timing's off with so little sleep last night. :o

People asking stupid questions Jon, that is what makes me grumpy. That and an anal fissure.

It sounds so much better when the doctor tells you that you have a fistula in ano. Still hurts like the dickens though.

People who say dumb things, when people say you're wrong when you know you're right, not getting enough sleep, and rude people. Goodness, do rude people get my peeved.

I know it seems small, but when I answer my phone at work, going through the whole "thank you for calling ______, this is Chris , how can I help you?" ..... inevitably I get the response "Hello, Chris?" ..... I mean, I just friggin' told ya it was Chris!! Didn't I , DIDN'T I???????

<rant over>

I need a vacation....or a nap...

I get grumpy when I don't get enough sleep, sex and food. I try to take it out on my bikes but they are too frigid.

Oh, and people who complain about other people makes me grumpy. Can't live with them, can't kill 'em. Hence, my grumpyness.

I get grumpy sitting at the social security office for 1 and 1/2 hours.

Nope, I am never grumpy. That is too mild of a word for when I am in a bad mood. :D Also, grumpy implies a passive approach. Passive I am not, especially when seriously irritated.

I think the thing that gets me irritated more than anything is helpless people. Now, if they are truly helpless through no fault of their own I am more than willing to help out. But rarely are these people the helpless ones. People with problems are usually trying to overcome them.

No, the helpless are those who think somehow they deserve more help than other people. That will make me more than grumpy - not sure of the term for it but it ain't pretty I can tell you that. :rolleyes:

I know it seems small, but when I answer my phone at work, going through the whole "thank you for calling ______, this is Chris , how can I help you?" ..... inevitably I get the response "Hello, Chris?" ..... I mean, I just friggin' told ya it was Chris!! Didn't I , DIDN'T I???????

<rant over>

I need a vacation....or a nap...


So are you telling us your name is Chris or what? :P

This whole thread reminds me of Ghost Busters....

All the evil of grumpiness is on the verge of exploding.....I'd better get out of here before customers start attacking us for no reason... <grabbing coat and heading for door>

So are you telling us your name is Chris or what? :P



ummmm....no, it's actually...Bob....no wait, it's Dave...or something.....definitely not Chris!!!!



:D

umm...I would not call myself Bob in this forum...nope, noway, no how.

Folks who go through their day utterly oblivious to the effect of what they do on others around them. Things like, oh, stepping 3 millimeters off of the top of a crowded escalator to look around and get their bearings, or rummage through a purse, shopping bag or pockets. (Take three steps to the right, out of the way of the 57 people jammed up behind you, and then do whatever it is, please. This is not rocket science we're talking about here.) Everyone has their momentary lapses, and I can be quite forgiving about them. But I get my knickers in a twist when I encounter the folks who are selfish or clueless more or less as a lifestyle.

Most of what ticks me off about other people's driving fits in this category. In fact, most of what ticks me off about people in general fits in this category.Very well put! Especially the part about being selfish/clueless as a lifestyle. I seem to live around a lot of these people.

Whiners.

Tappets sig is my grumpiness inhibitor.

I'm willing to bet Siu is really cute when grumpy :)

I'm willing to bet Siu is really cute when grumpy :)

Yeah - but the we haven't been able to find the last person who attempted to check... :rolleyes:

As for myself...I get grumpy when not allowed regular periods of introspective time....it's a quick way to get me mad enough to make the gators run for dear life.

I get really grumpy when I don't ride my bike for a couple days.

+10

Shovelling snow works too though. It hits me when I get up in the morning, I'll tend to snap at people. Going to work on a bike is great for that.

You wear knickers??? :eek:

What's the big deal? Jon has his "special garments," I have mine. :p

ya wanna know what makes me grumpy? trying to go to the grocery store and everybody and their brother is there with the damn screaming/squeeling youngins. gawd, i hate that. then, they just laugh at the kid or don't do anything.

then there are the people that poke-ass along like they don't know what the hell they're looking for. but the biggest thing is the damn squeeling youngins. grates on my everlasting last nerve. can you tell i just got back from the grocery store? gawd, i could do with a drink right now to take that edge away.

Note to self: Don't squeel or scream around WP. :D

T - you have no worries. It's the high pitched screaming/squeeling that does it. Gah!!! I am so glad my children are grown up. If I had a baby right now, you guys would prolly be seeing me on the news as the mom who pinched the heads off her kids!!!!!