Grumps

"We shall all go there in time -- good time," breaks in a deep solemn voice, drawn somehow through the nose, and coming from the Man-Dog they called Grumps; "meanwhile, O greasy woman, let the beverage our brother asked for be drawn, and I, even Grumps, will partake thereof, and ask a blessing."

The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... George Augustus Sala 1861

We write secret comic books together, a series called Grumps.

The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

We write secret comic books together, a series called Grumps.

The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

So I am going to start keeping that promise to myself Friday Gun porn will no longer be known as Grumps Gun Porn just plain old Gun Porn and our cool new Zombie Bait feature will go back to being just Zombie Bait.

Badger Blog Alliance 2009

McGowan isn't afraid to take a couple of side-trips into digressions that sometimes engage us (a meeting with Gord Downie as a pot-smoking cancer survivor) and sometimes seem undeveloped (a subplot about Ben's search for "Grumps," elusive creatures his father told him about.)

Dose.ca Celeb News 2009

McGowan isn't afraid to take a couple of side-trips into digressions that sometimes engage us (a meeting with Gord Downie as a pot-smoking cancer survivor) and sometimes seem undeveloped (a subplot about Ben's search for "Grumps," elusive creatures his father told him about.)

Dose.ca Celeb News 2009

Grumps are the archenemies of the Dreamers and cause Bean Counters to cower in pockets of small ideas.

Howard Steven Friedman: Grumps, Dreamers, Bean Counters, Cool Cats and Shills: The Taxonomy of High Profile Economists Howard Steven Friedman 2011

Grumps don't offer new ideas, because they know that their ideas would be criticized... they know it's much safer to just attack.

Howard Steven Friedman: Grumps, Dreamers, Bean Counters, Cool Cats and Shills: The Taxonomy of High Profile Economists Howard Steven Friedman 2011

Grumps are great backseat drivers, Monday morning quarterbacks and every other cliché you can think of for someone who destructs to perfection but never actually constructs anything themselves.

Howard Steven Friedman: Grumps, Dreamers, Bean Counters, Cool Cats and Shills: The Taxonomy of High Profile Economists Howard Steven Friedman 2011

The Cool Cats are jealous of the Dreamers' big ideas but are not taken seriously enough by the Grumps to even warrant criticism except to be asked, "Why don't you try doing economics for a change?"

Howard Steven Friedman: Grumps, Dreamers, Bean Counters, Cool Cats and Shills: The Taxonomy of High Profile Economists Howard Steven Friedman 2011