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  • Dragged myself to write, and it became clear that the setup for my office wasn’t going to work; I was just getting too much brightness from outside, and couldn’t counter it with the lamps, so I was getting, if not headaches, at least consistent grumpies from the light differential.

    gah. 2008

  • Last night, the subversive cartoon that has never met a boundary it didn't push went so far with an onscreen attack against a baby and a dog, it's astounding that the family-group grumpies haven't stormed Fox with their pitchforks and torches.

    Watercooler: Did Family Guy Go Too Far? 2011

  • Haven't started reading it yet though - spent the day fixing up everything that yesterday's WOW patch messed-up (while listening to "how the grinch stole Christmas" in audiobook form - to erase the WOW grumpies).

    The Clockwork Jungle Book (Shimmer Issue #11) Lou Anders 2009

  • It is amazing how good it can feel to get the grumpies out, as my girl would put it.

    And yelled e 2009

  • In any case, we should now be alert that we can only expect the grumpies to become a larger presence in our political landscape as the country ages.

    Chris Norwood: Some Country for Grumpy Old Men 2009

  • They're nothing compared to the PUMA PROWLERS (ROTFLMAO at that name) who popped up yesterday on the "Hillary supporter tells those disgruntled grumpies to get over it" thread ...

    Presidential Campaigns Fight Over The Meaning Of Maliki 2009

  • If grumpies have this level of influence now, even before the baby-boomers -- perhaps the most self-important and self-absorbed generation in American experience -- have reached the grump years in the millions they soon will, what will the future hold?

    Chris Norwood: Some Country for Grumpy Old Men 2009

  • All those former yuppies are turning into retiring grumpies.

    Diane Tucker: Canadian Political Crisis: Citizens React With Disgust, Anxiety 2009

  • Iraq war questions brought out the grumpies in the American people.

    Town and Country - Adams and Jefferson 2009

  • Hope your terse humor helped get the grumpies out...

    Grumpy Monday: Ex Vinis Fragrances and a Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2008

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