nPostednon January 29, 2014
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Infind it hard to believe that people want to celebrate grumpiness—but,nlet’s face it, sometimes we all feel a bit down. And maybe beingncranky is common for many in the month of January, what with the daysnbeing so short and dark and all.
Infind it hard to believe that people want to celebrate grumpiness—but,nlet’s face it, sometimes we all feel a bit down. And maybe beingncranky is common for many in the month of January, what with the daysnbeing so short and dark and all.n
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nInsteadnof celebrating grumpiness, per se, I’d like to celebrate the words wenuse to talk about the feeling.
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nThe best of all, of course, arencurmudgeon and curmudgeonly and curmudgeonliness!
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nHerenare some more words I like. You might be a curmudgeon if you arenoften…
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grouchy
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nwhiny
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nornery
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ncrabby
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ncross
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nfractious
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nirritable
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nvinegary
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nwaspish
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ntesty
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npeevish
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nsurly
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nandnof course, the second best word in the bunch:
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ncantankerous!
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nAren’tnthose some super great words?
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nHerenare some ways to enjoy curmudgeons today:
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n Watchn Oscar the Grouch vs. Grumpy Cat
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Ordern yourself a Grumpy Cat calendar, book, plush toy, or mug!n (Wow!) Or just enjoy your average Grumpy Cat “memes.”n
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n Learnn more about Grumpy the Dwarf.
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nAlsonon this date:
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Thomas Paine Day
Thomas Paine Day
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NationalnPuzzle Day
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nFlightnpioneer Lawrence Hargrave’s birthday
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nGeologistnFrederick Mohs’s birthday
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nPlannahead!
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my boards for:
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