Grouchy Peoples

(16:30)


I'm in a foul mood right now, so it might a good time to pay homage to grouchy peoples.


Actually, I think this Ben & Jerry's is putting a significant crimp in my bad mood.... but... I think I can still access it for the purposes of today's weblog. Actually, I don't really need the grumpiness itself. So... more ice cream. ... mmmmmm.


Anyway, I dunno why it is that whenever there's a situation in which a whole buncha fictional characters have distinctive personalities, the grouchy one is always cool. This was brought up in conversation with the heretofore unmentionable girl. (Oh... wow... that has an acronym of H.U.G. I'm so freakin' amazing sometimes.) I think it was an oblique mention of Snow White and the Seven Dorfs that sparked that topic.


Because Grumpy is the coolest Dorf. He'll be a part of the group... only because he feels he has to. Not that he needs it himself. He's too stable for you!! You'll have to remove your annoying self from the vicinity!!


And then there's Grouchy Smurf... who wasn't really grouchy per se... just under a lot of stress. Not sure from what. The gender ratio of his village might suggest sexual frustration as a cause, but that's merely speculative. I just know that when a person or smurf responds to a mention of XYZ by saying "I HATE XYZ," that's usually a manifestation of some inner conflict. As a defense mechanism, he's spreading around his angst to include... well... everything. But he's still cool. He's still useful. He just hates you. And your tie.


Incidentally, Grouchy isn't REALLY my favorite smurf. He's cool, but he doesn't beat Brainy. So concerned with preaching what he feels to be right, that he doesn't mind being tossed on his head repeatedly by the other Smurfs. Never give up, Brainy... the ignoramuses of the world will listen to you someday.


And then there's the quintessential grump... Oscar the Grouch. Doesn't mind conducting an educational lesson or singing about garbage... but fundamentally just wants to be left alone. Is that so wrong?


Well, today I guess I can list myself among them. I'll call myself Smiley D today. I like ironic epithets.