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The poem is written in the voice of an old woman in a nursing home who is reflecting upon her life. Crabbit is Scots for "bad-tempered" or "grumpy". The poem appeared in the Nursing Mirror in December 1972 without attribution. Phyllis McCormack explained in a letter to the journal that she wrote the poem in 1966 for her hospital newsletter. [4]
The grumpy old man repudiated this notion with his habitual scorn, ... His Complete Poems [edited by John Haffenden, his biographer] is 512 pages long, ...
Albert celebrates his 80th birthday in August 1975. To his surprise, the neighbours throw a surprise party for him. They have contacted his old regiment who sent along a bugler. In 1976, Albert has a dispute when he wins money at the bingo with Bertha Lumley (Madoline Thomas), as she does not share her winnings with him despite their agreement.
Out-of-control anger that has interfered with school, work and social relationships occurs in up to 8% of all people.
Curmudgeon: [13] An ill-tempered, grumpy or surly old man (although the term is most often applied to old men, it can be used more broadly: for example, in the 2008 film Marley & Me, John Grogan, a forty-year-old man, is called a curmudgeon for complaining about the prevalence of aesthetically ugly high-rise condos popping up in his city).
The “grumpy old men” presidential debate between the felon from Florida and the Democrat from Delaware was a dreadful and disturbing performance that may have lasting consequences.
Grumpy Old Men, a 2000s BBC Two television programme; Grumpy Old Men, an Australian TV sports programme hosted by Kevin Bartlett; Grumpy Old Man, a character portrayed by Dana Carvey on the television show Saturday Night Live: See Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1988–89 § Grumpy Old Man
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