Grumpy Old Men: A Manual for the British Malcontent - Hardcover

David Quantick

3.39

49 ratings by Goodreads

9780007189939: Grumpy Old Men: A Manual for the British Malcontent

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007189931 ISBN 13: 9780007189939

Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment, 2004

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At last! A comprehensive, handy guide for the misery-guts in your life.

Are you an irritable, crabby, cantankerous, malcontented old grump? Well relax, because you're not alone. Grumpy Old Men is an annotated, cross-referenced and fully illustrated manual for malcontents everywhere: the comprehensive Gripes of Wrath.

A compilation of gripes and grumbles, illustrated with blood-boiling images such as derailed trains and traffic wardens throughout.

The next time you find yourself enraged by pointless speed bumps, overcrowded trains, ill-mannered drivers, irritating adverts, inefficient customer help-lines, overbooked airlines, inconsiderate cyclists, slow-moving caravans, extortionate bank charges, persistent charity collectors, mindless hotel muzak, unfunny clowns or just plain miserable British weather, let this book take the strain.

The ultimate in stress-relief for the 21st-Century Grouch.

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Review:

Praise for Grumpy Old Men:

‘I am in fact a grumpy old man. Or at least that is now my firm suspicion, so much ranting, railing, and mirthful thigh-slapping did I do while reading this malcontents’ manual.’
Daily Mail

‘David Quantick wittily hits the mark’ The Observer

‘David Quantick’s Grumpy Old Men takes a well-executed pop at everything from customer help-lines to hotel muzak, “charity muggers” and greetings cards.’ The Times

‘An indispensable guide to the whiner in us all.’ The Sun

‘When it comes to top honours, then, a qualified nod in favour of David Quantick's new Grumpy Old Men.’ The Western Daily Press

Synopsis:

Old men have been grumbling since the dawn of time...Now this book will chart their top gripes, from too many soap operas on TV to tattoos and pointless speed restrictions. Written by David Quantick, script writer on "Harry Hill's TV Burp" and Radio 4's "Loose Ends" and the "News Quiz". Grumpy old men were a hitherto silent majority...But they are no longer suffering in silence, with this compilation of gripes and grumbles, illustrated with blood-boiling images such as derailed trains and traffic wardens throughout, allowing the grumpy old man in us all to truly vent his spleen. Men have been grumbling since the dawn of time. Who shouts at the newspaper most, who argues with the council most often, who complains about headaches and football referees and speed restrictions and too many soap operas on television? This book will chart the top grumbles and gripes of the grey army. Topics to include: Make over shows; Manufactured Pop Stars; Manners (or lack of them); America; The French; Middle-aged people who dress too young; Middle aged people who dress too old; Middle-aged people; Facial Hair; Footballers with too much money; Politicians.

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