Grumpy Old Men: New Year, Same Old Crap

by David Quantick

Following the phenomenal success of 'Grumpy Old Men', and 'Grumpy Old Men on Holiday', the guru of grump, David Quantick, takes a stand for miserable slobs everywhere against the self-help motivational mafia and keep-fit claptrap. The ultimate in stress-relief for the 21st-Century Grouch. Are you an irritable, crabby, cantankerous, malcontented old grump? Well relax, because you're not alone. Do you feel that the best way to cleanse your aura is to have trains that run on time, rather than "detoxing" with soybean-curd and shots of wheat germ, and that banning novelty mobile phone ring-tones would balance your chakras better than a course of crystal and hot-stones healing?
If it is an intolerance of other people, rather than glucose, that gives you irritable bowel syndrome, and a gin and tonic soothes your karma better than ginseng and tofu ever could, then this book is for you. Apathetic malcontents unite! It's time to roll up your yoga mats and use as draft excluders, line the cat's litter tray with your organic, macrobiotic muesli, put your feet up on your "abs-crunching" exercise ball and make only ONE Resolution for the New to be grumpier and more bloody miserable than ever.

Genres: Nonfiction

196 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2000

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 2 out of 5]

c2004. Good for a quick read and although written a decade ago, some of the chapters are still pertinent. Still, its a hard trick to keep up the banter for even a short book and I found the joke to be running thin by the time I had finished it. If you see it, read it but don't spend too much money on it. "Oh, and you know what the worst thing is? The reason they're so obsessed with their charity? Because they're getting paid. Yes, unlike your old dear fibreglass dog, these people are on a wage. They get ten pounds an hour. And a further portion of your donation goes to the company who employs them.