Are You a GROUCH?

Have you noticed how people who are grouchy never seem to know it? Is someone you know a grouch? Could it be that YOU are a grouch and unaware of it? Here’s a little quiz to help you decide:

• Do you go to bed hoping that you will wake up in a bad mood?

• Do you ever pretend to be sleeping to keep from having to talk to anyone?

• Do you often speak in short grunts instead of using words?

• Do your teeth ever feel sore from grinding them together?

• Do you wake up in the mornings with a bad breath and an attitude to match?

• Have you ever screamed at the alarm clock?

• Do you avoid taking pictures because you really don’t want to remember?

• Do you often complain that a restaurant is no good, or a good restaurant could have been better?

• Do you frequently use the phrase: "Get Over It"?

• Have you ever volunteered to be the designated wet blanket at a party?

• Do you like it when people avoid you because you’d rather not be bothered anyhow?

• Is a major source of your nutrition black coffee and aspirin?

• Have you never had a GOOD hair day?

• Do you call vacations a reason for slackers to avoid working?

• Did the local undertaker advise you to cheer up?

• Do you love a traffic jam as it gives you a reason to rant?

• Do think taxes are too high, politicians are crooks, and there’s no point in voting because it won’t do any good?

• Is your best moment when you say to someone, "I told you so!" ?

• Are you are always in a hurry to get there late?

• Do you ever argue with the newscaster, the sports announcer, or MTV?

• When someone says, "How are you?" do you tell them the truth?

• Is the some of the best advice you give when you tell people where to go?

• Do you avoid celebrating birthdays because smoke from candles aggravates your allergies?

• Are you afraid to smile as it might break something?

• Does your dog only like you when its time for his food?

• Do people walk around you on tiptoes?

• Do you avoid television because there’s nothing worth watching?

• Can you spit nails faster than a nail gun?

• When you walk into a room does the temperature fall?

• Have you ever been accused of snarling?

• Have you been offered a transfer to the Complaint Department at your company?

• Are you unable to remember why you are mad?

• Do you use your spouse or co-workers as a sounding board or a dart board?

• Would you have to improve your disposition to be a called pessimist?

• Could your attitude benefit from CPR?

If you answered yes to most of the above, you are probably perfectly normal. If you denied them all, you are undoubtedly a grouch and need a major attitude adjustment. 

If you think this should be passed along to some other grouches in your life, feel free to do so. The management is not responsible for accidents.