After several days of grumping about the cancellation of their bi-weekly geriatric tennis matches, The Grand High Curmudgeon took to the airwaves to explain that their group is uniquely positioned to tackle one of the newest challenges created by the COVID-19 Virus. In an email to their members, he writes:
“We are now inundated with new terminology “social distancing” which will no doubt permeate our language beyond our lifetimes. I’m starting to puke every time I read it or hear it. Importantly, Curmudgeons have no need for such language as we are Anti-Social by definition and therefore have no requirement for the concept since the general population knows to steer clear of us. Furthermore, there is no necessity for a new phrase when we have our longstanding approach to space management, “Get the fuck away from me asshole.”“
“Ah, that thought has made my day,
— Grand High Curmudgeon”
The Curmudgeon Quarterly 