‘Gripe, gripe, grumble, bitch’
“Just look at that. Not only are all the flowers dead and dried up, but now they’re all coated with ice.”
“There’s no use complaining dear. It’s Nature’s plan. Summer turns to winter, and all the plants die off and turn brown. Next spring they’ll all be lush and green again. It’s called the Cycle of Life.”
“That’s easy for you to say honey. You’re from the Upper Michigan Peninsula – but you married a Southern Gentleman. This is Atlanta! Damn those Canadians and their polar vortexes and their Arctic jet streams!”
‘Grumble, gripe, bitch, bitch’
Go to Rochelle’s Addicted to Purple site and use her Wednesday photo as a prompt to write a complete 100 word story.
Archon's Den 
Damn Canadians with their weather, and their syrup and their politeness and their mooses.
I’ve complained about the weather before, but never blamed another country for them… that’s an interesting concept 🙂
Cheers
KT
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It’s a full-time game with lots of Americans. If some guy in Kentucky sneezes, the cold weather couldn’t have come from Minnesota or North Dakota, them damned Canucks are pushin’ it south again. 😦
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I’ll be more than happy to blame you Canadians for our shitty winter weather. 😀
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Go ahead. I have rounded shoulders, blame just rolls right off.
Did you receive the Flak Tower message that John E. had me send you in Episode Eight? 😕
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Dear Archon,
Tell him to call 1-800-WAAAAAHH. Personally I hate winter, too. Grumble, gripe, bitch.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Lemme write this down, 1-800…. Yeah, I’m gonna tell him. He’s cutting into my Grumpy Old Dude franchise, and diluting it because he’s sensitive, and likes flowers. Bah, humbug. 😉
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Dear Archon,
I see the polar vortex found its way onto your blog screen. Great story for the holidays. Where do the Canadians say that their wether is from? Siberia?
Aloha,
Doug
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In the WordPress Dashboard, there’s a widget switch that you can click, so that you too could have snow in Hawaii.
Snow and shitty weather is Santa’s secondary industry. It’s low profit, but high volume, and how he funds the toys giveaway. 😉
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Sorry about the terrible spelling of weather.
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Your comment arrived just after I went to bed, or I’d have edited it, and none would have been the wiser.
We’re already having a terrible spell of weather. See Digging In – Digging Out. Send pineapples instead. 😯
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Blame the Canadians! Reminds me of that song in the South Park movie 🙂
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Do American really blame Canadians?? There was a song about it in a movie??! 😯 I’m aghast – and a grumpy old dude. 👿
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And I bet it was those damn Canadians who sent that 6-8 feet of snow to Buffalo, NY a couple of weeks ago. It certainly wasn’t our fault.
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Don’t blame us. We’re just like Fred-Ex, we only deliver it. It’s all the fault of those Yooper Michiganders. 😉
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Well, whoever’s responsible – keep that snow to yourselves, we don’t want any more of it here!
(Well, except for maybe just a dusting on Christmas Eve.)
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Talk about shitty weather. we are having quite the winter here. One day it freezes, next day it rains, then a storm, and then more rain…WTF?
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You’ve already got airport snowblowers, but now you need mops??! 😦
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Absolutely damn those Canadians. … alright, he’s one from Tim’s to make you feel better.
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I feel a warm glow all over….oh, damn! I spilled the hot chocolate. 🙄
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I hope you didn’t burn yourself!
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charming. bound to be someone’s fault though!
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Personally, I don’t like that point of view – but it is pervasive. Thanx for visiting. 😀
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I was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek, butyou’re right, it’s a pervasive view. We like having someone to blame whether it’s witches, God, or the Canadians.
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Nice story. I’m sure that there’ll be a Justice Department investigation. Holder should be in Atlanta soon, but I assume there will be no indictment by a grand jury against the Canadians. After all, it was a snow white crime. Randy
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Canadians keep the Southland green. Snowbirds bring money every winter. 🙄
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Hahahahahaha! Nice writing but I hate ice! 🙂 I know who to blame next time–those dang Canadians.. 😀 . I don’t tend to blame anyone except maybe Jim Cantore from the weather channel when he came in February and it was ground 0. It’s always the weatherman’s fault. Time for hot tea or hot chocolate 🙂 .
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Can Jack Daniels help warm up that chocolate?? 😉
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Jack can’t but Kahlúa can 😉 – lol.
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I would join you, but…. Hot chocolate is no problem – but all I have in the house is Crème de Menthe, Mead, and some brandy that’s destined for the Christmas cake. I’ll turn up the basement space heater and just have one of my last two beers. 🙄
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Hey, watch what you say about us Canadians, eh! 🙂 Look at what happened to Buffalo.
Lily
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Was that comment directed at me, or my oblivious American readers?? I already am Canadian – but I know what the denizens of ‘the Greatest Country in the World’ say and do. Welcome to my insanity. Drop by again. 😀
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Dear Archon, Great story of whining and griping. Don’t think I ever thought about blaming our lovely Canadian neighbors fault for the weather. Well done! Nan 🙂
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I’m not saying I know anybody like this. 🙄
Thanx for reading. 🙂
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Vile weather wither bloom. Darn the wind from north.
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Maybe we could blame the Swedes? 😕 😉
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We are of course the curse of cold.. Might be the reason why it’s too warm here.
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Canadians DO get blamed for a lot around here. Our town is just a few miles south of the border. I think I’ll add weather to the list.
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The longest undefended border in the world. I’m probably actually South of you. Did you wish to admit which portion you’re just South of? 😕 🙂
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Yeah, and some have summer in winter, like in California. I was down in So Cal over Thanksgiving. A balmy 86 degrees! The plants get very confused I think.
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Everything in moderation. A little of this – a little of that? 😕 I guess you can even get too much hot, sunny weather, but at least you don’t have to shovel it. BrainRants says he’s done with CA. 🙂
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I bet he really loves winter, he just has to grumble about something. Fun story – and I suppose by the rationale here, I’d have to blame Antarctica for any cold snaps here in Oz. Or maybe it’s the Tasmanians.
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Grumble just for the sake of grumbling???….Nah, couldn’t happen. I don’t know anybody like that – not even from Tasmania. I take it you’re not living in the Top End. 🙄
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