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• Thanks to that grouchy Simon Cowell (and YouTube), the two amateur singers each became overnight sensations, bringing lumps to the throats and surreptitious wiping of the eyes to .
• Most unhappy spouses are temperamentally grouchy, belligerent, critical, rebellious,,unconventional, domineering, moody.
• But the casino has its own reasons to be grouchy, with media manager Peter Grimshaw bemoaning the effective scrapping of its popular car giveaways.

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News & Articles

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• NBA playoffs: Spurs are soaking up the Finals fun
  Miami » The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable -- and miserable. And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the South Beach bunch is a little grumpy and grouchy.
  June 11, 2013 - Carlsbad Current-Argus
• Down 1-0, Heat Seek Some NBA Finals Fun
  MIAMI (AP) - The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable - and miserable. And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the South Beach bunch is a little grumpy and grouchy. The Miami Heat may be on top of the basketball world, but there's no joy unless they stay there. "Playoffs ain't fun, man. I'm sorry to bust anyone on the outside's bubble," Dwyane Wade ...
  June 9, 2013 - KATC 3 Lafayette
• NBA Finals can be memorable, miserable for San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat
  The NBA Finals. Just being here can be memorable — and miserable. And surprise, it's those supposedly stoic Spurs who are having more fun, while the South Beach bunch is a little grumpy and grouchy. The Miami Heat may be on top of the basketball world, but there's no joy unless they stay there. "Playoffs ain't fun, man. I'm sorry to bust anyone on the outside's bubble," Dwyane Wade said. "As a ...
  June 9, 2013 - KSAT San Antonio

Quotes

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• Brad Childress in Orlando Sentinel
  They're eager to learn, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,Coach Jon Gruden said. "Not as grouchy as a lot of the veterans this time of year."
• Garo Yepremian in USA Today
  I'm not one of those grouchy old men who's complaining, but it taints the thing,said Yepremian, the former kicker best remembered for an ill-advised pass that went backward in the Super Bowl. "These people did something and got punished...
• Randy Carlyle in NHL.com
  It was an emotional game and both teams were desperate for points,Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. "We knew them coming in here and having lost their last two hockey games that they were going to be a little bit of a grouchy hockey club. We...