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Curmudgeon is Currently Reading

Curmudgeon is currently reading

The Uncool: A Memoir

by Cameron Crowe

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Dec 24, 2025 07:07PM

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My Mama, Cass: A Memoir

by Owen Elliot-Kugell

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Dec 11, 2025 05:22PM

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The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.

by Peter Ames Carlin (Goodreads Author)

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Curmudgeon’s Quotes

“A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.”
― John Hodgman, More Information Than You Require

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“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equalizer.”
― Keith Richards

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“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
― George Orwell

tags: freedom-of-speech, liberty

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“What ho!" I said.
"What ho!" said Motty.
"What ho! What ho!"
"What ho! What ho! What ho!"
After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.”
― Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves

tags: conversation, humor, humour

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