It's raining in Melbourne, and the cat is disgruntled. This brought about a conversation about how we could gruntle her.

TIL "gruntle", despite subsequent attempted back-formation, is not in origin a positive thing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/1crxl0f/how_gruntled_came_to_mean_the_exact_opposite_of/

Having mentioned a disgruntled cat, herewith said cat, albeit one picture is from last month and the other is from the other night. The cat is currently sulking by the window portal, watching the rain fall.

#disgruntled #cat #melbourne #catsofmastodon

disgruntled
adjective
unhappy and annoyed
a disgruntled employee
She led her sodden and disgruntled team back into the changing rooms, insisting that the practice had not been a waste of time, though without any real conviction in her voice. —J. K. Rowling
… a $300,000 refund pool for disgruntled former customers … —Kevin McGurk
The crowd was up as well, and just as disgruntled as it had been the night before. —Christopher Cooper & Robert Block

#word #disgruntled #definition
#MerriamWebster

#USpolitics #GOP #Disgruntled

16 minutes of posts and voice mails on why people left the Republican Party,
buckle up !

"PISSED OFF Voters Show Trump And Media HOW THEY FEEL"
by Meidas Touch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUzjCwiWcmk

Quote by MT:
"Jul 13, 2024
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how American voters REALLY feel about Trump, the media, and President Biden."

#VoteBlue #UpAndDownTheBallot

Let me just say that in Week 13 of semester there is very little joy to be found in your emails. Really wish I wasn't hog-tied to the keyboard right at the moment - or rather, if I were to be so encumbered, that I could spend that time doing something I want to do rather than doing tasks for other people #pointless #complaint #disgruntled #unilife

Sigh.