crumudgen
crumudgen by meghan kirk December 27, 2003
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crumudgen
The straight guy that hangs out within your girlfriend's social circle. Even though you may be able to stand some of her friends, this non-gay male friend throws an odd wrench in things. The one that never has any chance with any of the girls, and is always the one to offer questionable "male" advice when one of the girls approaches a guy or has relationship issues. The boyfriends of these girls make attempts to socialize with him, but quickly realize his douchey role in the group. He typically will be seen buying pitchers of beer for the girls, bringing his own darts and pool cue to the bar, organizing wine and guitar hero nights, boasting about his volunteer firefighter status, and getting set up with the grotesquer examples of the female species.
Mark: Hey babe, is Allen, the crumudgen coming out tonight with us?
Heather: Don't call him that! And no, he's getting all the things ready for tommorrow's Sangria ladies night at roxannes
Mark: Cool, I'll be out flying fighter jets
Heather: Don't call him that! And no, he's getting all the things ready for tommorrow's Sangria ladies night at roxannes
Mark: Cool, I'll be out flying fighter jets
crumudgen by Peppermint Pickles July 1, 2009
curmudgeapalian
Curmudgeapalians basically don't believe shit, but use their religion to avoid unpleasant activities.
curmudgeapalian by Zoomerz August 10, 2009
curmudgeon's fallacy
The belief efforts to protect people from calamity will only lead to them being more careless, and bringing on more calamity.
This is a fallacy because it (a) assumes people can adjust personal risk to replicate an incomparable situation, and (b) it confusing risk-taking and risky behavior. "Risk-taking" is a neutral term that includes anything that increases risk in some way, such as operating a machine at a higher speed. This usually is done to get some other benefit. "Risky behavior" is foolish, feckless, or sloppy behavior that has no intrinsic utility to the person engaging in it.
This is a fallacy because it (a) assumes people can adjust personal risk to replicate an incomparable situation, and (b) it confusing risk-taking and risky behavior. "Risk-taking" is a neutral term that includes anything that increases risk in some way, such as operating a machine at a higher speed. This usually is done to get some other benefit. "Risky behavior" is foolish, feckless, or sloppy behavior that has no intrinsic utility to the person engaging in it.
An example of the curmudgeon's fallacy is the erroneous claim that safer cars make for careless drivers.
curmudgeon's fallacy by Abu Yahya October 19, 2008