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Est. 2026  ·  Vol. I  ·  The Daily Grievance
Grump News
"The worst thing that happened to me today that you NEED to know about. And some other news stuff."
Friday, June 19, 2026 No. 002  ·  Price: Your Time
Late Edition
❖   The Gripe   ❖
A Personal Affront, Reported Faithfully

The microwave finished. I was on a call I could not leave. It beeped. Then again. Then in a rhythm I came to understand as deliberate. By the fourth round of beeps I was being interrogated, by a kitchen appliance, in front of a coworker who could see my face.

❖   The Damage Report   ❖
Today's News, Ranked By How Much It Ruined My Mood
🔥 Most Enraging
Forty-five dollars to bring the clothes I will need at the place they are flying me to.
😩 Most Exhausting
Every company has found the same convenient culprit, and it never asks for severance.
😤 Unreasonably Annoying
An upgrade in the modern sense, where the thing you had becomes a thing you used to have.
🤷 Somehow Also Happening
He was inside a whale and back out within seconds, which is still a smoother trip than most of mine.
❖   And Some Other Stuff   ❖
Briefly, And With Limited Enthusiasm
Scientists find that collagen, the body's most abundant protein, is liquid-like inside cells — The most plentiful protein in the human body turns out to be a liquid, which explains my mornings.
A skydiver solved two Rubik's cubes in freefall to set a world record — He managed two in midair on his first jump, while I cannot finish one on the ground.
World Cup fans drank several Boston bars dry over a single weekend — A stamina I can respect, though only from a considerable distance.
Be miserable responsibly.
— The Grump  ·  (and Larry)
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