Grumpy cat has been informing me when the eggs/lasagna/chiffon sponges are ready for many years. I am very fond of him. I have an affinity with those of the grumpy persuasion. Lately, I have come to doubt GC’s accuracy but have been too polite to point it out, for fear of offence. After all, what is a couple of minutes between friends. He had a work related incident several months ago and possibly was feeling the effects. When I came to use him the other day he refused to work at all. Nothing, no ticking, no movement, just that stare, the one that wheedles into your bones and refuses to be shaken. “Grumpy cat is broken” I told OH. “Ah” said OH. “Ah?” I questioned. “Didn’t I tell you?” asked OH. “Tell me what?” beginning to wonder what horrors were about to be disclosed. “I dropped him” says OH, swiftly followed by “I’ll get you another one”. Wise man.
Some internet trawling, a few days wait and GC Jnr arrived Chez Nous. Perhaps a little lighter in colour, maybe a little wider in girth and definitely much cleaner, but the same indomitable expression. All is forgiven.
Do not fear, GC Senior will be retired to the home for broken but sentimentally significant artifacts. For a while anyway. Until I get one of those heads on.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Which loosely translates as “OH knows how you were attached to GC (as you often say ‘I’m going to look around the GC’ and also knows how reluctant you are to admit fault, so he took the blame and took steps to stop your moaning.” All praise to OH who may now enjoy unburnt toast!
Incidentally, the Internet personality known as “Grumpy Cat” also recently went to The Bridge.
Your task is now to disassemble the original, separating the constituent parts into plastic (the outside) and metals (the gizzards) to facilitate a new existence via the local recycling centre.
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My oven timer has become very temperamental though I do give her a good talking to. hence the purchase of a very utilitarian manual timer. I must say I like your GG much better.
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He is a little beauty, but he does have to perform or he will be out!
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RIP Grumpy Cat.
Long live Grumpy Cat II. I’m amazed that you found another.
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I was too! I googled Grumpy Cat and up he came. I didn’t even know he was really called that. It was meant to be. 😀
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And now if you Google ‘Grumpy Cat timer’ up comes your blog!
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Oh fab!
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