His curmudgeonly nature, moderate misanthropy and unapologetic gluttony are all recognisable traits that have endeared him to millions.
To be frank, this one is kind of a bummer - marriage, it seems, immediately turns people meaner and more curmudgeonly.
A 2014 study of 3,000 older people, led by Professor Andrew Steptoe at University College London, found that participants who said they enjoyed life saw a slower rate of physical decline than their curmudgeonly peers , even taking into account other factors such as income, smoking and drinking.
I have done my curmudgeonly best to avoid ever having to answer this question seriously.
