old man yelling at clouds

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

“They don’t seem to understand⟳ that they look⟳ like⟳ fools, raging against the dying of the light⟳ with all of the effectiveness of an old man yelling at clouds. Again, that whole lack-of-self-awareness thing.”

“Sure, Fraser sounds like⟳ an old man yelling at clouds, or shooing some kids off his lawn, but there’s truth in that rant.”

“Much of it was nonsense, old men yelling at clouds and talking about how back in their day people had common decency, as if football hasn’t always attracted an element of egomaniacs and testosterone-fueled rage monsters who only started committing crimes in the late 1990s.”

“If he never managed to deal⟳ with his issues, though, I’d imagine⟳ he’s either now battling it out with wife No. 8 or 9 or 10, or else he’s given up on marriage altogether and gotten himself a half-dozen cats and become⟳ a lonely, bitter old man yelling at clouds.”

“Are fundamentals disappearing from Major League Baseball? / I see⟳ a lot of old men yelling at clouds. Who cares about fundamentals? I just want⟳ to see⟳ Bryce Harper strike⟳ out 170 times, bat .230 and hit 40 home runs.”

“Not to sound⟳ like⟳ an old man yelling at clouds, but back in my day, when you bought a game that was it. You owned it and all of its associated content.”

“Aaron Rodgers needed to be convinced. At age 36, he may not be the football version of the crotchety-old-man-yelling-at-clouds meme just yet, but even Rodgers will admit⟳ that he was more than a little set⟳ in his ways.”

““To get⟳ people to care about this is like⟳ old man yelling at clouds. It just doesn’t resonate,” [Kay] Hanley said. “It’s very dense and complex and boring. But I do think⟳ fans are the key to this. Once they start⟳ leaving Spotify for other services, that is what is going to make⟳ all the difference.””

“Would I prefer⟳ the Canadiens hadn’t gone the way of the other 31 NHL teams in allowing advertising on uniforms? Absolutely. / Will I shake⟳ my fist at the clouds (summoning yet more Old Man Yelling at Clouds GIFs from slack-jawed numb-nuzzles)? No, I will not.”

“This may, in part, have⟳ transformed him into something resembling an old man yelling at clouds.”

“Old Men Yelling at Clouds / “You see⟳ the world through rose-coloured glasses.” / I have⟳ heard this all my life and have⟳ even come⟳ to take⟳ it as a compliment. My family says it, friends say⟳ it, colleagues agree⟳ and social media is quick to ridicule. When I hit my seventies, I became acutely aware that a car accident or falling off a ladder or merely wandering off and getting lost in a park⟳ would see⟳ me described in the local press⟳ as an “elderly gentleman.” I began to wonder⟳ at what point⟳, exactly, do aging males become⟳ the cartoon character Abe, grandpa in The Simpsons, raising a fist to the sky over that perfect headline: “Old Man Yells at Cloud.””

““Sure, if you listen⟳ to the old school guys who also think⟳ we’ve all gone soft because their generation didn’t need⟳ so much safety gear.” He pressed a kiss to my temple. “Ignore⟳ the old men yelling at clouds.””

“This may seem reminiscent of an old man yelling at clouds, but Kentucky’s pigskin history is built upon its wins and losses. Fans and their pent-up enthusiasm accompanying every preseason must also suffer⟳ from short term memory loss.”

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