Are you cranky?

Well I dont know what there opinion of cranky is, could it just be people are more opinionated the older they get? I have heard some women say things like they dont want to date guys with baggage??? Umm isnt baggage part of life? Everyone typically learns things and does have feeligns about certain things as they get older if we were as blind as we were when we were younger doesnt that mean we havent gained anything through years? Very few people achieve a zen like state as they get older most of us do tend to be more solid in our convictions the older we get. But to answer your question yes I have been told that I am cranky...lol. Although there are others that would use alot different words than cranky.

OK, so why are the more intelligent more cranky? Speculation on my part says that we think about more. The repercussions of our actions, how society behaves, the neverending list of stuff I have to do. I wonder if these people of above average intelligence aren't happy because they're seeking something greater out of life. Something greater than themselves, and they haven't found it yet. Or maybe they're pissed at everyone else 'cause the less intelligent have trouble keeping up.

That's really interesting! I try not to be cranky, but I can be a pretty cantankerous person sometimes. I guess my temper just has a short fuse. And, coincidentally (or maybe not coincidence!) I do have a higher-than-average IQ. So does my father (he classifies as genius), and he's pretty cranky too.

Thats really interesting! I am an extremely cranky person, and I have a Mensan IQ. That explains a lot! Now, if anyone tells me to stop being so cranky, I can tell them its just me expressing my genius. HAHA. I can't wait to be a difficult old person. I'm going to scream at teenagers and say very inappropriate things all the time. x

I must be really smart lol! I do get cranky a lot, I dont know why I try to control it. But I guess its cause I am really smart =)

nicolec, thankyou, thankyou, after reading your post my wife commented that I must have the highest IQ on the planet. She also said that since I am already 72 I will have a chance to become the smartest man in the universe.

That is very interesting...I find the older I'm getting, the crankier I seem to also get, although maybe lately it's due to a lack of sleep rather than any gain in intelligence. Very interesting though - I never would have connected the two.

LoL. I tend to be cranky a lot. Especially in the mornings. I wonder if I'll be a cranky, disagreeable old woman. I can partially see it.

Oh my goodness! And I thought it was a BAD thing to be cranky, now I find I'm just showing off my intelligence? And I'm not even 60 yet! I don't know about the study, haven't read it, but I've seen some pretty disagreeable people in my time, and I never thought of them as extra intelligent, just kinda normal. Cranky, but normal.

Well it depends on the time of month. I am crankier some days more than others. Am I more intelligant as well?

I guess I must be very smart then cause I'm always being told how grumpy I am. I kid I can be quit the B*tch at times though according to my kids and husband. So maybe I am smarter then I thought.

I'm usually pretty easygoing and flexible, but if I wanted to be cranky I have several reasons that I could be cranky. I just choose not to be because I don't like hanging around with my dad since he's gotten older and more cranky. It really can bring people down, being cranky all the time about every little thing. hmmm... maybe I'm not as smart as I had previously thought.:)

hohohooo! now that's why my brother has a very short fuse... my eldest brother also gets cranky over small things... me? well i find myself to be easily irritated too and get angry at some things easily... so maybe that's why... i believe we (siblings) all are smart in one way/area. This is such a happy thing to learn about. haha.