old man yelling at cloud

English

Noun

old man yelling at cloud (plural old men yelling at cloud)

1. Alternative form of old man yells at cloud.
   • 2019, Mark Barry, BP staff, “Los Angeles Dodgers”, in Patrick Dubuque, Aaron Gleeman, Bret Sayre, editors, Baseball Prospectus 2019: The Essential Guide to the 2019 Season, →ISBN:

     In one of the dumber “controversies” of the season, Braves color commentator and resident Old Man Yelling at Cloud, Joe Simpson, blasted the Dodgers for unprofessional attire during batting practice. The focus of Simpson’s ire was a spunky, young upstart, the plucky 39-year-old Chase Utley. Damn millennials.

   • 2021, Ruby Tandoh, Cook As You Are: Recipes for Real Life, Hungry Cooks and Messy Kitchens, London: Serpent’s Tail, →ISBN:

     Everyone has their own old-man-yelling-at-cloud gripe that they just can’t let go. Some people can’t get over the fact that some people do (or do not) keep their ketchup in the fridge, other people can’t stop themselves ragging on pineapple-topped pizza.

   • 2021 February 14, Nick Westergaard, “Next Up/Why do we really need another social network?”, in The Gazette, volume 139, number 36, page 2F, column 2:

     I’m told we have a question from the Old Man Yelling at Cloud: “Why do we need another social network? What does Clubhouse do that’s so special?”

   • 2022 August 11, Marcus Hayes, “Yo, Keith: Seen the Phillies lately?”, in Philadelphia Inquirer, 194th year, number 72, page C2, column 2:

     Herndandez gave off “old man yelling at cloud” vibes with his tone-deaf assertion. Defense and fundamentals have suffered throughout baseball for the last decade.

   • 2022 November 22, Glenn Whipp, “Please, let’s be serious”, in The Envelope (Los Angeles Times), page 33:

     Its detractors mostly belong to the old-man-yelling-at-cloud club, and they will only make its fans that much more obsessed with spreading the word and making sure voters don’t follow the bagel into oblivion.