Sentences with phrase «curmudgeons who»

By the time I made it to college, binders had been replaced with laptops, and professors who banned laptops from their classrooms seemed like curmudgeons who had been paid off by the paper industry.

Though he had plenty of stories about the good ol days, it turned out that Cross wasn't one of those curmudgeons who refuse to acknowledge that anything that went down after they turned 30 could be remotely cool.

The curmudgeons who predicted the death of MOOCs may have a chance to celebrate but only momentarily.

Published, presumably, by a gang of dour curmudgeons who hate everything, JNRBM openly welcomes the data that other journals won't touch because it doesn't fit the unspoken rule that all articles must end on a cheery note of promise.

Our glory is in Nick Foles, Jalen Mills, Chris Long, the forgotten collective thrusting the might of a mischaracterized group of snowball throwers, mainline preppies, and South Philly curmudgeons who have been waiting for a moment to remind you why we matter.

Maybe quinoa isn't the first thing you think of when you think of a Christmas dessert, but the raspberry flavor will make it a perfect dessert for everyone — even curmudgeons who like to diet on Christmas.

¬ † Supposedly there is an LA Times curmudgeon who is also known for breaking scandalous stories and keeping moguls nervous — Patrick Goldstein, self - appointed hater of all Oscar bloggers, among other things.

However, he is unlucky in that her dad (Jack Black) is a curmudgeon who pops out from windows and in between the slats of fences to warn Zach to stay away or else something bad will happen.

Also new: comedy Wilson (2017, R) with Woody Harrelson as a neurotic curmudgeon who discovers he has a grown daughter and thriller Unforgettable (2017, R) with Katherine Heigl going psycho on Rosario Dawson.

Beautifully shot Bahrani's homeground of North Carolina, the film charts the tentative friendship between two very different social outsiders: Solo (Souleymane Sy Savane), a Senegalese immigrant taxi driver struggling to make something of his life, and William (Red West), an elderly curmudgeon who appears to have given up on life altogether.

Frank Langella stars as the old timer curmudgeon who just wants to wrap up his life, and Billy Crudup co-stars as his son - in - law who drives him across the country and attempts to change his mind.

Michael Douglas plays Oren, a real estate agent and world - class curmudgeon who is trying to sell his spacious Connecticut home for millions more than it's worth.

Whether you're a softie who jumps at any opportunity to tell everyone around you how much you love them, or a curmudgeon who thinks February 14th is a holiday manufactured by Hallmark and the candy industry to make everyone spend money, Valentine's Day gets a rise out of almost everyone.

This word - of - mouth hit — the # 5 bestselling book of 2016 — features a lonely Swedish curmudgeon who doesn't have much to live for after his wife's death.

«Our biggest goal was to have an old curmudgeon who knew the building walk through... and say, «You wasted all of your money, because I don't see anything you did!

Not exact matches

Yet, I'm also guilty of acting like a curmudgeon, someone who reacts with a twist in my jaw first and a «no» on my lips.

The fifth - ranked golfer in the world might want to pass the word along to Zach Johnson, who has taken over Rory's place as the Olympics curmudgeon.

Though the dramatic shifts didn't sit well with some of the devoted audiences — why would Luke Skywalker, the Jedi with truncated training who let his sister's son slip to the Dark Side, be a PTSD - crippled curmudgeon instead of his ebullient former self??

WHY: On paper, «St. Vincent» is a pretty standard coming - of - age flick about a wide - eyed youngster who learns important life lessons, albeit by rather unconventional means, from the crusty curmudgeon that lives next door, all while helping the self - anointed babysitter to become a better person in the process.

Brian Cox returns as the curmudgeon police captain who seems to be having a good time once again cutting up with the Broken Lizard gang.

Although Payne described Dern as a talkative man off - screen, he said the actor «understood the laconic nature of Woody, [who] can be an ornery [curmudgeon], but with a real sweetness underneath.

Allison Janney knocks it out of the park as LaVona, the distant, violent, chainsmoking, curmudgeon mother who says impossibly horribly things to and about Tonya.

Rush plays Giacometti like one larger - than - life character, a creative curmudgeon and perfectionist who consistently labours over his work, often starting, scrapping and re-starting a portrait in order to delay disappointment and other negative emotions.

And Richard Linklater, who seems content now to alternate nice little Rohmer - inspired talk - pieces with higher - profile formula flicks starring unknown kid - actors and manic curmudgeons.

Roger Greenberg's life is a one act play: the not - quite Jew, the bundle of neuroses who refuses to be identified with his stint in a mental hospital, who breaks even the Larry David / Woody Allen mold of comedic curmudgeon, as someone not quite of either coastal city, but of both and back, and of course, my favorite, the lone pedestrian in a city of cars.

Then again, technical editor and resident curmudgeon Don Sherman, who initially had been critical of what he perceived as the RS4's lack of character, thought that the stainless exhaust gave the RS4's «introverted personality a nudge.»

Having neighbors who accepted his ways and overlooked his difficult behavior helped change him from a curmudgeon to a helpful caring person.

This novel, set in Sweden, tells the story of Ove, who can best be described as a curmudgeon.

All Fall Down By Jennifer Weiner Washington Square • $ 16 • ISBN 9781451617795 Jennifer Weiner, who is ever - popular with readers (and the target of continuing wrath from literary curmudgeon Jonathan Franzen) delivers a timely and heartbreaking tale about a suburban mom who appears to have it all but is secretly struggling with an addiction to prescription painkillers.

Amy is a grumpy curmudgeon, a writer who now makes a living teaching online writing classes.

Only curmudgeons and illiterates, we think, and Simon Parkin was kind enough to sit down with Platypus creator Anthony Flack and the Tuna Technologies folks, who are doing things right by building Cletus Clay for Xbox Live Arcade and PC.]

I was harangued into buying a PS4 by Craig, and rather than playing something «new» I decided to play a retro inspired indie game because I am a curmudgeon - ey bastard who hates himself almost ad much as I hate others.

But, at the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, there are far too many people out there who think that because they have a computer and access to the internet, that makes them creative.

Anyone who would want to cut gov» t funding for more climate modeling is a hateful right - winger curmudgeon.

PS: This blog post is really about appreciating nice curmudgeons, not dealing with difficult contrarians, genuinely disrespectful coworkers or abusive bullies who cause workplace issues worthy of a completely separate post.

Those who know better think of a curmudgeon as one who gives it to you straight.