Those who know better
think of a curmudgeon as one who gives it to you straight.
Not exact matches
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.
Combine a big white grape (I
think you could do this with kiwi, also), a slice
of banana, a raspberry, an optional marshmallow, a stick and Dr. Seuss's Christmas
curmudgeon becomes the tastiest thing in Whoville.
Curmudgeons usually have some sort
of charm which mitigates their irascibility (
think Andy Rooney).
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.
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.»
You'd have to be the lousiest kind
of curmudgeon to
think otherwise, but there's a niggling problem inherent with...
You'd have to be the lousiest kind
of curmudgeon to
think otherwise, but there's a niggling problem inherent with taping a cluster
of discounted games together, one that's been scratching around the backs
of our skulls since they exploded into fashion: they nearly always contain a game you already own.
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.
I'm a traditionalist and a
curmudgeon, but just based upon this transcript excerpt, I'd likely start off
thinking along the lines
of a ninety - day license suspension, then maybe dialing that up or down depending on the remaining circumstances (and in particular, the degree
of contrition expressed).