Sentences with phrase «think of a curmudgeon»

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

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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).
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