Don't worry though, you’ll know a curmudgeon when you see one: He’ll be ill-tempered and miserly, eager to shake his fist and spout disagreeable opinions. Clark Ashton Smith and Stanley Weinbaum are also great from the classic era.Very imaginative stuff-Weinbaum’s “A Martian Odyssey”is exactly what you’re talking about when you describe aliens as distinctly devoid of human characteristics. ( Log Out / Blissful silence reigned over all. Whew!
Thank you for your insights, NinjaNurse,
Hopefully the person who called you this was joking.
Or something like that. One example would be the general's housekeeper in the old movie "White Christmas". FAAP Doctor Eisman, is in Family Practice in Aventura, Florida with her partner, Dr. Eugene Eisman, an internist/cardiologist.
But it’s not censorship. Is it something only a woman can be, or could it apply to a man as well?
Good night, Gracie.”. Still have questions? I’m not a censor. A curmudgeon is a bad tempered crabby person. “The only thing we have in common with that small, screeching, non-scaly, tailless, little annoying thing is that we both like to chomp on plants!”.
Object he called you one, as well...lol! Of all the things to consider, the one thing we know is it has become uncommon to address an XX in anyway without offense. The thing is, I took General Science in 1971 at Pilgrim High School, and I can’t figure out why space aliens would look like us. curmudgeon: 1 n a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas Type of: golden ager , old person , oldster , senior citizen an elderly person Which presidential candidate will be more supportive of laws advantaging females ? I do. on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.
Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Learn how your comment data is processed. curmudgeon: 1 n a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas Type of: golden ager , old person , oldster , senior citizen an elderly person It can be male or female. Ergo, I'm a curmudgeon. Reply to this post. In all seriousness, though - I am relieved. You can sign in to vote the answer. This made me laugh. Most of my working life is spent with people who are too outside to be permitted to be seen on TV or the movies, so forgive me if I find more exoticism going to my corner store for some milk. I know her camp is trying to spin it as “concern for her uncle” but no one is buying it. Sign up. I say what I mean to say, plainly. Change ). I'm not alone. I thought this illustration was a bit over the top. What feminist had her dog killed by other feminists? Learn a new word every day. Her grumpy attitude toward financial disclosure amused me. Like a curmudgeon, the female equivalent can even be rather lovable, and essential to the character of the neighborhood. When things are bad, I say 'things are bad.' They are so adorable… just look at those little tails swishing!”. Economists: Calif. wildfires could cause $10B in damage. The only sounds were two voices whispering as they curled up in a burrow hidden deeply underground.
They were quite large and so it was no easy thing to remain secluded, away from other eyes.
2 0. I poop parties. 'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'? “We don’t want to wake up the little ones.”, “I know, dear,” she sighed, “I can hear them moving around in their sleep. The blue people on Avatar look like models from Abercrombie and Fitch, only blue with spots and prettier.
Why don't humans roam the streets naked like animals and carry out sexual intercourse anywhere at any time just like animals?
I have a lot of bad habits like that. “Not wanting to be female is a big part of being female once the monthly flow starts during the pre or teen years. Doctor Curmudgeon® is Diane Batshaw Eisman, M.D., a physician-satirist.
Does it follow the Smurf/Smurfette rule? Biden won.
I do. Don't have an account yet? The Female Curmudgeon Thursday, September 7, 2017. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Where’s my role model?
Some dictionaries say the word stems from the word crab and the word cur, which meant dog or a “disagreeable person” in Gaelic. It’s not like she had any great desire to serve before now and I’m a little sick of this idea that all a Kennedy has to do is THINK politics and they are named.
Sometimes it cheers me to look at expensive things that I don't actually want. This column originally appeared on SERMO, the leading global social network for doctors. The larger dinosaur continued in a tirade, “It is abhorrent to me that if someone isn’t thrilled with those disgusting computer machines, doesn’t want to live in a so called ‘smart home,’ looks down on us for leading a peaceful existence…they are called a dinosaur! Modification or use of the materials for any other purpose or in any other manner may violate intellectual property rights. ( Log Out /
Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). While Curmudgeons are generally thought of as male, I see no reason why a female cannot be considered curmudgeonly in this society. Does it follow the Smurf/Smurfette rule? I missed it! Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. All content on the site is subject to intellectual property rights, contractual or other protection. My husband spontaneously expressed the same cranky opinion I’ve been harboring. Oh Goddess, I feel so out of sync– all cranked up and nowhere to go. According to the Merriam-Webster On-Line Dictionary, a curmudgeon is "a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man.". My little cranky opinion has no force against the tsunami of popularity ‘Avatar’ has gained. I do not celebrate popular vacuity with the mob. For example, a curmudgeon is defined at times as a “crusty, ill-tempered” old man. 1 0. ceezee. The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. upaloopa : Mar 2013: OP: I hope that you are not just a grumpy old man! Your email address will not be published. I aspire to curmudgeonry every day, but have yet to be anointed with the title. I do. Use it … own it. 'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'? Nice post, I enjoyed reading it! But I still don’t know what the female version of Curmudgeon is. No content may be copied, distributed, republished, uploaded, posted or transmitted in any way except with Carol A. Cassara’s express written consent. It was indeed a dark night. A curmudgeon's view of Tuesday's presidential debate Jonah Goldberg 9/28/2020. Are men deep down afraid of women hence why they dislike succesful career women, smart women, strong women, funny women & promiscious women? It’s the luck of the draw. What does 'poke' refer to in the expression 'pig in a poke'. These are the world's most historic restaurants. January 22, 2009 By Carol Cassara Leave a Comment.
It is so hard for us dinosaurs to get the respect we deserve,” responded the smaller female reptile. Those humans believe that it was unlikely that even our DNA would be around.”, Smiling as only a Dinosaur mother can smile as she glanced over at her sleeping babies, she said, “They just keeping thinking they have found dinosaur bones and speculating all kinds of things about us.”, As he curled up to go to sleep, he murmured to his spouse “Little do they know. SERMO www.sermo.com “talk real world medicine”, Official Account of "Bad" Brad BerkwittFollow. Caroline Kennedy’s foray into the political world was a bit shocking, given her evident dislike for the limelight or any prying into her personal affairs.
I work damn hard to achieve superior curmudgeonhood and the thought of you - child upstart that you are - surpassing me was... well... a little bit depressing. Nomi’s site, ‘I Dreamed I Saw Grace P. One Day’ has a wonderful post by Thomas Kalinowski about the nerds who just had to write, and a guy called Isaac Asimov, and how they did what they did. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=curmudgeo... http://www.concentric.net/~marlowe/curdef.shtml.
It's free and takes five seconds. “We are the real dinosaurs…not that puny thing who has no scales and no tail!”, Trying to soothe her mate, she continued, “Now, dear, let her be called whatever those idiots want to call her. I'll be queen and you can be first runner up, 'kay?
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Ergo, I'm a curmudgeon. Besides "cranky old bat"?
What’s a female curmudgeon called?
Hopefully the person who called you this was joking. The largest one rasped to his mate, “I just can’t believe it…the way our taxonomic name is bandied about!”, “Indeed, my darling. Caroline Kennedy’s foray into the political world was a bit shocking, given her evident dislike for the limelight or any prying into her personal affairs. Her mate continued, “I get so annoyed whenever I am creeping around outside, attending to our plants and I hear people refer to that Doctor Curmudgeon as a dinosaur…well… I just want to sit on her until she squeals that she is only a Luddite, not a dinosaur! They may not always use the word curmudgeon, but I am willing to venture they use similar words if they are self describing. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Well, actually, they don’t look like me. Miss Manners looked forward to a tyrannical old age, but you can’t pull that off at 50-something unless you are Queen Victoria or Ivana Trump. All rights reserved. You lucky woman. But it talked about how safe we are. Anonymous.
Of course whenever anyone says, “We all know this”, alarm bells go off in my head. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Diane Batshaw Eisman, M.D.
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