Do people become curmudgeons later in life, or are they born that way and it just takes so many years to strip away the pretenses?
...the curmudgeon is a mature person who has taken the time and intellectual effort to reflect upon and critique the world and the way it is constituated and has concluded that, given half a chance, they could run things a heck of a lot better.
Have you ever seen TV commercials trying to get you to part with your savings and invest in some stock or commodity? The tag-end of the thing says, “Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns.” The curmudgeon knows that past performance is about all you got to go on. When people say, “Things are different today,” the curmudgeon knows that the medicine show might be new but they’re sellin’ the same old snake oil.
In short, a curmudgeon is a realist of the highest order, not only seeing things the way they are, but the way they have been and most likely the way they’re gonna be.
a curmudgeon is a realist of the highest order, not only seeing things the way they are, but the way they have been and most likely the way they’re gonna be.
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Do people become curmudgeons later in life, or are they born that way and it just takes so many years to strip away the pretenses?
It seems to me that as we grow older, and have less time left in our lives, we are less likely to be patient with others (especially with those who waste our time). This can lead to curmudgeonly behaviors.
I think some people were weaned on a pickle.
I think some people were weaned on a pickle.
To them, I would say just walk a day in my shoes
Make mine a dill!
That wouldn't be kosher......Is that some sort of euphemism?
I feel a pucker comin' on....It sure is!
Curmudgeons ae not necessarily angry, and angry people are not necessarily curmudgeons.
a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man. — cur·mud·geon·li·ness \-lē-nəs\ noun. — cur·mud·geon·ly \-lē\ adjective.