There are old curmudgeons out there who want to say, oh, no, this is really easy.
Your father was that haughty old curmudgeon who never had a kind word for anyone.
Do you think I am the sort of old curmudgeon who will never do anything for anybody?
It was just something to make an old curmudgeon want to rise in the mornings.
So now you pair me with an old curmudgeon, right?
Don't let him put you off; the old curmudgeon can't refuse this time!
There are old curmudgeons up in Boston who haven't gone to a game since the Braves left town.
It was good to see the old curmudgeon again.
I do believe I am getting a crusty old curmudgeon.
They may be old curmudgeons who just figure, hey, I'm not giving my money to the man.