Tag: shrdlu
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Rebuttal: The difference between curmudgeon and curmudgeon [@shrdlu]
[This was originally published on attrition.org. This is a rebuttal piece to “The difference between curmudgeon and curmudgeon.” (May 27, 2011) by shrdlu, which is itself a reply of sorts to my reply to Bill Brenner’s “Take the word curmudgeon and shove it” rant. Blockquoted material is from @shrdlu.] “It’s about maturity, which is a very different beast.” According to the dictionary, mature is defined as…