Are you a Kilted Curmudgeon?

[WeaselMender]

Almost 15 years ago at a blacksmithing demo one of "momma's little darlings" after being warned, and being herded out of the work area at least thrice proceded to tangle her long hair into the gears of a post drill and started to scream like a banshee. My reaction, to attempt to extract the hair from the drill, or soothe the little darling calming her so her mother could extract her, nope, I pointed at the sign promising that all unattended children would be sold into slavery and proceded to start calling an auction while her mother tried to remover her hair from the drill without cutting it. Do I make the grade as currmudgeon?

Weasel :ootd:

[WeaselMender]

Almost 15 years ago at a blacksmithing demo one of "momma's little darlings" after being warned, and being herded out of the work area at least thrice proceded to tangle her long hair into the gears of a post drill and started to scream like a banshee. My reaction, to attempt to extract the hair from the drill, or soothe the little darling calming her so her mother could extract her, nope, I pointed at the sign promising that all unattended children would be sold into slavery and proceded to start calling an auction while her mother tried to remover her hair from the drill without cutting it. Do I make the grade as currmudgeon?

Weasel :ootd:

We had NO issues with children in the work area for the rest of the 4 day event!

Weasel :ootd:

[Old Hippie]

proceded to start calling an auction while her mother tried to remover her hair from the drill without cutting it. Do I make the grade as currmudgeon?

Depends. What was the winning bid?

[WeaselMender]

Depends. What was the winning bid?

I hate to say this but those who were not laughing were making negative bids like The Ransom of Red Chief

Weasel :ootd:

[dfmacliam]

I have not shot rock salt at the neighbors cat... but I have been known to shoot the neighbors bull when he jumped the fence... a bbgun and his lung sack hanging between his legs.. are not good for the bull... after he catches his breath.. and hearing the bb gun pumping up.. he jumps back over the fence.. and after that.. i just had to pump the gun and he got the message till the neighbor fixed his fence..

[Kiltman]

I'm chronologically gifted which mean you should listen to me and all those like Steve, the Wizard of BC, who also has great wisdom. Are you guys listening?

[Wompet]

My only short coming in this respect is that I truly like children--all children. . . . as long as they are not being little demons while I attempt to dine or shop or complete some delicate project. Then, I prefer to have their parents drawn, quartered, and have their heads on a post at the city gates.

The little dickenses I simply sell into slavery.

Children must be kept on leash at all times.
Hey, my dogs have been better behaved than most children, and I've had to keep them leashed in public - those screaming little two-legged things should be restrained as well.

Almost 15 years ago at a blacksmithing demo one of "momma's little darlings" after being warned, and being herded out of the work area at least thrice proceded to tangle her long hair into the gears of a post drill and started to scream like a banshee. My reaction, to attempt to extract the hair from the drill, or soothe the little darling calming her so her mother could extract her, nope, I pointed at the sign promising that all unattended children would be sold into slavery and proceded to start calling an auction while her mother tried to remover her hair from the drill without cutting it. Do I make the grade as currmudgeon?

Weasel :ootd:

I like it! Of course, I have, on occasion, pointed out unattended children by bellowing "Excuse me, who does this belong to? Madam, please reclaim your child before it wanders into traffic again ..."

[MacKay71]

I don't think I'll ever be one. Wouldn't you have to stop being an adolescent first?