To these events, and the further irritations, Pom Pom's response is a defiant '
Harrumph!' until he gets to nursery.
anyone who's had children go through the terrible twos will know only too well that anything can make a toddler go "
harrumph".
The plot is, of course, pretty preposterous - two young bucks, Ferrando and Gugliemo, are persuaded by their cynical older friend Don Alfonso to dupe their devoted fiancees into cheating on them with two mysterious newcomers, simply to prove (
harrumph) that womanhood is false and fickle.
"Before I clean up after dinner, I sing Caro Mio Ben," I can already hear myself
harrumph to my husband.
Of course, you
harrumph, the detail of the Chilcott Inquiry is far more important than the bed-hopping antics of an overpaid association footballer.
Thank you for paying tribute to Barney Frank, a tireless leader for our community ["
Harrumph!" January 13].
While purists will
harrumph and squawk about the conversion of DSD to PCM, it is inevitable the same thing will happen at the AV receiver with a 1.2a HDMI output when using DSP-based bass management, distance correction, and room-equalization.
Fellow Grumpies, join with me in a
harrumph over yet another cardfest, yet another excuse to gorge on bad-for-you chocolates and champagne, yet another chance to get on the wrong side of our loved ones.
Something stultifying seems to happen to some writers when they sit down to write An Editorial,
Harrumph, Ahem.
"
Harrumph! I can't eat this giant pea!" the dragon said.
A good time to remember that an absent-minded "ahem" may signify nothing more than what is politely termed "a frog in one's throat." A good time to note that even the heartiest "
harrumph" may signal only a serious case of what is clinically (and impolitely) termed "post-nasal drip."
"
Harrumph,
harrumph." You could hear throats clearing all over the dark, elegantly understated interior of the Brown Theater.
