supporting characters, including Julius Carry as fellow bounty hunter Lord Bowler and Christian Clemenson as
stick-in-the-mud lawyer Socrates Poole.
Kaynak: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.The terms fusspot, fusser,
stick-in-the-mud, spoilsport, wet blanket, old fogy/fogey, stuffed shirt and fuddy-dud are abbreviated forms of
Kaynak: Fuddy-duddyAlthough none of them are comfortable with the situation, Cody seems to be the biggest
stick-in-the-mud. The alien returns and reminds them
Kaynak: Abduction (The Outer Limits)Since Cheech is portrayed as a straight-laced
stick-in-the-mud, the subtle anti-drug messages in the show are completely lost.
Kaynak: A Midsummer's Nice DreamDon't be a
stick-in-the-mud. Keep up with things and make progress. Examine new things objectively. Don't overbuy on credit.
Kaynak: Fan Lihe will be thought no better than a
stick-in-the-mud Robinson's call for redating the New Testament was echoed by subsequent scholarship
Kaynak: John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich)Detective Foley (John Ward ), an irritating
stick-in-the-mud. " "Fats" (Chino 'Fats' Williams ), a gravelly-voiced black detective who goes
Kaynak: Barettacharacter 'lao', such as lǎo dōngxi 老东西 ("old disgraceful guy"), lǎo gǔdǒng 老古董 ("old outdated guy"), where 老 here connotes "
stick-in-the-mud".
Kaynak: Laowaifind ourselves thinking of Magritte and Balthus and Chirico than of anyone nearer to this apparently
stick-in-the-mud Arts-and-Craftsman
Kaynak: Art of BirminghamGould notes that Nabokov was occasionally a scientific "
stick-in-the-mud". For example, Nabokov never accepted that genetics or the
Kaynak: Vladimir Nabokov