A Lesson in Dragon Love-Making
"cranky, cantankerous old toad ..." he muttered. "what a pomf." he blew out an angry snort from his nostrils. jasper took a step forward to peek inside the bag.
Cousin Fucker
It was a cantankerous old pickup truck, the sort that guzzles half a day's oil output from a middle eastern country every time you turn the ignition. why he kept it around, i don't know, especially when my aunt drove a sleek european import.
Fate also smiles
It's old and cantankerous, but i can usually convince it to run with only a screwdriver and a wrench or two. i had been working on it for an hour or so while the dogs lazed nearby. i was completely immersed in my tinkering.
Feral Colleagues
The tech heads routed in cycles from a spare mainframe in se-1, a dingy machine even more cantankerous than the alie.
The Cowboy Way
Kieran suppressed his laugh, then turned at the sound of a cantankerous car engine fighting its way up the road. a few minutes later, his father and felix appeared, carrying bags. "food's here, boys!"
08b - The Song of the Otter - Part 2
"a zillion worlds full of your newest, best friends and cantankerous old curmudgeons that only you can win over." the wolf leaned over and pulled the otter in close. "and so many orphaned children looking for homes, adam. do what you're best at.
10b - The Song of the Temple Dog - Part 2
The percheron was the most cantankerous, having little desire to let a four-hundred-pound santa up on his back. "it's up to you, feivel," jp said, dangling the hackamore in front of the horse.
Chapter Nine - The Meaning of Family
"not likely...though some bushes might be more cantankerous than others," grimm said with a slight smirk. "i hope this one isn't..._hey!_ are ya pullin' my tail, grimmster?"
Petticoats and Padding
Kei had assigned fallax this important account in an attempt to placate the cantankerous fennec, and now had to meet with him to discuss this discrepancy.