"mossbacks," as he called them; for he knew from experience what a dainty meal they would make, fried with some salt pork, being equal to any tender spring chicken he knew of. ❋ Herbert Carter (N/A)
Time, formerly a "local possession," was nationalized by industry and then the government, and though mossbacks fretted that standard time was a "compulsory lie," a nation synchronized its watches. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In the battle of surly old mossbacks who (presumably) no longer have to answer to voters, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is proving even more cantankerous than the temperamental Mayor Michael Bloomberg. ❋ Unknown (2009)
As practiced by people who are buying stocks as commodities, this approach, called "indexing," lets you forget about all that boring stuff mossbacks like me call "fundamentals." ❋ Unknown (2008)
Will Yeltsin's success jolt the mossbacks into seeing that he is no longer beyond the fringe, but astride the dominant mood of the country? ❋ Unknown (2008)
But among the smiley-face crowd, 1994 is ancient history, the concern only of doddering old fossils and Old Era mossbacks who don't understand how wonderful the world has become. ❋ Unknown (2008)
But inside the Times and out, just-the-facts ma'am mossbacks grumbled that "editorials" were appearing on the front page. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Rumsfeld, characteristically, depicted it simply as the grousing of a few military mossbacks uncomfortable with change. ❋ Margolick, David (2007)
Actually, you right-wingers are in the same camp with fundamentalists, reactionaries and mossbacks of every kind around the world. ❋ Unknown (2006)
RODGERS: So we have to wait until the old mossbacks die out for women to get a fair shake? ❋ Unknown (2005)
Tom, we can't afford to spend much time in this neighborhood; we've got to get out and take a look at the Beta Hydri system and make sure it checks the same way-just to convince the mossbacks back Earthside, for it will, it will! ❋ Heinlein, Robert A. (1956)
'Straw Leg' inter some o 'you mossbacks at th' stort orf. ❋ Ralph S. Kendall (N/A)
If you don't believe in Phrenology when I dismiss you to-night, remember that you are in the minority in this audience, and a very small minority at that, composed of unprogressive mossbacks and persons of small mental capacity, and if you will call at my rooms to-morrow, I'll tell you to which of these classes you belong. ❋ William Windsor (N/A)
[Truman] said something about the way the mossbacks always predict the end of the world and charge him with putting over a "welfare state" -- whatever that is -- this was Byrnes and Herb. ❋ Unknown (1948)
It is an unimproved river, and difficult to drive, and just lined with mossbacks. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)
Them few deadheads we've picked up along the line; mossbacks left 'em stranded. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)
He went on, in his good-natured, unexcited fashion, to inveigh against the obstinacy of any and all mossbacks. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)
"There's three or four mossbacks in the lot that are honest," cut in ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)
Lots of partridges and mossbacks, but no improvements. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)
"What do you mean you don't want to hang at the beach?! It's gloriously [sunny] in [Seattle]!"
"I don't know, man. I'm kind of a mossback. I miss [the rain]. I can just hang inside with a sweater and a good book." ❋ R. Pompeo (2015)
[I don't need to] listen to [an old] mossback to know that things are [messed up]. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2011)
[Holy shit] "Old Mossback" is [huge] ❋ Taylez (2008)
