Scrooges

Penny pinchers are still referred to as scrooges, and I have yet to meet one person with the first name Ebenezer or the last name Scrooge.

Blogtimore, Hon 2009

Hammond's office also named their "Scrooges", which was described as:

The Blogland of Earl Capps 2008

Council bosses were today labelled "Scrooges" after telling traders in a Wolverhampton suburb they cannot put up a Christmas tree outside their shops.

Express & Star 2008

I said you are Scrooges wife Ester Scrooge ... good day to you.

Judith Hunt! Cromsblood 2009

"Closing down the factory is Scrooges' fault!" one man bellows.

Bob Burnett: A Christmas Carol for 2011 Bob Burnett 2011

Put less gently: The literature describes a profession of amoral Scrooges.

Wonkbook: Boehner's new rules; Dems' release filibuster reform proposal Ezra Klein 2011

The media and liberals tend to portray Americans as selfish Scrooges, only interested in their own gain - why else would taxes be unpopular?

America the Generous? Not According to the Media Paul Wilson 2011

What else do the syntactical Scrooges want to cast out with the good cheer in the new year?

List Of Banned Words For 2012 2011

It's all hokum, of course, but lots of fun, and the Scrooges among you can always root for child-hating orphanage boss Miss Hannigan.

This week's new theatre and dance 2011

"Closing down the factory is Scrooges' fault!" one man bellows.

Bob Burnett: A Christmas Carol for 2011 Bob Burnett 2011