"I suggest you keep that in your mouth unless you want me to cut it off." Who says she can't be nice? Just because she doesn't ooze sugar, sprinkles and saccharine - at least people won't develop diabetes just from hanging around with her.

She couldn't argue the point of being old though since she was really, really a lot older than most might think. "Be sure to keep up. Fall behind and I'm going to leave you to the beasts and bears."