Re: just mewling quims.
All of these UNNECESSARY "nice-ities" - this just reminds me of 'The Wolf' from Pulp Fiction...
"Pretty please. With sugar on it. Clean the #$%'ing car!"
(he was being 'curt' because he was trying to get things done, and time was limited and basically the reason he was there to take charge in the FIRST place, did not have time for 'pleasantries' etc.)