Well yes, it did sound as if she was calling him old, which maybe he really wasn't that old. But still, the symptoms he was displaying lead her to believe his age was playing a role here. "Well, if he ever comes to I'll gladly hand him a broom and let him try." Right after she poked him with it herself for not following her orders.

Headman say what?

"Are you suggesting the orb is the cause of his problems... not his age?" And why was it she didn't already know he had been the first one to handle that thing? "What ever happened to that thing?" Someone needed to be checking that thing out. Or more importantly, maybe they should be checking out all those that have touched the orb... especially if they were acting like old Max here.