reams and reams of pulped slurry

the most cleverly worded insults
the most sanitized insults
the most misunderstood (by the object of scorn) verbal slapdowns

for posterity and sterilization, do not include either the originator or the recipient

@rookie54 said
the most cleverly worded insults
the most sanitized insults
the most misunderstood (by the object of scorn) verbal slapdowns

for posterity and sterilization, do not include either the originator or the recipient

That makes me grumpy.

@rookie54 said
the most cleverly worded insults
the most sanitized insults
the most misunderstood (by the object of scorn) verbal slapdowns

for posterity and sterilization, do not include either the originator or the recipient

The moment was sweet
And content was read
Like the poor boxer’s guard
The blows went straight to the head

That’d be several times 500.🤔👍

Person A: I'm not as stupid as I look.
Person B: How could you be?

@rookie54 said
the most cleverly worded insults
the most sanitized insults
the most misunderstood (by the object of scorn) verbal slapdowns

for posterity and sterilization, do not include either the originator or the recipient

Best insult ever: "He gropes for trout in strange brooks."

-- Shakespeare

@the-gravedigger said
Person A: I'm not as stupid as I look.
Person B: How could you be?

Substitute “look” for “post”.

😉

@divegeester said
Substitute “look” for “post”.

😉

How could you be?

@moonbus said
Best insult ever: "He gropes for trout in strange brooks."

-- Shakespeare

Huh. I did not know that.

However, I suspect that "your cologne clashes with your necktie" was not in fact written by the Bard of Avon, but perhaps by Francis Bacon or Edward de Vere.

@kevin-eleven said
Huh. I did not know that.

However, I suspect that "your cologne clashes with your necktie" was not in fact written by the Bard of Avon, but perhaps by Francis Bacon or Edward de Vere.

Marlowe.


Second best insult ever: "(He's) not a man, he's a cramp."

-- Shakespeare, The Tempest

@moonbus said
Marlowe.


Second best insult ever: "(He's) not a man, he's a cramp."

-- Shakespeare, The Tempest

While not an insult, per se, in Casablanca (1942), Rick is asked, "What kind of man is Captain Renault?" Rick answers, "Oh, just like any other man, only more so."

@suzianne said
While not an insult, per se, in Casablanca (1942), Rick is asked, "What kind of man is Captain Renault?" Rick answers, "Oh, just like any other man, only more so."

There is a lot of respect between the two characters in that film; part of what makes the film so charming. When the girl persists "Will he (Renault) keep his word?" Rick answers "He always has," leaving open that Renault might not some day. Can you imagine, would we still love that film if Ronald Reagan had gotten the role instead?

@kevin-eleven said
Huh. I did not know that.

However, I suspect that "your cologne clashes with your necktie" was not in fact written by the Bard of Avon, but perhaps by Francis Bacon or Edward de Vere.

If that's an actual quote, I suspect either Oscar or Plum.

@moonbus said
There is a lot of respect between the two characters in that film; part of what makes the film so charming. When the girl persists "Will he (Renault) keep his word?" Rick answers "He always has," leaving open that Renault might not some day. Can you imagine, would we still love that film if Ronald Reagan had gotten the role instead?

Certainly, if its success had kept him from going into politics...

@moonbus said
Best insult ever: "He gropes for trout in strange brooks."

-- Shakespeare

Hmm, I don't know. I've always had a fondness for "He suffers from delusions of adequacy."