I want incredibly mundane insults like “you look like you have a terrible handshake.”
my brother like spanish but did not know enough swear words so he would say things like fume mi huevos.
“You’re not as dumb as you look,” was always one of the most subtle yet broad insults.
Two I like from history:
A lady called Winston Churchill drunk. Churchill replied: “Madam, I may be drunk, but you are ugly. I shall be sober in the morning.”
Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, when asked about the migration of NZers to Australia replied “Well, it raises the IQ of both countries.”
I shall be sober in the morning.
Highly doubt lmao
That dude had a mission to be constantly buzzed.
Scotch for breakfast, champagne for lunch, don’t even talk about dinner…
For a few minutes, anyway…
For about five minutes as he slowly shambles his enormous body out of bed
“The young gentleman is an excellent ration powered space heater.”
Heard this back in basic for a young officer cadet who was absolutely useless aside from the fact that they were capable of heating up a ten person tent via their normal body heat.
I was playing TF2 the other day and someone senta message in chat that was just a link to a state unemployement benefits page lmao.
I love TF2 but haven’t played it for a while. Is it still holding up? I heard there are a lot of bots now :/
Valve finally got off of their ass last year and fixed a ton of crap and pretty much banned all of them. Haven’t seen any since.
They also open sourced the SDK so most of the updates include a ton of community bug fixes
That’s good news! I should install it back.
Awesome!
‘you’re not like other people are you?’
‘you know how everyone hates the French? Even the French hate you…’
‘you’re not like other people are you?’
I don’t find this one inherently insulting. I’d probably say thanks.
I hope your chooks turn into emus, and kick your dunny down.
That phrase could only be more Australian if it had some kind of hat on.
You look the way I feel.
Said by Jack Nicholson to Jim Breuer the first time they met.
I really like “tosspot” but some people take it really harshly.
Do we really need more ways to insult eachother? Aren’t things bad enough already?
Maybe. It doesn’t hurt to have options. Israel would agree with me. Wait… No. That’s a different level of escalation.
Yes we really do need more ways to insult each other, oh my God there’s so many piece of shit oppressors who need to be told to fuck off in every possible way
This guy…
There’s no reason to make this about me.
This site seems to be kind of a safe space for people who were bullied in school to practice acting like cancer in a consequence-free environment. Why would you take that away from them? Are you Nazi or something??? ¿
Lol
We don’t need to insult each other more, just more creatively.
Yes, yes we do.
I’m about as left as it comes without being a tankie, but I do think people need to deal with insults better.
I’m not talking about constant bullying or harassment - that has no place in society.
But calling out absolutely idiotic behaviour, with a clever quip, is something people need to learn to accept. It’s not something you should get angry and defensive about, but rather take a moment to do some introspection - maybe I am being a dumbass. Maybe I should rethink what I just said/did.
With that said, clever insults work only when used sparingly, and to deliver impact. Constant insults are bullying. A well placed “you absolute doughnut” can do its job. Constantly being told you’re shit can’t. Use them sparingly, use them well. And don’t forget positive reinforcement. If someone does a good job, tell them. Celebrate small successes. Learn from fuckups. Criticise constructively. And listen to constructive criticism.
If one is in the game of changing minds then, in my view, every form of insulting your opponent is achieving the exact opposite. Admitting that you’re wrong is already extremely difficult even when you’re dealing with someone who is acting decent with you. It’s not going to happen when they’re being a mean jerk about it.
Insults like that are performance for the audience. It might get applause from the supporting side and feel good for a moment but it only furthers the divide and makes the world a tiny bit worse place for everyone. There’s no need to go out of one’s way to be extra nice all the time but intentionally just throwing mud is virtually always counter-productive.
Taking the high road is just conflict avoidance.
I don’t think it is, in the context of how iconoclast describes it, because they’re specifying that you need to deal with your opponents better, e.g through effective debate. A good debate is the only way to actually defeat your opponents idea, and you also get to show others that they shouldn’t support your opponents idea. Sometimes you lose from being inadequately prepared, but someone watching might be able to improve on your arguments. Adding insults into the mix makes people pick sides in a partisan way
Disagreement is plenty capable to cause conflicts even without insults as is demonstrated here. The only kind of conflict being a mean jerk causes are the pointless and completely avoidable ones that nothing good comes out from ever.
Look when I have had to tell a scumbag the same rules three times politely and they keep breaking them anyway…
I gave them chances. It is now my perogative to tell them exactly how fucking stupid they are and why and that I am sick of dealing with their loser shit.
If they can’t deal with escelating consequences they are fucking babies and deserve even further ridicule and isolation.
The reason we live in a shamless society is because we allowed these people to publicly be shameful without completely ostracizing them from society. They learned that they can be shameful and it doesn’t matter.
In early human tribes ostracisation from the tribe was basically a death sentence. Honestly insults are nicer than that.
Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results.
-Margaret Atwood
Don’t let stupidity turn into evil by worrying about it’s fucking feelings.
Re: ostracisation
That very same behavioural pattern actually kept the stupid at bay - up until the internet happened.
The internet, for all its positive effects, also gave the stupid they would’ve previously lacked if they allowed their stupid to show too much: community. It allowed even the most fringe idiots like conspiracy theory believers, to openly be dumb again - because there’s no longer a risk of being alone. They found “their people”, so to speak. And even if everyone else locally thinks they’re a moron… why does that matter when online there’s thousands who egg each other on and provide that much needed social connection?
‘Daft bint’
‘Daft as a brush’ is an oldie but a goodie. I have no idea what it means.
plamf
Two more I’ve heard over the years:
‘You should carry around a potted plant to replace the oxygen you’re wasting’
And:
‘Your head is really just a place to store your teeth isn’t it?
A similar one to the plant is “somewhere in the world there’s a tree working hard to create the oxygen you just wasted, you should find it and apologize”
Oh I’m stealing this one.
There’s a german saying: “You just need your head so it doesnt rain into your throat”
Yes! This is exactly what I wanted!
You’re not loved, they just tolerate you.
That’s harsh
Sure, but I’m not the one built like a bag of popcorn
“Anyone ever tell you that you’ve done a great job lately?”
“No” (This one requires a no answer)
“Think about that, then.”
If they say yes you can then continue with “I meant besides yourself”
What if they just say “thank you”
I didn’t say you’ve done a great job.
