I want incredibly mundane insults like "you look like you have a terrible handshake."

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[–] 74 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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?

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  • [–] 55 points 2 months ago (13 children)

    The Monty Python French taunters classic is a scathing insult and noone gets it. Break down the line:

    "Your mother was a hampster, and your father smelt of elderberries"

    Firstly, they are calling your mother a fast-breeding rodent, ergo, your mother is a whore, that one is simple. Second, why would your father smell of elderberries? What was it used for at the time? Wine, but better wine would be made from grapes from France or southern England, implying your father was was not just a drunk, but a cheap drunk.

    Its one of the most insulting lines ever uttered on film and it has so many layers, which is why that movie is hillarious.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I fart in your general direction.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Isn't the elderberries thing actually just about the smell? Based on what I read, elderberry flowers begin to develop a strong musky and/or cheesy aroma, so it would be akin to saying that your father doesn't wash himself.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

    Cheap drunk? Do you have any idea how much it costed to ship goods back then overland? To ship wine no less, which is bulky in the vast quantities our ancestors drank it.

    People made alcohol with what they had, every household made their own usually, they didn't buy it. That's why the north drank beer and ale, and the south wine. That's why so many apple trees were planted in the north as well, the only other northern fruit (idk about elderberries,) that has enough sugar to ferment to an appreciable degree, (it's less than grapes, I think 5% hard cider is about average, or at least mine was that.

    Furthermore, I bet I like the taste and smell of elderberries, they don't grow here that I'm aware. So I don't agree it's a good insult, but thank for describing it, because I always thought that was an odd one.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    They were shouting it at king arthur (the taunters clearly knew who he was, he was introduced as such), I think his parents could afford the costs to get what ever shipments they wanted, be them from France... Or [shudders for comedic effect] Scottland.

    You are correct in that people used what they had, and that is entierly the joke. Wine made from elderberries was much more common up north where imports were not something people had... Unless they were of nobility.

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  • [–] 45 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    "Anyone ever tell you that you've done a great job lately?"

    "No" (This one requires a no answer)

    "Think about that, then."

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  • [–] 38 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    I've always been partial to:

    "You're at the top of the bell curve!"

    Because it sounds like a compliment, gets taken as an insult, but really you're just calling them average.

    It's a whole different level of demoralizing when they finally figure it out.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    It depends which top you mean. Top as in left-right or up-down, can get interpreted differently

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  • [–] 37 points 2 months ago*

    One I saw on Lemmy and remembered was "You have nothing but potential"

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  • [–] 29 points 2 months ago

    A few I've acquired over the years.

    • "At this point, you can only impress me."
    • "My opinion of you can only go up from here"
    • "The bar was on the ground and you brought a shovel."
    • Unencumbered by the thought process.
    • "You're the reason we have warning labels."
    • "They only got two brain cells and both of them are fighting for third place."
    • "It's impossible to underestimate you."
    • "If you were half as smart as you think you are, you’d be twice as smart as you really are."
    • "If you ever had a clever thought, it died alone and afraid."
    • "They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge."
    • "He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know." - Abraham Lincoln
    • "May I ask what's on your mind, if you'll forgive the overstatement?"
    • "You could hide your own Easter eggs."
    • "I can explain it again, if you'd like, but I can't understand for you."
    • "He is a modest man with much to be modest about."
    • "I would agree with you but then we would both be wrong"
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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    The classic:

    • You look easy to draw

    Others:

    • You are the type of person who makes the teenage cashier at Chipotle explain why guac costs extra.

    • You're the human equivalent of a bag of salad that goes bad the day you buy it, worthless after I already spent my cash.

    • Talking to you is like using a public restroom, sometimes necessary, never pleasant and leaves me feeling a little gross after.

    • Every conversation with you has the emotional texture of a Terms and Conditions pop-up.

    • Being around you feels like watching someone try parallel park for four minutes.

    and the best I have ever hear with my own ears, which is not mundane, but is excellent when yelling at the top of your lungs so all the neighbors can hear: "You are a supercilious cunt"

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Was it classic before this? That was my first exposure to the phrase.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago*

    You know what, I literally just had the word supercilious pop into my head randomly like 5 minutes ago, then I realized I didn't know what it meant. I looked it up, went "huh" and opened Lemmy. The first post I opened was this one and I come across this comment

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    [–] 20 points 2 months ago

    “The other sperm just let you win, didn’t they?”

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    "[W]hat you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago

    You have a great face for radio.

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago

    I'd try to explain it slower but I don't believe speed is the problem

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    "If all the village idiots, in all of the villages, left their villages, and formed their own village, of idiots. In that village, you would be the village idiot." - Colin Lane

    "Don't be so humble. You're not that great." - Maria Bamford's dad.

    "People say you're a real wit, but I think they're only half right." - me

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Half wit is one of my go to insults. What else is fun, which I haven't seen on here yet, is complimenting someone in an insulting way, 'wow, great reply, and you did it all by yourself!' But there are better examples I hardly use these.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    I enjoy how you always find a way to renew my appreciation for silence.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    i like curses more like: "i hope you stub your toes", "have a warm pillow", "may the consequences of your actions be harsh" or "may your phone screen be always too bright or dim"

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    For two people who look/are dressed similarly: "you look like the before and after photos for a product that doesn't work."

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    Not sure if this qualifies but I always liked the countryness of "so stupid they couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel".

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    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 :/

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    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

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I saw this on here recently:

    "Working with you is like losing two good men"

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago

    "Eat any good books lately?"
    ..my favorite way of calling someone stupid

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    My absolute favorite...

    You're not pretty enough to be that dumb

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    One I remember reading a while ago "your boyfriend looks like he drops common loot when he dies"

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I fail to see the insult here. Is the goal to insult the boyfriend, or their significant other? If it's to insult the SO, it's doesn't really mean much. You are judging them based on their association with someone else. A more apt insult would be "you could only attract people who drop common loot"

    If the goal is to insult the boy friend why not just address them directly and say "you look like you drop common loot when you die"?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    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."

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    I shall be sober in the morning.

    Highly doubt lmao

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Sittin' outside of a Wendy's for free wifi lookin'-ass

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    "Who's this clown?"

    I'm fond of it for two reasons: calls them a clown and implies that they aren't even a memorable one.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    ITT: A bunch of exotic insults that make people look like redditors

    "A face for radio" is a classic

    "This is why people talk about you"

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    You're not loved, they just tolerate you.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    "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.

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    Heard a new one related to men dating women way too young for them: "Those old men walkin' around with embryos"

    From a goodwill cashier

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    The comments have devolved into the less mundane and just regular insults, so I'll throw this one in here:

    You're as thick as a brick sandwich

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Don’t argue with that guy, he’s the Joe Rogan kind of smart.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Until hearing you talk, I never thought lobotomies could make people smarter

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    I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes

    And just for that one moment I could be you

    Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes

    You'd know what a drag it is to see you

    Bob Dylan, Positively 4th Street

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    It's really hard to overestimate you.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    To a performer: “Every time you perform is better than the next.”

    To anyone: “I find you argumentative and easily offended.”

    Best part of an insult is heading off the retort.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    I'd rather shit in my hands and clap

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    my brother like spanish but did not know enough swear words so he would say things like fume mi huevos.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I hope your chooks turn into emus, and kick your dunny down.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago*

    Couldn't happen to a better person.

    (After a trajedy or mishap)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    "I feel like those shoes belong to someone with a better bowking average."

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Assassin of joy.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    "You're not as dumb as you look," was always one of the most subtle yet broad insults.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    You're the enemy of fun.

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