Creative insults (influenced by Shakespeare)

[Jane in NC]

Forget fathead and stupid. How about, you "mammering, onion-eyed miscreant". An English teacher at a high school in Indiana has assembled this list (http://housebarra.com/PastTimes/articles/insult.html) which will delight those who love words.

If you prefer to be insulted, you can go to the Shakespearean Insult generator (http://www.mainstrike.com/mstservices/handy/insult.html) and click the "insult me" button.

A novel way of getting your squabbling children to practice new vocabulary.

Jane

[Doran]

Forget fathead and stupid. How about, you "mammering, onion-eyed miscreant". An English teacher at a high school in Indiana has assembled this list (http://housebarra.com/PastTimes/articles/insult.html) which will delight those who love words.

If you prefer to be insulted, you can go to the Shakespearean Insult generator (http://www.mainstrike.com/mstservices/handy/insult.html) and click the "insult me" button.

A novel way of getting your squabbling children to practice new vocabulary.

Jane


...Thou craven common-kissing canker-blossom!

...Thou beslubbering beef-witted barnacle!


The alliterations in those are almost as wonderful as the insults. Cute, Jane. Very cute. You've certainly given us a possible improvement on our banal natures with this. :lol:

[Tarheel Heather]

Thou weedy urchin-snouted pigeon-egg!:001_huh:

Too fun!!:001_smile:

[H0MEFree]

Oh that is so great!
Does this mean we are truly nerds? Or what?

[Laura Corin]

Calvin has a T-shirt printed with Shakespearean insults, that I bought for him at the Globe in London. He also has a Widget on his Mac that generates more. Lots of fun.

Laura

[Fourmother]

How about playing the Shakespearean dozens:


"Your mama is a yeasty common-kissing hugger-mugger!"

"Your daddy is a paunchy milk-livered mammet!"

[elegantlion]

...thou ruttish dismal-dreaming fustilarian!

....thou puny ill-nutured minnow.

[Phred]

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries.

[Kelli in TN]

My mom and I added considerably to the bottom line of this site (http://www.shakespearesden.com/allshinpr.html) last Christmas. My daughter is an English major, how could we resist?

[Academy of Jedi Arts]

I used to have a book called Shakespeare's Insults. I left it on a plane when I was about 16. I miss that book. Thanks for the memories!

[Kathleen in VA]

We have a mug with Shakespearean insults we bought at our library's gift shop. My favorite is:

You idol of idiot worshippers!

[Doran]

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries.

I burst my pimples at you and call your door-opening request a silly thing; you tiny brained wipers of other peoples' bottoms.


:lol:

[Chris in VA]

Ok Doran, you win the gross award!
And Phred, that's GERBIL, to you!!

[Michelle in MO]

I got, "Thou spongy flap-mouthed gudgeon!"

Do you think if I show my kids this website they'll come up with more creative insults for their siblings? ;)

Jane, can I do a brief spin-off?* I have a book a friend gave me a year or so ago, called How to Insult, Abuse and Insinuate in Classical Latin (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/How-to-Insult-Abuse-and-Insinuate-in-Classical-Latin/Michelle-Lovric/e/9780760710180/?itm=1)

Res Pertricos est, Cotile, bellus homo. - A pretty fellow is a waste of space, Cotilus. ~ Martial, Epigrams III.63

Mufrius, non magister. - You're not a guru, you're a gorilla. ~ Petronius, Satyricon

Quicumque ubi sunt, qui fuerunt quique futuri sunt posthac stulti, stolidi, fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones . . . - Of all the past, present and future fatheads, idiots, imbeciles, mushrooms, morons, hare-brains and chipmunk-cheeks . . . ! ~ Plautus, Mnesilochus

And, here are some more Latin insults, made official by the University of Oklahoma (http://www.ou.edu/ludilatini/insultshandoutFall2003.htm).

Very funny! (Please forgive the hopefully slight thread hijack!) :D

[Jane in NC]

Jane, can I do a brief spin-off?* I have a book a friend gave me a year or so ago, called How to Insult, Abuse and Insinuate in Classical Latin (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/How-to-Insult-Abuse-and-Insinuate-in-Classical-Latin/Michelle-Lovric/e/9780760710180/?itm=1)

Res Pertricos est, Cotile, bellus homo. - A pretty fellow is a waste of space, Cotilus. ~ Martial, Epigrams III.63

Mufrius, non magister. - You're not a guru, you're a gorilla. ~ Petronius, Satyricon

Quicumque ubi sunt, qui fuerunt quique futuri sunt posthac stulti, stolidi, fatui, fungi, bardi, blenni, buccones . . . - Of all the past, present and future fatheads, idiots, imbeciles, mushrooms, morons, hare-brains and chipmunk-cheeks . . . ! ~ Plautus, Mnesilochus

And, here are some more Latin insults, made official by the University of Oklahoma (http://www.ou.edu/ludilatini/insultshandoutFall2003.htm).

Very funny! (Please forgive the hopefully slight thread hijack!) :D

Excellent! I tried to rep you for this, Michelle, but apparently I have to spread it around. My son will love the Latin insults!

Jane

[homeschoolmom]

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries.

LOL....you're French, right? I can tell from your OUT-RAAAGEOUS accent!

[Doran]

Ok Doran, you win the gross award!
And Phred, that's GERBIL, to you!!



Blame Monty Python:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V7zbWNznbs


:D

[Mamagistra]

Thou jarring rump-fed malt-worm!

:lol::lol: I may need that one again... :D