Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Invective
ISBN : 190973232X
Classic Insults
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Classic Insults
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The Best Book of Insults and Putdowns Ever!
Tim Dedopulos
Author : Tim Dedopulos
Publisher : Carlton Publishing Group
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1858684897
The Best Book of Insults and Putdowns Ever! by Tim Dedopulos Pdf
Have you ever wished you could come out with a response so sharp that it would cut the very air around y ou? The Best Book of Insults and Putdowns Ever. presents cla ssic insults from history and contemporary culture. '
A Slap in the Face
William B. Irvine
Author : William B. Irvine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190665043
A Slap in the Face by William B. Irvine Pdf
Insults are part of the fabric of daily life. But why do we insult each other? Why do insults cause us such pain? Can we do anything to prevent or lessen this pain? Most importantly, how can we overcome our inclination to insult others? In A Slap in the Face, William Irvine undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them. He examines not just memorable zingers, such as Elizabeth Bowen's description of Aldous Huxley as "The stupid person's idea of a clever person," but subtle insults as well, such as when someone insults us by reporting the insulting things others have said about us: "I never read bad reviews about myself," wrote entertainer Oscar Levant, "because my best friends invariably tell me about them." Irvine also considers the role insults play in our society: they can be used to cement relations, as when a woman playfully teases her husband, or to enforce a social hierarchy, as when a boss publicly berates an employee. He goes on to investigate the many ways society has tried to deal with insults-by adopting codes of politeness, for example, and outlawing hate speech-but concludes that the best way to deal with insults is to immunize ourselves against them: We need to transform ourselves in the manner recommended by Stoic philosophers. We should, more precisely, become insult pacifists, trying hard not to insult others and laughing off their attempts to insult us. A rousing follow-up to A Guide to the Good Life, A Slap in the Face will interest anyone who's ever delivered an insult or felt the sting of one--in other words, everyone.
Insults in Classical Athens
Deborah Kamen
Author : Deborah Kamen
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299328009
Insults in Classical Athens by Deborah Kamen Pdf
Scholarly investigations of the rich field of verbal and extraverbal Athenian insults have typically been undertaken piecemeal. Deborah Kamen provides an overview of this vast terrain and synthesizes the rules, content, functions, and consequences of insulting fellow Athenians. The result is the first volume to map out the full spectrum of insults, from obscene banter at festivals, to invective in the courtroom, to slander and even hubristic assaults on another's honor. While the classical city celebrated the democratic equality of "autochthonous" citizens, it counted a large population of noncitizens as inhabitants, so that ancient Athenians developed a preoccupation with negotiating, affirming, and restricting citizenship. Kamen raises key questions about what it meant to be a citizen in democratic Athens and demonstrates how insults were deployed to police the boundaries of acceptable behavior. In doing so, she illuminates surprising differences between antiquity and today and sheds light on the ways a democratic society valuing "free speech" can nonetheless curb language considered damaging to the community as a whole.
The Ultimate Book of Insults
Geoff Tibballs
Author : Geoff Tibballs
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781780333359
The Ultimate Book of Insults by Geoff Tibballs Pdf
A brilliant collection of insults and sharp retorts for every situation. Includes studied insults, wry putdowns, literary, political, and dramatic rebukes, playground insults, barbs and jibes. The perfect resource for responding to life's slings and arrows with humour and satisfying venom.
Insults Every Man Should Know
Nick Mamatas
Author : Nick Mamatas
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781594745249
Insults Every Man Should Know by Nick Mamatas Pdf
A pocket-sized gift book guide to the best hard-hitting insults for every occasion. This handy little book is packed with insulting gestures, backhanded compliments, comebacks, all the things you should never say about someone's mama, and much more! Including: • Insulting Someone’s Intelligence • Insulting Someone’s Sexual Prowess • Insults for the Office • Insults on Game Day • Insults throughout History • Insults from around the World
Classic Put-Downs
Mike Blake
Author : Mike Blake
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781782122623
Classic Put-Downs by Mike Blake Pdf
This text brims over with stinging comments, verbal face slappings and subtle insults for dealing with every kind of person.
The Book of Classic Insults
Tom Steele
Author : Tom Steele
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0688174469
The Book of Classic Insults by Tom Steele Pdf
The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults
Orange Hippo!
Author : Orange Hippo!
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781800690851
The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults by Orange Hippo! Pdf
Away, you scullion, you rampallion, you fustilarian! Along with penning some of the most sublime passages in all of English Literature, Shakespeare was a master when it came to casting a wicked comeback or hurling a barbed insult. Whether it's Prospero calling Caliban a 'freckled whelp, hag-born' in The Tempest or King Lear railing against his daughter Goneril with the damning words, 'Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood', Shakespeare didn't hold back when it came to getting creative with his slights. Packed full of eloquent stings and poisonous putdowns, this is the perfect resource for anyone looking to scorn an enemy – without resorting to swearing! 'Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish!' Henry IV Part I (Act 2, Scene 4). 'Away, you three-inch fool.' The Taming of the Shrew (Act 4, Scene 1). 'Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy.' Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 3). 'The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.' The Comedy of Errors (Act 5, Scene 4).
The Book of Classic Insults
Tom Steele
Author : Tom Steele
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780688159078
The Book of Classic Insults by Tom Steele Pdf
Here is the ultimate collection of the funniest, nastiest, and most outrageous classic insults in one easy reference. You'll find putdowns and zingers from famous literary figures, politicians, comedians, and movie stars on everything from appearance, marriage, and manners to food, politics, sports, and religion. A few choice picks: On the Sexes: "Girls bore me-they still do. I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I've ever known."-- Walt Disney On Food: "I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead-not sick, not wounded-dead."-- Woody Allen On Politics: "Nobody likes to be called a liar. But to be called a liar by Bill Clinton is really a unique experience."-- Ross Perot On Books: "The paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book it makes a very poor doorstop."-- Alfred Hitchcock To give a foe an insult or a "friend" a left-handed compliment with the acuity and flair of such masters as Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, and Mel Brooks, The Book of Classic Insults is the answer.
Nine Unlikely Tales
Edith Nesbit
Author : Edith Nesbit
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465604026
Nine Unlikely Tales by Edith Nesbit Pdf
A great many kings who were not at all respectable would have given their royal ears to be allowed to send their daughters to this school, but Miss Fitzroy Robinson was very firm about references, and the consequence was that all the really high-class kings were only too pleased to be permitted to pay ten thousand pounds a year for their daughtersÕ education. And so Miss Fitzroy Robinson was able to lay aside a few pounds as a provision for her old age. And all the money she saved was invested in land. Only one monarch refused to send his daughter to Miss Fitzroy Robinson, on the ground that so cheap a school could not be a really select one, and it was found out afterwards that his references were not at all satisfactory. There were only six boarders, and of course the best masters were engaged to teach the royal pupils everything which their parents wished them to learn, and as the girls were never asked to do lessons except when they felt quite inclined, they all said it was the nicest school in the world, and cried at the very thought of being taken away. Thus it happened that the six pupils were quite grown up and were just becoming parlour boarders when events began to occur. Princess Daisy, the daughter of King Fortunatus, the ruling sovereign, was the only little girl in the school. Now it was when she had been at school about a year, that a ring came at the front door-bell, and the maid-servant came to the schoolroom with a visiting card held in the corner of her apronÑfor her hands were wet because it was washing-day. ÒA gentleman to see you, Miss,Ó she said; and Miss Fitzroy Robinson was quite fluttered because she thought it might be a respectable monarch, with a daughter who wanted teaching. But when she looked at the card she left off fluttering, and said, ÒDear me!Ó under her breath, because she was very genteel. If she had been vulgar like some of us she would have said ÒBother!Ó and if she had been more vulgar than, I hope, any of us are, she might have said ÒDrat the man!Ó The card was large and shiny and had gold letters on it.
How to Insult, Abuse & Insinuate in Classical Latin
Michelle Lovric
Author : Michelle Lovric
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:49015002492123
How to Insult, Abuse & Insinuate in Classical Latin by Michelle Lovric Pdf
Classic Put Downs
Arcturus Publishing,Mike Blake
Author : Arcturus Publishing,Mike Blake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : Invective
ISBN : 1782124500
Classic Put Downs by Arcturus Publishing,Mike Blake Pdf
Do words fail you just when you need them most? If so you need a few pointers from the past masters of put down to keep others in their place. This book brims over with stinging comments, verbal face slappings and subtle insults for dealing with every kind of situation. Features contributions from some of history's greatest word-slingers! Also available: Humorous Quotations.
The Little Book of Emoji Insults
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Random House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473559530
The Little Book of Emoji Insults by Anonim Pdf
If you can't say something nice... say it in emoji. Shock your friends and family with this brilliantly offensive collection of emoji put-downs and comebacks. With this handy guide, the endless potential for a punishing emoji burn will be opened to you like never before – far beyond just relying on the classic middle finger symbol. From everyday insults to brutal Shakespearean zingers, classic movie put-downs to the best ‘your mum’ jokes, this is your complete phrasebook for the ever more savage world of emoji insults.
Shakespeare's Insults
Wayne F. Hill,Cynthia J. Ottchen
Author : Wayne F. Hill,Cynthia J. Ottchen
Publisher : Crown Archetype
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780307421609
Shakespeare's Insults by Wayne F. Hill,Cynthia J. Ottchen Pdf
The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play, in order of appearance, with helpful act and line numbers for easy reference, along with an index of topical scorn appropriate to particular characters and occasions.
