Sunday, December 4, 2011

Shakespeare Insult Kit

I stumbled upon this the other day and couldn’t stop laughing:

shakespeare

Little confession:  I was a bit of a nerd in school and memorised whole passages of Macbeth word-for-word.  I’m quite feather-headed when it comes to any kind of useful information, but for some reason this has stuck with me and I still remember.

Also, some other brilliant insults by famous people throughout history (that my Dad will love):

I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it  - Mark Twain

I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play.  Bring a friend.  If you have one.  - George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill.  (To which Churchill replied) Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second… if there is one.

He has Van Gogh’s ear for music  - Billy Wilder

He has delusions of adequacy  - Walter Kerr

21 comments:

Bonnie said...

This definitely speaks to my inner Shakespearean nerd. I was obsessed with him in undergrad!

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Alexa said...

Um. This is simply hilarious! Seriously awesome. Haha.
xo

jozen said...

haha love this!

ps i was a nerd in highschool too! i think nerds rock!

Ashley said...

Oh this is FANTASTIC. Thanks for giving me a GIGANTIC list of insults :)

And please, for the love of God, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3w2MTXBebg

Hopefully you can access this clip in your part of the world...

yiqin; said...

its good to be a nerd :P

MY REPUBLIC OF FASHION said...

Haha, lovinmg that Shakespeare Insult Kit so much. Some fantastic words there! :)SArahD

Jillian said...

Haha, this is great! It's such a nice change from some overused terms and insults we use today. I want to add some of these to my vocabulary!

James said...

Here are a few of my favourite insults

“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”—Winston Churchill

“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it ”—Groucho Marx

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”—Oscar Wilde

Thelma Frayne said...

James, I love the Groucho Marx one!

Brissa said...

hahaha! we used that insult sheet during our romeo and juliet section in 9th grade. it was the best.
i love those insults as well. funny people make my day so much better.

The Olive Tree Blog said...

haha...I was a bit of a nerd in school too ;)

Elisa @ Crazy, Amazing Life said...

hahaha! Awesome. I am totally going to use this on facebook.

Elle Sees said...

This reminds me of school! I think I might have this sheet still.

Crazy for fashion said...

ha,ha I love the quoutes, especially the Churchills one. Have a lovely day. <3<3

Audrey Allure said...

Haha great insults!

joy said...

haha I love the brilliant insults :)

Sick by Trend said...

Hilarious!!! thanks haha

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Hannah {Culture Connoisseur} said...

I love this! I'm uploading on Fb for all to see! :)

meme-and-he said...

haha this is great. I enjoyed reading through it!

k said...

haha i love this :)

Sam W. said...

hilarious!! as a lit major, i share your shakespeare love :)