Sunday, December 4, 2011

Shakespeare Insult Kit

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

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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

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21 comments:

  1. BonnieDecember 4, 2011 at 4:05 PM

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

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  2. AlexaDecember 4, 2011 at 7:29 PM

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

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  3. jozenDecember 4, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    haha love this!

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

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  4. AshleyDecember 4, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    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...

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  5. yiqin;December 4, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    its good to be a nerd :P

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  6. MY REPUBLIC OF FASHIONDecember 5, 2011 at 2:47 AM

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

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  7. JillianDecember 5, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    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!

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  8. JamesDecember 5, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    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

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  9. Thelma FrayneDecember 5, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    James, I love the Groucho Marx one!

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  10. BrissaDecember 5, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    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.

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  11. The Olive Tree BlogDecember 5, 2011 at 12:02 PM

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

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  12. Elisa @ Crazy, Amazing LifeDecember 5, 2011 at 12:14 PM

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

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  13. Elle SeesDecember 5, 2011 at 12:29 PM

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

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  14. Crazy for fashionDecember 6, 2011 at 3:16 AM

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

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  15. Audrey AllureDecember 6, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    Haha great insults!

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  16. joyDecember 6, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    haha I love the brilliant insults :)

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  17. Sick by TrendDecember 7, 2011 at 2:01 AM

    Hilarious!!! thanks haha

    xx

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  18. Hannah {Culture Connoisseur}December 7, 2011 at 1:32 PM

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

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  19. meme-and-heDecember 8, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    haha this is great. I enjoyed reading through it!

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  20. kDecember 11, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    haha i love this :)

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  21. Sam W.December 13, 2011 at 8:33 AM

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

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