Jane in NC Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Forget fathead and stupid. How about, you "mammering, onion-eyed miscreant". An English teacher at a high school in Indiana has assembled this list which will delight those who love words. If you prefer to be insulted, you can go to the Shakespearean Insult generator and click the "insult me" button. A novel way of getting your squabbling children to practice new vocabulary. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Forget fathead and stupid. How about, you "mammering, onion-eyed miscreant". An English teacher at a high school in Indiana has assembled this list which will delight those who love words. If you prefer to be insulted, you can go to the Shakespearean Insult generator 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Heather Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Thou weedy urchin-snouted pigeon-egg!:001_huh: Too fun!!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H0MEFree Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Oh that is so great! Does this mean we are truly nerds? Or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourmother Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 How about playing the Shakespearean dozens: "Your mama is a yeasty common-kissing hugger-mugger!" "Your daddy is a paunchy milk-livered mammet!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 ...thou ruttish dismal-dreaming fustilarian! ....thou puny ill-nutured minnow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phred Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 My mom and I added considerably to the bottom line of this site last Christmas. My daughter is an English major, how could we resist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academy of Jedi Arts Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 We have a mug with Shakespearean insults we bought at our library's gift shop. My favorite is: You idol of idiot worshippers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Ok Doran, you win the gross award! And Phred, that's GERBIL, to you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 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 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. Very funny! (Please forgive the hopefully slight thread hijack!) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 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 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. 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries. LOL....you're French, right? I can tell from your OUT-RAAAGEOUS accent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Ok Doran, you win the gross award!And Phred, that's GERBIL, to you!! Blame Monty Python: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Thou jarring rump-fed malt-worm! :lol::lol: I may need that one again... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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