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Jane Bogan's avatar

I prefer Shakespearean insults myself and here's a pretty apt one to describe our so-called leader: "A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality." All's Well That Ends Well (Act 3, Scene 6), and I would say to his face, "Thou cream-faced loon!" (Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 3).

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John Wills Lloyd's avatar

Yes! Shakespeare!

One of my faves is not so much an insult, but it is a witty way to dismiss someone. King Claudius demanded of Hamlet where the body of Polonius is located.

Claudius: “Where is Polonius?”

Hamlet: “In heaven; send [a vassal] hither to see: if your messenger find him not there, seek him in the other place yourself….”

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Jane Bogan's avatar

Haha!! I love it!!

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