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The Ultimate Insult
An entertaining and therapeutic compilation of jibes, ripostes, put-downs, one-liners, and general verbal abuse addresses nationalism ("America is a mistake, a giant mistake! - Sigmund Freud), relationships ("Boy meets girl, so what." - Bertold Brecht), death ("A good career move." - Gore Vidal on the late Truman Capote), sex symbols ("Marilyn Monroe is a vacuum with nipples." - Otto Preminger), music ("Michael Jackson's album was called 'Bad' only because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for 'Pathetic,'" - Prince), and other fields of human shortcomings.
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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November 12, 2016
A collection of insulting remarks that are mostly amusing, some I read before and some are worthy to be shared.
"Of course, America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up"
Oscar Wilde
"There's nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in ocean level wouldn't cure"
Ross MacDonald
"Men fantasize about being in bed with two women. Women fantasize about it too because at least they'll have somebody to talk"to when he falls asleep"
Anon
"Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution"
Mea West
"[God} invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style. He is just goes on trying other things"
Pablo Picasso
"Which is it: is man one of God's blunders, or is God one of man's blunders?"
Friedrich W Nietzsche
"Michael Jackson's album was only called "Bad"because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for "Pathetic"
The artist formerly known as Prince
"I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book."
Groucho Marx
"The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right of wrong end of the gun"
P.G. Wodehouse
"Darling if that's a mink you're wearing, then there are a lot of rabbits living under assumed names."
Anon
"You must have a sixth sense. There's no sign of the other five".
Anon
Plenty more where they came from, you cannot read this book in one go as it contains to much witty remarks some more amusing than others. Take your time and enjoy them, this is a book you can return to many times.
"Of course, America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up"
Oscar Wilde
"There's nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in ocean level wouldn't cure"
Ross MacDonald
"Men fantasize about being in bed with two women. Women fantasize about it too because at least they'll have somebody to talk"to when he falls asleep"
Anon
"Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution"
Mea West
"[God} invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style. He is just goes on trying other things"
Pablo Picasso
"Which is it: is man one of God's blunders, or is God one of man's blunders?"
Friedrich W Nietzsche
"Michael Jackson's album was only called "Bad"because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for "Pathetic"
The artist formerly known as Prince
"I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book."
Groucho Marx
"The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right of wrong end of the gun"
P.G. Wodehouse
"Darling if that's a mink you're wearing, then there are a lot of rabbits living under assumed names."
Anon
"You must have a sixth sense. There's no sign of the other five".
Anon
Plenty more where they came from, you cannot read this book in one go as it contains to much witty remarks some more amusing than others. Take your time and enjoy them, this is a book you can return to many times.
July 23, 2020
Found this book while looking for something else among items from the past. Apparently a "release" from BookCrossing.com. Well worth reading while appreciating the humour and making you think. Will "release" for others.
June 25, 2026
hilarious
October 11, 2013
Hilarious.
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