History Of Insults: Over 100 Put-Downs, Slights & Snubs...
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Item#: | 9781912983568 |
Author | Joyce, Nathan |
Cover | Hardback |
On Hand | 1 |
Ever wanted to âÂÂair the lungs (1)â like a cowboy or dreamed of channeling the wit of Shakespeare to deliver that killer put-down to an Elizabethan fustilarian (2)? Are you too much of a medieval scobberlotcher (3) to realize this ambition? Well, youâÂÂre in luck becauseàThe History of Insultsàhas some of the finest put-downs of all timeâÂÂstarting with the Ancient Romans and Greeks and working through the centuries to modern times. This means you can dish out the best burns to bacon-fed bell swaggers (4) to your heartâÂÂs content. As they used to say in 19th-century London, âÂÂItâÂÂs more than enough to make a stuffed bird laugh!âÂÂ
(1) Swear; (2) Scoundrel; (3) Lazy person; (4) Fat, loudmouth bullies
History lessons have never been so hilarious thanks to this collection of insults through the ages â the targets of your barrage of vintage invective wonâÂÂt know whatâÂÂs hit them.