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Posted by Crono on Thu May 20th at 5:13am 2004


what about flying zombie monkeys? ... that steal wallets and eat brains ... full of potassium.

They're the bastard monkey's rivals you know. [addsig]




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Posted by Gorbachev on Thu May 20th at 5:16am 2004


Your allocation of zombified objects is going to run dry soon

[addsig]



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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Thu May 20th at 6:53am 2004


So what does "sod" mean? is it the same as "drunk" or "wino" or "lush"



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Posted by Crono on Thu May 20th at 7:35am 2004


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Your allocation of zombified objects is going to run dry soon


Nonsense. [addsig]




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Posted by $loth on Thu May 20th at 7:40am 2004


? posted by scary_jeff
There is no absolute worst insult. The most offensive thing you ever hear could come from somebody who wasn't even trying to offend you. If I had spent ages painting (not that I paint) some portrait, and my friend came along and said (while not joking around) 'hey that looks good, what is it?', I would probably be more offended than if they came over and shouted some abuse at me.
If a lecturer that I respect said that I was lazy, this would upset me more than if some idiot I never saw before in my life said I was 'wearing a f**king stupid c**t of a hat'.

To me, the worst insults are ones that go against my own personal view of myself, and come from somebody who actually knows me, as this would have a lot of meaning. 'swear words' no longer have any real meaning or significance since every other 8-year-old started using them.

I couldn't of said it better myself
/me claps

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Posted by flashman on Thu May 20th at 8:13am 2004


? posted by Tracer Bullet
So what does "sod" mean? is it the same as "drunk" or "wino" or "lush"

It's a mild term of abuse, now, but not always. It's an abbreviation of "sodomite" - similar to "bugger"

"Wino" = "Sot"





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Posted by Orpheus on Thu May 20th at 9:39am 2004


? posted by scary_jeff
I don't know one person who would say 'f**king idiot' and mean it as a serious insult.

*raises hand*

if the situation warranted it, thats one of my favored lines..

usually its I-dot though.. its a cross between idiot, and a person so stupid they cannot even dot their own I's when writing :/

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Posted by ReNo on Thu May 20th at 1:19pm 2004


Well "sod" is probably a reference to "sodomy" (the act of anal sex), though at least in Britain calling somebody a sod normally has absolutely no bearing on this (its normally used on somebody who is unlucky - "the poor sod"). [addsig]



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Posted by fishy on Thu May 20th at 1:42pm 2004


probably the worstest insult you could use 'round my neck of the woods would be prick. or cow, if you were insulting a female.





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Posted by ReNo on Thu May 20th at 2:02pm 2004


Prick or cow the WORST? Wow, I guess calling a girl a cow could be insulting, but somebody calling me a prick is normally coz they've done something mildly annoying, so rather than insulting its more "fair enough, I was really wasn't I" [addsig]



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Posted by scary_jeff on Thu May 20th at 2:24pm 2004


sod - A section of grass-covered surface soil held together by matted roots; turf.





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Posted by $loth on Thu May 20th at 2:42pm 2004


? posted by ReNo
Prick or cow the WORST? Wow, I guess calling a girl a cow could be insulting, but somebody calling me a prick is normally coz they've done something mildly annoying, so rather than insulting its more "fair enough, I was really wasn't I"

Usually if some one does something mildy annoying I/we would call that persona dick head ro soemthing like that

/me checks to see if the coast is clear of teachers

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Posted by Orpheus on Fri May 21st at 2:59pm 2004


? posted by ReNo
Prick or cow the WORST? Wow, I guess calling a girl a cow could be insulting, but somebody calling me a prick is normally coz they've done something mildly annoying, so rather than insulting its more "fair enough, I was really wasn't I"

now dangit.. lep and dave both led me to believe that prick did NOT mean annoying in the UK

*sighs*

/me goes back to drawing board..

[addsig]




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Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Fri May 21st at 3:07pm 2004


It can mean more than one thing. Where did I lead you to believe that it didn't mean annoying? [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Fri May 21st at 3:34pm 2004


? posted by Alien_Sniper
Prick = Penis

In some cases it implys having a small penis too.

i asked for a definition.. you stopped here.. you gave no further explanation.

lep on the other hand refused/ignored the request entirely, so it assumes he agrees with your explanation..

almost everyone else said some sort of definition along the lines of "annoying pain in the butt"

anywho's no one i know of would say "you are such a prick" and mean penis.. in spite of it having connotations meaning penis.

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Posted by ReNo on Fri May 21st at 3:41pm 2004


I think a lot of these terms have become generic insults, and no longer hold any meaning. Prick for instance, could mean penis or annoyance, but when most people say it they aren't thinking of what it means, just the effect of letting somebody know that they have something against them for some reason or another. Wanker is obviously suggesting you claim the person masturbates, which is hardly an insult in this day and age, yet it works as an effective insult on most people regardless.

I really think the meaning of most insults is irrelevant, its the manner in which they are used that is important. [addsig]




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Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Fri May 21st at 4:08pm 2004


You already knew it meant annoyance, I was merely pointing out another meaning Jon.

Screw you Blair! (prime exampe, I don't actually want to screw you) [addsig]




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Posted by ReNo on Fri May 21st at 4:11pm 2004


How could you say that - you haven't even seen my picture yet [addsig]



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Posted by Gollum on Fri May 21st at 4:11pm 2004


Orph, I recommend you read Grice on conversational implicature

Reference:

Grice 'Logic and Conversation' in Martinich (ed.) The Philosophy of Language





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Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Fri May 21st at 4:13pm 2004


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How could you say that - you haven't even seen my picture yet


Put up or shut up! Put up the pictue that is. As in upload the picture to a server and provide a link. [addsig]





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