Some people have such a way with words they can even make insults sound good. In reality, you don't even have to channel your inner Shakespeare to make an insult pleasant to one's ears. It just has to be clever enough to make the other person want to disappear inside their shell like a turtle.
We're fans of wordplay and justice here at Bored Panda, so, we've got a collection of the sickest and most inventive burns that people have dished out on the Internet. If you're looking for inspiration or want to see some cleverly-crafted justice where jerks got put in their place, check out these clever comebacks!
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A Thread On Aposematism
A New Service For Beauticians To Offer?
Well, technically it's vulva. Shaving a vagina would prove to be... difficult
Load More Replies...Considering Daniel's username, it's likely that he has never seen a vagina.
There's a good reason for the hair down there. There's also a rd flag when a guy wants a woman to look like a pre-pubescent girl.
Lmao came here for the comments on this one and you guys never disappoint! :D
He says "My Vagina" like he owns it even though that's another person's body. That's creepy enough.
Poor little boy. Now run along to mummy as she explains the female form
There there are so many things wrong with this misogynistic muck fuppet's post. That I am not even sure where to begin.
Also, after some thought, I think, so either Daniel Banks is evidently an uneducated Incel, who is really ignorant of female anatomy, since it is the vulva that grows hair, and that some women choose to shave. Or, he is potential serial killer incel, that is into mutilation of women, because he likes to shave women's vaginas. Both are, bad, one is way worse, but either way, he is a misogynistic muck fuppet.
Curious. How do you shave a mucus-lined canal? Dumbass doesn't know the difference between a vulva and a vagina. Your ignorant opinion doesn't matter Daniel Dingleberry.
how would you even shave...the vagina? does hair even grow in there? Hello, pubertized women of bp, I need answers!
No hair does NOT grow IN there. Just on the skin outside and unfortunately the inner thigh. Shaving the bikini line and trimming is necessary for some bathing suits but warning - if you shave the whole thing, you need to buy after care products or you will itch and burn like HELL the first time.
Load More Replies...& watch yr oxford comma, danny toyboy. or shoud we address you as the comatose knucke breathing mouth dragger you most certainly are.
I hate when people lay claim to another's body, both when men do it and when women do it. Body autonomy goes both ways. Also this twat has never seen a vagina that wasn't on his phone or paid for.
Blaming Young People For Being Triggered
Did you think Twitter invented people throwing insults at each other in a public space? Well, think again! Back in the olden days, poets would engage in insult rap battles referred to as "flyting." Today, we can find examples of flyting in classical works such as Beowulf and King Lear, but other cultures have their versions as well: the Japanese haikai and the Arabic naqa'id.
The most famous example of poets giving each other lashings in verbal form would probably be "The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie." That medieval rap battle was the first instance a poet used an excrement-related joke and also used the now-ubiquitous curse that starts with an F.
They Got That Johnny Bravo Aesthetic
Very Funny Things Are Happening
Degree Man Strikes Again
I friggin love this guy. He gives me the warm satire fuzzies
What was the point of these flytings? Not just to flex the poets' rhyming muscles, if you were wondering. Just like diss tracks today, they could make or break them: the poets' image, honor, and social standing depended on their performance. The poets performed the flyting to the royal court, but people outside the court could read their insults and boost their profiles.
Nothing was off-limits during flytings. As Christine M. Robinson writes, Dunbar listed many of Kennedy's defects: "his highland origins, begging, cowardice, treachery, ugly appearance, venereal disease, jaundice, and sexual activity." Well, at least he didn't accuse him of downloading PDF files.
Due For Some Good Luck Eventually
I had COVID-19 twice and I have never felt worse in my life. The first time I genuinely thought I wasn't going to make it.
Lake Superior Hasn't Wrecked Anyone Like This Since The Edmund Fitzgerald
That Is Hilarious
Most Old English insults would be borderline nonsensical today, but we can't deny they sound pretty fun. Let's take "Blowsabella," for example. Yes, it's an insult to women, but not what you might've thought. It's a comment on a woman's hair, most often about how disheveled and unkempt it looked.
She Has A Beautiful Way With Words
And Trump flies on Airforce One multiple times a week to go to Florida to play golf. In just a few weeks he has cost the taxpayers over $10 million!
100% Pure Beef
The world would be a better place if our nuggets, burgers, sticks and ribs where shaped like the animals they came from.
Then There Was Flood
Liberal media - lets expand privilege. Christian conservative media - we are the American Taliban, if it isn't Christian we will burn it.
Other old insults which might sound like they came straight from a five-year-old's vocabulary, are Gollumpus and Grumbletonian. And no, they don't have anything to do with The Lord of The Rings or Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Gollumpus was a "large, clumsy fellow," probably originating from the verb galumph (to move clumsily with a heavy tread). And a Grumbletonian was someone who complained all the time, no matter how good they had it.
Great Reply
Good job on standing up for the delivery driver instead of cow towing to the customer like many companies do
Aggressive But Relatable
The government can't force you to use your body to keep someone alive. Doesn't matter if it's blood donations, organ donations, slavery or being a human incubator.
Blame Your Parents For This One
At my high school graduation, we had a brain surgeon who was an alumni come and give the speech. He talked about becoming a surgeon, going around the world, climbing the himalaya, but the one thing he wanted us to always remember... and I quote "MOON PIES MAKE YOU HAPPY!" and he began throwing them into the crowd XD
Not all Old English insults sounded so nonsensical; some were worded quite normally. Like 'Afternoon Farmer', used to describe lazy people, perhaps because farmers would rise early and grind through the day. If people wanted to call someone emaciated or skinny like a skeleton, they would call them 'Death's Head Upon a Mop Stick.'
That's Some Seriously Old Beer
God Is Out To Get Her
Died Of Hungry
The surgeon went in for the lobotomy and came out empty-handed.
But how can we talk about insults without talking about The Bard himself whose put-downs were almost second to none? Truly, who else could come up with quips like "froward and unable worms," "fat guts," "clay-brained guts," "luxurious mountain goat," or "February face"?
That’ll Show Him
this makes no sense its like the people who bought Harry Potter books then burnt them to protest JK Rowling they already bought the books and made her richer so they are out of pocket not her
"Why Doesn't My Kid Visit Me Anymore!?"
Plot Twist: She Pays The Full Rent Now And Does Not Want Her Man To Build Up To Much Self Esteem
We’ve been married almost 24 years. We’ve always had joint checking and savings accounts, plus our own accounts. The joint accounts pay the living expenses we have in common, as well as save for common goals, and our own accounts are ours to do with as we please. I don’t know how Eden can’t understand that both people in a marriage have to contribute to the relationship. If she can’t contribute money, then she contributes in another substantial way (for instance, a SAHM may not contribute a paycheck, but she does contribute her 24/7/365 time and effort to keep the kids cared for, and whatever other household duties she can manage, kept up with). A marriage where one partner exhausts themself working long hours, keeping bills paid, kids cared for, and the house kept decent, while the other lays around not contributing anything but expecting everything to be done for them, will not last. No one is worth allowing yourself to be taken advantage of by them. I don’t care how rich, famous, good looking, or great in bed they are. Advantage-takers all come with a very short relationship expiration date.
Shakespearean insults aren't just for name-calling. He was also a master of witty retorts. In Henry IV, Chief Justice tells Falstaff: "You are as a candle, the better burnt out." Or how about this very politically incorrect observation: "No longer from head to foot than from hip to hip, she is spherical, like a globe; I could find countries in her."
He Is Honest. The Best Kind Of Doctor
Wow It's Like Makeup And Having Your Hair Down Makes You Look A Little Different
This Is What This Type Of Parenting Leads To
"we not friends" - yeah, because OP sucks bigtime as a father. The reply is spot-on.
The reality is that we don't live in a Shakespeare play. When someone insults us, we spend way too much time thinking of a comeback. A good retort only comes to us when we're lying in bed at night the following night. Psychologists say that's because the parts of our brains that are responsible for coming up with a witty remark turn off at that moment; they're sensing a threat.
I Have No Idea Who This Man Is But I Love Him
Maybe That Rat Makes A Nice Meal And You're Being Judgemental
Incel Says What?
Psychotherapist Melanie Williams says that "Are you okay?" is the most universal response when someone says something wildly inappropriate to you. "There's so much packed in this short comeback," she told TIME. This flips the attention back at the insulter, not so much what they were talking about. Also, Williams notes, it invites the insulter to self-reflect.
No Argument Here
And The Most Hair-Raising
In all fairness, I've made salmon in the microwave before and it turns out pretty great
Cooking Together
Which of these comebacks did you like the best, Pandas? Do you think you will be using any of them in your own life any time soon? Let us know in the comments! And while you're there, don't forget to share with us the best witty retorts you have in your arsenal!
Dads Having Fun
Get In The Ball
And sending the extra ones off to be grinded to candy you can feed to the survivors so they'll get tougher :)
It's So Simple
Why didn't I think of this sooner, all I needed to do was take $3mil and buy a treasure bond? Silly me...
Two Sides Of The Same Coin
The Man Himself
Nothing Is More Accurate
Best Way To Respond To Threats
Well You Can't Argue With That Kind Of Logic
Bro Deleted His Account After This
Is That Why There's So Many Of You 23 Year Olds Around?
I was just young and uninformed of the effects of antibiotics on birth control even in the days after you’ve finished them. Imagine that, US public school had “health” classes one day in sixth grade and thought we were prepared for life.
It's Always Broken
Scientifically Wrecked
Worlds Greatest Comeback
Who's A Vet Here And Accepts The Challenge?
Sitcom Bullying
That Wasn't Just A Roast, That Was A Burn
It's About Creating Something Better
I'd Really Love To Know The Thinking Pattern Behind This
I think the guy was trying something along the lines of "did you know if you say the word gullible very slowly, it sounds like the word 'orange?'"
Emotional Damage
Food Standards
The two redeeming things about Wendy’s are the frosties and the social media.
I Would've Called That "Double Tap"
I Want My Son To Have His Own Name
Grandma Got Absolutely No Chill
First Date
Destroyed
Emotional Abuse Rule
Welp, He Deserved It
May Be The Best Response Ive Ever Read
Homocide By Words
A Hard Dose Of Brotherly Honesty
Really Just Proving His Point
We Were A Proper Country Then
I’m Definitely Using This One
Mad Lad Cares About No One
Someone Doesn’t Get The Pickup Line
I Feel Personally Attacked
Bro Got Bodied By An Airline
Creator Of Geometry Dash Has No Chill
there are many shapes in the game, which have geometry, therefore it has to do with geometry
The Internet Is Just Full Of Funny People
Bully Getting A Taste Of Their Own Medicine
I love when I’ve scrolled through like 50 posts, then the page freaks out for no reason and I get sent back up to the top because this site is sh1t on mobile devices.
This was happening to me frequently. Then I cleared my cache and cookies and it seems to have stopped.
Load More Replies...BP doesn't thrive on anything original. They get their user engagement from stolen internet content.
Load More Replies...I love when I’ve scrolled through like 50 posts, then the page freaks out for no reason and I get sent back up to the top because this site is sh1t on mobile devices.
This was happening to me frequently. Then I cleared my cache and cookies and it seems to have stopped.
Load More Replies...BP doesn't thrive on anything original. They get their user engagement from stolen internet content.
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