Just for a moment, try imagining a world where insults don’t exist, where everyone tells the truth, and nobody swears. Ever. Sounds pretty boring, doesn’t it? Nobody’s excusing being nasty to other people, but insults tell us a lot about our background, our culture, as well as our outlook on life. It’s just part of being a human being like poetry, music, and art. What’s more, insults, when done right, are the perfect way to show how witty and creative we can be.
The ‘Rare Insults’ subreddit is a place on the internet where people share the best, the brightest, and the most Shakespearian insults they’ve come across. They’ll take your breath away. They’ll make you laugh. These creative insults will make you want to use your imagination the next time somebody wrongs you.
We’ve collected some of the best of the community’s thought-provoking and hilarious insults, so let us know which ones were your personal favorites and why. And don’t forget to upvote the best insults or the ones that you would love to use in real life. Bored Panda also talked to one of the moderators of the ‘Rare Insults’ subreddit about how the community first formed, as well as the place these savage insults and swearing have in our lives, so scroll down for the full interview.
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My uncle told me he was in a Walmart when he saw a dark skinned lady talking on her phone in a different language. Some idiot said to her We are in America if you want to speak Spanish go to Spain. To which she replied I am speaking one America's native languages. I am Navaho if you want to speak English go to England.
The ‘Rare Insults’ community on Reddit has grown enormous. Created in November 2017, it now boasts more than 1 million members. The subreddit has two aims: to collect good insults, as well as to help others “spice up” their vocabulary.
Blank-Cheque, one of the ‘Rare Insults’ moderators, explained to Bored Panda how the subreddit came into existence: “The community was originally founded by Gorangeninja two years ago, after he saw someone suggest it be made on another subreddit. The subreddit only grew to a few thousand users in the span of about 8 months. Our current top mod, Remydesp, was an active user in the subreddit in its first few months, and a lack of moderation plagued the subreddit, so he reached out to the mods offering to help out in the task of moderation.”
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“Over the course of the next year, Gorangeninja stepped down as top mod, and Remydesp and our former owner Tycoinator added many other mods to help out. The biggest challenge in getting a large following was maintaining the quality of the content on the subreddit. In the next 3 months, the subreddit grew almost 200k users, and the influx of new users brought along a lot of low quality posts. The support from the amazing moderation team has allowed the subreddit to thrive and still maintain the original quality. After Pewdiepie made a video on our subreddit, we grew almost 25k users in one day. If the subreddit did not have such hardworking and committed moderators, we would not have seen the success we have today,” Blank-Cheque said.
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According to the mod, there is a perfectly simple reason why most of us curse and swear. “The question seems more complex than it is; it requires no philosophy of any sort to answer, only science. Cursing has been observed by scientists to alleviate pain, and insult-like gestures have been observed by researchers even in chimpanzees.”
“Professor Frans de Waal said that angry chimpanzees "will grunt or spit or make an abrupt, upsweeping gesture that, if a human were to do it, you'd recognize it as aggressive" in order to avoid conflict, rather than to escalate it. He continues that a "chimpanzee who is really gearing up for a fight doesn't waste time with gestures, but just goes ahead and attacks." [Insults] are a part of life, and a world without them would be extremely different to ours to a degree which cannot be simply explained.”
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When asked what their personal favorite rare insult posted on the subreddit is, Blank-Cheque said that it’s difficult to choose. “Honestly, we see such a volume of rare insults every day that it's so hard to pick a favorite. There are just so many great ones to choose from that I would never stop listing them. This subreddit has such creative posts, it's really a joy to mod it. As for whether we use any in public: no, no we don't. Hurling insults at people is generally considered rude and we try to avoid being rude.”
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Ahahah this is a great way to look at all bigotry problems. Just let the mushroom live in peace :))
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All the countries of the world have a rich history of insults. Have you ever been called a ‘velnio išpera?’ Or a ‘varlės kinka?’ Lithuanian insults sound better than poetry and almost like compliments. A bit like swearing in French or wiping your bottom with silk, some would argue.
Meanwhile, a good many insults have fallen out of use in the English language. Insults like ninnyhammer (a fool), mumpsimus (a stubborn person who insists on making an error in spite of being shown that it is wrong), milksop (a pampered boy or man), cockalorum (a boastful, strutting, and self-important person), and lickspittle (a suck-up).
What do you say about bringing some of these insults back? The next time your colleague is sucking up to your boss, why not call him a lickspittle? And if you’ve shown your friend they’re wrong about something, but they insist on doing it nonetheless, call them a mumpsimus. Obviously, when somebody cuts in front of you on the highway, shake your fist, stick your head out of the window, and yell: “Sod off, you ninnyhammer!” But remember, insulting someone for fun is never the way to go, so stay classy.
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Omg I absolutely thought the one on the right was the wax figure until I read the comments hahaha
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Before the days of student loans schools had to be mindful of how students were going to pay because it all had to happen first. Now payment happens after the education is gotten so the cycle has been distorted and doesn't work any longer. Where can an 18 year old find a summer job that pays $40 per hour because these days even CHEAP tuition is at least $1k per class taken. Freakin Boomer who has lost touch with reality. I bet she gives $0.50 tips when she goes out to eat
My alma matter is $7,100 (all fees included) per academic year of a full course load of 15 credits a semester. you can work min wage 40 hour a week job and pay your way though college where I live and have left over money.
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"In the 1965-66 school year was $607 per year for a four-year college." ($4959.02, adj. for inflation) "...the average cost of college for the 2017–2018 school year was $20,770 for public schools" Minimum wage 1965: $1.25 ($10.25, adj. for 2019 inflation) Minimum wage 2019: $7.25. But yeah, bootstraps, right?
Just had A quick look, in 70s the average tuition was around 7k which included everything and now is 45k for school. the average pay was $4 and now $16 an hour
$16/hourly? Yeah, my business degree never hit that $16/hourly mark.
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Or you can go to college that is not 50k a year. Public colleges are between 7k and 16k a year, and there are pretty good private (private still NFP) colleges for under 20k (they just dont have the luxury frills of the 50k places, and tend to keep non teaching costs low). You make the choice to spend 50k/year on a degree that is your choice, you did a low paying major at a 50k/year place, that is your choice. I am 31 with 20k left in loans to pay off because I did it the economically way and I went with kids who worked full time and did college in the evening and had no debt when they did their degrees.
You can also do work/study ...what am I saying. WORK?
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The people saying students can work enough while attending college to pay off the cost each semester really don’t have a clue how much the average semester costs now. Not even the “cheaper” ones.
All that changed when student loans were pushed like candy. Colleges added layers of expensive administrators and support staff. Student loan interest rates are usurious. Three of our 4 adult children have massive student loan debt and I'm angry at the policy makers in both government, higher education, banking, and business for hurting so many people because of their own personal love of power and greed.
What kinda grass did you smoke in the '70's, that you are STILL high?
Meh, I'm gen-x and worked multiple jobs all through college to pay for it and repay the large loans I took out. But the snowflake generation needs their sleep and would rather blame someone else for refusing to pay back what they took out. My generation sired a bunch of spoiled house cats, that's for sure.
dem kids is lazy! When I went to college in the 1980's it cost $300 a term, $900 for the whole year! Books cost more each term! If these darn kids can't make $100/month to pay for tuition, something is wrong with them (note: sarcasm)
they could also take a major that might possibly earn them a living when and if they ever get out of school. Philosophy, art history and c**p like that aren't gonna pay you very much and you'll be in mom and dads basement for the rest of their lives.
IMHO, what the loan companies are doing is downright criminal. When the interest on a loan is greater than the original amount of the loan, that is usury! But those blood-suckers don't care. Also, those people who are up to their craniums in debt didn't get Mickey Mouse degrees - many of them majored in business or computer science, or another field that is in demand.
Way back in the 1970's, it was nearly impossible to go into debt without a good job. We had to pay an annual fee to get a credit card for my husband's business trips. (I had to wire money to him on his first business trip; he had assumed the company had prepaid the hotel. Live and learn!) Colleges would not have stayed in business if they hadn't been affordable. All that
I agree with both actually. But, $40k/year for college is difficult to pay off making $20-36k/yr AND having to pay for..you know...food? But any spare dollar could be better spent reducing that loan. This way you only pay until we travel faster than the speed of light instead of triple it.
I had one (1) school book that cost $600. I would not have been able to buy the rest of my books if I'd bought that one.
Or just leave USA and get live somewhere else... where the state college is paid by state you lived in
Ma'am...if we can't afford college how the hell are we supposed to move to a different country? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get citizenship in other places?
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Coat - Scooby. Turtleneck - Velma. Green thing (?) - Shaggy. Blue shirt - Fred. I guess that leaves Pink Trousers - Daphne?
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... and now they're telling us there's enough toilet paper to go around forever, knowing they won't need it in a few years or so.
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Many are funny but how appropriate is it to make fun of the way someone looks? I suppose no way has created an app that has a function: if you can't say something good don't say anything at all.
A lot of these come from the "roast me" subreddit or the person was being a prick & deserved it.
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Why do people have to share their insults, other than wanting their social media likes? How about sharing the great things about other people?
Sharing a good chirp IS sharing something great another person has done.
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Here's one: I'm not saying I hate you, I'm just saying you're the literal Monday of my life. Edit: F**k Mondays.
Many are funny but how appropriate is it to make fun of the way someone looks? I suppose no way has created an app that has a function: if you can't say something good don't say anything at all.
A lot of these come from the "roast me" subreddit or the person was being a prick & deserved it.
Load More Replies... Why do people have to share their insults, other than wanting their social media likes? How about sharing the great things about other people?
Sharing a good chirp IS sharing something great another person has done.
Load More Replies... Here's one: I'm not saying I hate you, I'm just saying you're the literal Monday of my life. Edit: F**k Mondays.
