Friday, December 11, 2009

Shakespearean Insults -- Teaching Shakespeare (Day 10)

On the tenth day of Shakespeare, my true love sent to me...

10.... Shakespearean.... Insults....

1. Thou saucy, ill-shaped foot-licker!

2. Thou blubbering, pigeon-livered hobgoblin!

3. Thou monstrous, cream-faced hedgehog!

4. Thou reeky, pale-hearted loon!

5. Thou churlish, pickle-herring loggerhead!

6. Thou ignorant, green-sickness weasel!

7. Thou grizzled, ill-beseeming relic!

8. Thou wanton, sour-eyed noisemaker!

9. Thou odious, shag-eared ratcatcher!

10. Thou treacherous, periwig-pated hazelnut!
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5 comments:

  1. I dislike pigeons, so #2 is my favorite.
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  2. I like saucy, ill-shaped foot-licker. First, saucy is a damn good word. Second, two hyphenated words. And third, I like how ill-shaped it really sort of unnecessary. If you're licking feet, does it really matter if you're ill-shaped? You've pretty much sunk as low as you can get already.
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  3. I like #1, #2, and #4 :)

    Gotta love Shakespeare's way with words!
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  4. I now know why "louse" is such an insult. We discovered them in Blondie's hair tonight. Pray for us. :-)
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  5. My favorite Shakespearean insult is:
    "Not so much brain as ear wax"

    I'll bet your students LOVE these.
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