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1001Insults,Put-Downs&Comebackslivesuptoitstitle;hereinaresomeofthenastiest,mostcreative,andeffectivecharacterattacksandsnappyretorts,gatheredfromasmorgasbordofsourcesinliterature,entertainment,andpolitics.Politiciansandcelebritiesalikearekeepingcattycommentsoff-the-record,leavingclubcultureandthenextgenerationtocreateanewstyleofput-downs.KirstyBuchananreportsThesedaystheartofparliamentaryput-downshasmostlybeenreplacedwithpoliticalspinandpoliticiansprefertotaketheirpotshotsateachotherint...
1001 Insults, Put-Downs & Comebacks lives up to its title; herein are some of the nastiest, most creative, and effective character attacks and snappy retorts, gathered from a smorgasbord of sources in literature, entertainment, and politics.Politicians and celebrities alike are keeping catty comments off-the-record, leaving club culture and the next generation to create a new style of put-downs. Kirsty Buchanan reports
These days the art of parliamentary put-downs has mostly been replaced with political spin and politicians prefer to take their potshots at each other in the press and on lobby terms.
He was scared his nasty put-downs at auditions for the X Factor would provoke violence.Bullying takes many forms: gossip, snubbing, put-downs, threats, and violent attacks.BIG-BREASTED babes, fed up being the butt of mens jokes, can take heart from a new book of put-downs.
PUT-DOWN: "Youll lose your right hand if you do and Id hate to deprive you of your sex lif...