I suggest you categorize your insults into 1) inanimate objects (i.e. Rickles Hockey Puck); 2) word play (a Trump favorite but Jimmy Kimmel does it better!); and 3) shit expressions.
My personal favorite is "10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag." So visual, so expressive, so creative. Who made it up?
American English is so rich in idioms involving the word shit, I suggest that the crack Rule of Three research team investigate whether Americans' love affair with shit expressions is peculiar to our culture or shared around the world.
A companion question for the research team is whether potty humor could ever be considered sophisticated?
Liza, I love the 3 category suggestion - that certainly resonates with the Rule of Three team. And, I agree that the shit category is endless: Shit happens!
I suggest you categorize your insults into 1) inanimate objects (i.e. Rickles Hockey Puck); 2) word play (a Trump favorite but Jimmy Kimmel does it better!); and 3) shit expressions.
My personal favorite is "10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag." So visual, so expressive, so creative. Who made it up?
American English is so rich in idioms involving the word shit, I suggest that the crack Rule of Three research team investigate whether Americans' love affair with shit expressions is peculiar to our culture or shared around the world.
A companion question for the research team is whether potty humor could ever be considered sophisticated?
Liza, I love the 3 category suggestion - that certainly resonates with the Rule of Three team. And, I agree that the shit category is endless: Shit happens!
No shit, Sherlock!
You need to get your shit together for your next column.
I'm just shooting the shit.
Fire away!