The History of Insults
Over 100 Put-Downs, Slights & Snubs Through the Ages
Seiten
2022
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-912983-56-8 (ISBN)
Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-912983-56-8 (ISBN)
History lessons have never been so hilarious thanks to this collection of insults through the ages – the targets of your barrage of vintage invective won’t know what’s hit them.
Ever wanted to ‘air the lungs (1)’ like a cowboy or dreamed of channelling the wit of Shakespeare to deliver that killer put-down to an Elizabethan fustilarian (2)? Are you too much of a medieval scobberlotcher (3) to realise this ambition? Well, you’re in luck, because The History of Insults has some of the finest put-downs of all time – starting with the Ancient Romans and Greeks and working through the centuries to modern times. This means you can dish out the best burns to bacon-fed bell swaggers (4) to your heart’s content. As they used to say in 19th-century London, ‘It’s more than enough to make a stuffed bird laugh!’
(1) Swear; (2) Scoundrel; (3) Lazy person; (4) Fat, loudmouth bullies
Ever wanted to ‘air the lungs (1)’ like a cowboy or dreamed of channelling the wit of Shakespeare to deliver that killer put-down to an Elizabethan fustilarian (2)? Are you too much of a medieval scobberlotcher (3) to realise this ambition? Well, you’re in luck, because The History of Insults has some of the finest put-downs of all time – starting with the Ancient Romans and Greeks and working through the centuries to modern times. This means you can dish out the best burns to bacon-fed bell swaggers (4) to your heart’s content. As they used to say in 19th-century London, ‘It’s more than enough to make a stuffed bird laugh!’
(1) Swear; (2) Scoundrel; (3) Lazy person; (4) Fat, loudmouth bullies
Nathan Joyce is a writer, editor and trivia buff. He is the author of Loo-niversity (Dog ‘n’ Bone Books).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.09.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 40 black and white and col illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 115 x 152 mm |
| Gewicht | 208 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire |
| Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-912983-56-7 / 1912983567 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-912983-56-8 / 9781912983568 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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