Heard a guy respond to another guy calling him a motherfucker with ‘yeah, but your mom didn’t complain much’, so it got me thinking. What are your best comebacks for the common insults you hear from time to time?

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    5 months ago

    If it’s someone random, and I haven’t said anything to them at all, I’ll usually put on a confused face and sign “What?” in ASL. Really takes the piss out of them. The hardest part is keeping a straight face when they try to repeat the insult but louder.

    It’s also my go-to power move when I’m in a long line or waiting room and someone tries to get chatty. Seriously, if you have the opportunity to take some ASL classes, you definitely should.

  • 667@lemmy.radio
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    5 months ago

    One I’ve heard: a guy was giving another guy some shit for drinking a “girly drink”, saying “real men don’t drink those”.

    The guy instantly responded, “Real men drink whatever the fuck they want.”

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    If someone calls you fat.

    Ya I’m fat but I can lose weight. The hell are you going to do with that face.

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    I pull out the “I’m rubber, you’re glue”. Nobody expects it these days, either that or “Would Mister Rogers approve of your actions?” I’ve yet to meet someone who doesn’t at least pause at that.

    I can’t pull it off, but “I’m thinking you weren’t burdened with an over-abundance of schooling.” From Firefly is killer

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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    5 months ago

    If someone calls you a pussy, the best response is “you are what you eat, dick.

    The best comeback to an insult in general is:

    “Who is this clown?”

    Because it not only calls them a clown, but it infers they aren’t even popular enough to be a well-known clown.

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    “Well, I guess you’re no longer invited to my birthday party.”

    Said to a random person, it confuses the hell out of them.

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      Sticks and stones can break my bones, but whips and chains excite me.

      You’ll either creep them out so they leave you alone, or you find a new friend with benefits.