Scorn: The Wittiest And Wickedest Insults In Human History

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' He's 100 political herpes Back in six months whatever you do Or three days like last time' Camilla Long on Nigel Farage' You're as ugly as a salad' Bulgarian insult'I'm going to beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on' Muhammed Ali There's no pleasure like a perfectly turned put-down (when it's directed at somebody else of course) but Matthew Parris's Scorn is sharply different from the standard collections Here are the funniest sharpest rudest & most devastating insults in history from ancient Roman graffiti to the battlefields of Twitter Drawing on bile from such masters as Dorothy Parker Elizabeth I Donald Trump Groucho Marx Princess Anne Winston Churchill Nigel Farage Mae West & Alastair Campbell
- which form an exchange between voices down the ages
- Scorn shows that abuse can be an art form This collection

Includes:: extended literary invective as well as short verbal shin-kicks Encompassing literature art politics showbiz marriage gender nationality & religion Matthew Parris's sublime collection is the perfect companion for the festive season whether you're searching for the perfect elegant riposte the rudest polite letter ever written or a brutal verbal sledgehammer