Roasting is a skill that doesn’t come naturally to everyone. And no, we're not talking about grilling meat and potatoes; we're talking about the kind of roasting that scorches a person's ego. Some people are far too kind to create an excellent insult, while others don’t have the wit necessary. But every now and then, someone with a sharp tongue and a brilliant mind comes up with an insult so brutal that it goes completely over the head of the subject.
If you’re a connoisseur of eloquently crafted insults, you’ve come to the right place, pandas. Threads users have recently been sharing the most clever and cutting digs they have ever heard, so we've compiled a list of them below. Enjoy scrolling through these roasts that are on par with Shakespeare, and be sure to upvote the ones that you’ll keep in your pocket for future use!
#21
"you're so blissfully free from the ravages of intelligence"
(from Terry Gilliam's "Time Bandits").
(from Terry Gilliam's "Time Bandits").
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12points
#22
One of the greatest lines in Doctor Who: “you’re a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain.”
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11points
#23
"Thank you for reminding us how easily things can be misunderstood." I stole that one from Star Trek
I also like "It must be really freeing to be unburdened by rational thought. I envy you."
I also like "It must be really freeing to be unburdened by rational thought. I envy you."
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11points
#24
I’m gonna steal the one by Bilbo Baggins:
“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."
“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."
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#26
“You are the reason they put a list of ingredients on bags of ice.”
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10points
#28
I have nothing to contribute, but it makes me think of the Churchill (?) quote “Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell and having them look forward to the journey“.
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10points
#29
My all-time favorite, from The Last of the Mohicans: “…you are a man of few qualities; but taken as a whole, I was wrong to have thought so highly of you.”
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10points
#31
I apologize for giving you the impression that I value your opinion.
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9points
#34
“You have a fascinating relationship with nuance. Mostly avoidance.”
“You treat opinions like heirlooms instead of hypotheses.”
“You’re incredibly persuasive… if no one asks follow-up questions.”
“You treat opinions like heirlooms instead of hypotheses.”
“You’re incredibly persuasive… if no one asks follow-up questions.”
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9points
#38
"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
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8points
#40
“I am thinking you weren’t burdened with an overabundance of schooling.”
“I have no idea what you’re doing, and that makes two of us.”
“You are increasing the volume of your voice but not the logic of your argument.”
“If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.”
“Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!”
“I have no idea what you’re doing, and that makes two of us.”
“You are increasing the volume of your voice but not the logic of your argument.”
“If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.”
“Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!”
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8points
