andyortlieb@lemmy.sdf.org to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat are your favorite old-timey and historical insults and incredulous expressions?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down10
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareWhat are your favorite old-timey and historical insults and incredulous expressions?andyortlieb@lemmy.sdf.org to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareBougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-21 day agoYou can get pretty good results by saying, “Well {verb} my {noun}!” It always ends up sounding quaint. It’s like the mad libs of incredulity Well kiss my grits! Well steam my hogs! Well string my banjo! Well iron my shirts! Well paint my deck! Well trash my patio! Well crash my harddrive! Well tear my pants!
You can get pretty good results by saying, “Well {verb} my {noun}!” It always ends up sounding quaint. It’s like the mad libs of incredulity
These sound extremely historical lol