andyortlieb@lemmy.sdf.org to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat are your favorite old-timey and historical insults and incredulous expressions?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up171
arrow-up171message-squareWhat are your favorite old-timey and historical insults and incredulous expressions?andyortlieb@lemmy.sdf.org to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareBougieBirdielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-21 month 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