Insult File

If you look at [

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ABOUT THE INSULT FILE::

This document is a collection of insults gathered from many years of BBS and Usenet use, so the real credit goes to the many fine flamers who have had their work added to this document over the years. I am but an editor who has gathered the works of others into one document.

When I started writing this file, I had no idea that it would become so popular. I just wanted a humorous way to defuse the kind of arguments BBS users sometimes get into. A Monty Python skit about people complaining about how bad they had it while growing up inspired me to put it together an insult file. Whenever I found a couple of people online trading nasty insults, I posted the insult file with the question "Do I Win?" at the bottom. This often resulted in the flame war dissolving into laughter.

In the years since then, I have refined it and improved the quality of the insults, but most of the credit is not mine; the real authors are the scores of flamers who have contributed insults to the file.

HOW TO USE:

For full effect, I *strongly* advise using the full insult file. Yes, I know that it goes on and on. That's what makes it funny. Trust me on this one. One insult is insulting. A *bunch* of insults are funny!

PERMISSIONS:

You are free to use this for any purpose, including web pages, newsgroup posts, emails, and letters to the Los Angeles Times. I do

*not* require you to give me credit if you use this in an email or newsgroup post - it is more effective without it. Just cut and past it as is, tell anybody who asks where you got it, and refer them to this paragraph if they think you stole it. I would prefer credit if you put this on your web page, but feel free to ignore that preference if the page works better that way. I would appreciate it of you don't remove the hidden reference to the web page URL and version number - that's how my fellow DNRC members know they have the latest version.

CREDITS:

I tried to make a list of who the original author of each bit was, but I keep running into cases where more than one person claimed to be the original author. In some cases I have found that the supposed original author stole it himself. The best way to solve this is to do a web and newsgroup search on any phrase that you are particularly interested in, and look for the earliest published occurrence.

LATEST VERSION:

Now that the file has become popular, there are many hacked-up and outdated versions of it floating around the 'Net. If you see one, please let people know that they can always find the latest version at [

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