Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 days agoWhat are some good but mundane or niche insults?message-squaremessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1148arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some good but mundane or niche insults?Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square109fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up38·edit-210 days agoI’ve always been partial to: “You’re at the top of the bell curve!” Because it sounds like a compliment, gets taken as an insult, but really you’re just calling them average. It’s a whole different level of demoralizing when they finally figure it out.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoIt depends which top you mean. Top as in left-right or up-down, can get interpreted differently
I’ve always been partial to:
“You’re at the top of the bell curve!”
Because it sounds like a compliment, gets taken as an insult, but really you’re just calling them average.
It’s a whole different level of demoralizing when they finally figure it out.
It depends which top you mean. Top as in left-right or up-down, can get interpreted differently