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Amorous Badger says: I once saw a former manager of mine being asked to 'sit down and let your mouth have a chance to speak' by his senior. What's the best heckle/putdown/riposte you've ever seen? (Hint: Recycled 'Your mum' jokes does not make an answer)

(, Thu 24 Nov 2011, 15:15)
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Quelling the Scots
If you're a pompous Edinburgh manager and one of your staff is Kiwi, try to resist the urge to call him a "colonial." Because he may just turn around with a giant Gotcha-type grin and reply "We're not the fucking colony, mate", like I did.
(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 9:09, 11 replies)
And people say antipodeans lack wit.

(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 9:17, closed)
I guess you had to be there ...
... suffice to say, there is no silence more ominous than that emanating from a slighted Scot
(, Tue 29 Nov 2011, 4:58, closed)

Except that clearly, you are
(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 9:34, closed)
Arguably, the Scots got the better deal out of the Union
so he's actually a colony of a colony. The shame.
(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 9:47, closed)
Scotland's not a colony
It's a province.

But then, so is London (England having grown out of Wessex, after all)
(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 17:06, closed)
I meant you could argue that England is a colony of Scotchland.

(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 19:32, closed)
NZ was mostly colonised by the Scottish, wasn't it?

(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 11:48, closed)
The PC term is "Scotch"

(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 12:13, closed)
Scots ya muddy bearded wanker.

(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 15:50, closed)
And we have a bite.
We're going to need a bigger boat.
(, Mon 28 Nov 2011, 19:31, closed)
Don't pretend you didn't post that in the hope that I, and I alone, would see it and reply.

(, Tue 29 Nov 2011, 19:42, closed)

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