Stealth Insult: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'''Helen:''' But I don't have any funny lines!

'''Jennifer:''' Don't blame your tools. }}

* While you'd be [[Blatant Lies|hard pressed]] to find insults in ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxXW6tfl2Y0 "Oscar Wilde Sketch"] was ~~comprised~~ of Wilde and others lampooning the king, claiming it to be a quote of one of the others. Each one miraculously manages to turn them into compliments, though only the king seems oblivious.

* While you'd be [[Blatant Lies|hard pressed]] to find insults in ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxXW6tfl2Y0 "Oscar Wilde Sketch"] was composed of Wilde and others lampooning the king, claiming it to be a quote of one of the others. Each one miraculously manages to turn them into compliments, though only the king seems oblivious.

* Major Burns in ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]'' is a frequent target, except for those times when people insult him to his face. Two examples:

{{quote|'''Burns''': Wasn't your nose broken?

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* [[Mad Men]]'s Pete Campbell gets off a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|pretty awesome one]] in S3 when he assures his old college buddy that his idea for a national jai alai league is "exactly [[The Gambling Addict|my]] [[Impoverished Patrician|father's]] sort of investment."

* [[House]]: when House tests candidates for his team at the beginning of the 4th season, one of the candidates's theories is shot down by Foreman. When House confirms that the candidate's idea was actually good, the candidate subtly looks at Foreman and gets some dust out of his eye... with his middle finger.

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