Volleying Insults: Difference between revisions

** Don't forget Iceburg and Franky with "Bakanky" and "Bakaburg."

* Goku and Gojyo from ''[[Saiyuki]]'': their fights always end up as "____ monkey!" / "____ kappa!" The most popular fill-in-the-blanks are 'stupid' and 'pervy,' respectively. Often, they just go straight to this trope.

* In ''[[G Gundam]]'', a good part of the interaction between [[White Prince]] George and [[Boisterous Bruiser]] Chibodee consists of snarking at each other and throw playful insults around. George calls Chibodee "savage", he retorts by calling George "young master".

* The last episode of ''[[Code Geass]] R2'' had Rakshata and Lloyd bickering at each other {{spoiler|when they're in prison, right before Lelouch's assassination at the hands of Suzaku/Zero}}. Hardly surprising, since they're ex-classmates and members of opposing [[Rival Science Teams]]. Lampshaded when {{spoiler|the also imprisoned}} Nina hears them, asks Lloyd's assistant Cécile what's up, and Cécile is all "oh, don't worry hon, they've been like this since forever".

* In ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'', Kurz and Sousuke tend to do this with each other a lot. Kurz tends to take the dirtier approach, and insults Sousuke by calling him a stupid, naive, [[Virginity Makes You Stupid|gutless virgin]] (which Sousuke reacts angrily to mainly because he [[Chaste Hero|assumes it's probably an insult]]), while Sousuke tends to attack Kurz as being a lazy, useless good-for-nothing. Interestingly enough, Kurz is shown to pretty much be the ''only'' person who can make [[The Stoic|Sousuke]] get annoyed to the point where he yells petty insults and bickers. Some people think it [[Ho Yay|means]] [[Like an Old Married Couple|something]].

** One example is in the Drama CD where the following conversation takes place:

{{quote| Kanda: Gluttonous pig with no sense of taste.<br />

** Also Calvin and Suzy

** WHO'S A MUFFIN-HEAD?!

* An installment of [[The Simpsons]] Comics showed Lisa Simpson and Martin Prince engaging in a poetry duel:

{{quote| "You're a self-absorbed neurotic mess!"<br />

'''Kurtz:''' [[Large Ham|OVER-ACTOR!]]<br />

'''Carrey:''' JEZEBEL- *bursts out laughing* Oh, no! They're on to me! }}

{{quote| What's a Paramecium-brain?<br />

I'll tell you what a paramecium is. ''That's''' a paramecium! It's a one-celled critter with no brain that ''can't fly''! Don't mess with me man, ''I'M A LAWYER!'' }}

* The first [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] film had a painfully G-rated version of this between Donatello and Casey Jones. Part of it was that they were trying to go in alphabetical order.

* Watch a majority of Stephen Chow's golden age movies. A majority have this by the bucketloads. ''Hail the Judge'', ''Flirting Scholar'', ''Lawyer Lawyer'', it is a trademark of his since he specializes in Mo Le Tau style of comedy. This is lampshaded in ''Hail the Judge'' when the title character can talk trash to the extent of making his opponent spew blood, making water explode and freaking raising the dead.

{{quote| "Coward!"<br />

"Madman!"<br />

 

== Literature ==

* ''Year of the Griffin'' displays this with Felim and the Emir of a far off land. When they meet towards the end of the book, they begin yelling various insults at each other about how their maternal ancestors were different animals. (Your mother was a camel!) It is later revealed that {{spoiler|the two are brothers and insulting their own mothers, grandmothers, etc.}}

* [[The Bartimaeus Trilogy|Bartimaeus]] and Nathaniel, nigh-constantly.

* By circumstances, main protagonist Monza Murcatto and Carlot dan Eider, whom she once more than just slighted, meet on the same side before a major battle in [[The First Law|Best Served Cold]]. An insult volley ensues (though of course strictly speaking both only speak the truth. Or at least, as far as they know):

'''Monza Murcatto''': Strange how it goes, eh? I wear the whore's clothes and you do the whore's business.<br />

'''Carlot dan Eider''': Perhaps I should turn my hand to murdering children instead? }}

* Mudge gets something of a [[Moment of Awesome]] in ''[[Spellsinger|The Paths of the Perambulator]]'', when the world-saving heroes are trapped by a [[It Makes Sense in Context|magical cage built of insults]]. Only Mudge is a sufficient maestro of put-downs to volley the cage's slurs back at it, with each diss's intensity turned [[Up to Eleven]], until it disperses.

 

* The is the entire premise of ''Yo Mamma'' on the [[Network Decay]]-ed MTV.

* "[[Saturday Night Live|Jane, you ignorant slut.]]" "Dan, you pompous ass."

{{quote| '''Londo:''' There, you see... I am going to ''live''!<br />

'''G'kar:''' ...So it would seem. Well, it ''is'' an imperfect universe.<br />

'''Hyde:''' Oh maybe when you're there for a conjugal visit, you can ask him to take it easy on me.<br />

'''Laurie:''' Oh yeah well...[[Lame Comeback|NICE HAIR!]] }}

* In the Avery Schrieber episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', Avery does a sketch where he battles "the Monster of the Moors" (Sweetums) in an insult contest.

* Buffy and Willow in [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]:

* In ''[[The Monkees]]'' episode "Monkees Chow Mein", Davy and Mike are dressed as superheroes and use insults as their "weapon":

{{quote| '''Davy''': You're nail biter. You're nail biter and your mother never ''ever'' loved you.}}

{{quote| '''Prof. Duncan''': I'm asking if you know the difference between right and wrong.<br />

'''Jeff''': I discovered at a very early age that if I talked long enough, [[Chaotic Neutral|I could make anything right or wrong]]. So either I'm God, or truth is relative. And in either case, BOOYAH.<br />

* In the ''[[Two and A Half Men]]'' episode "For the Sake of the Child", Charlie and Alan take turns at insulting each other, using up insults that start with each letter of the alphabet. When we see them, they're at L.

* Surprisingly, given it's [[Beyond the Impossible]] [[Cluster F-Bomb|ClusterFBombs]] and extremely [[Flowery Insults]], [[The Thick of It]] doesn't have as many as you'd think. Arguments frequently occur, but they're usually about [[Xanatos Speed Chess|something that needs to be dealt with quickly]] and so seldom become simple insult contests. Also, the fact that most of the arguments involve [[Magnificent Bastard|Malcolm]] [[Sir Swearsalot|Tucker]], who can steamroller most opposition fairly easily, means that the shouting matches don't drag on for as long as a fight between equals would.

 

 

== Musical and Opera ==

{{quote| '''John Dickinson''': Are you calling me a coward?<br />

'''John Adams''': Yes! Coward!<br />

 

== Theater ==

* Several examples from the works of Shakespeare:

** ''Othello.''

** The most famous example is the "insult swordfights" from ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island|Secret]]'' ("You fight like a dairy farmer!" "How appropriate. [[You Fight Like a Cow]]."); the Fettucini Brothers indulge in this a bit as well ("Slacker!" "Weasel!" "Ruffian!" "Fop!").

** The quality of your insult comes from your swordfighting skill, of all things.

*** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|FRINGE CANDIDATE!]]

* Likewise, there's an entire pirate insult mini-game in the third ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' game where the object is to not do the same insult twice.

'''Asric''': Dolt. }}

* The cutscenes of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' for the [[Game Boy]] have Spidey trading insults with villains.

{{quote| '''Korgan:''' Hmph, Imoen, yer an o'er-lame excuse fer a member o' this party and I be tired of exertin' meself to [[Squishy Wizard|protect ye]]! Next time I let ye perish, screaming like a ninny as ye does!<br />

'''Imoen:''' The last time I saw you exert yourself over anything was the last slab of pork in an inn. If you could keep up with me with that beer gut of yours I'd be amazed.<br />

== Web Original ==

* [http://bash.org/?23396 The top-rated quote] on Bash.org is a somewhat meta version.

* [http://everythingsucksforever.tumblr.com/post/3663981620/zing This] quote from two people from the blog Everything Sucks Forever.

* ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'' had Nail and Vegeta snappily shooting back and forth for a few moments.

 

== Western Animation ==

* ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' did this to each other constantly. On more than one occasion, it's actually shown as a sign of endearment.

* On ''[[The Tick]]'', (the animated version), this happens between Die Fledermaus and American Maid: "Jerk!" "Jingoist!"

{{quote| '''Professor Monkey-For-A-Head:''' Yellow belly!<br />

'''Psycrow:''' Know-it-all!<br />

'''Katara''': I will not back off! I bet elephants get together and make fun of how large your ears are!<br />

'''Sokka''': That's it, ''you're going down!'' }}

* Siblings Bonnie and Billy often did this in the first season of [[Popples]].

* This happens between Madame Medusa and Mr. Snoops in [[The Rescuers]] when the Devil's Eye is found.

'''Medusa''': Ugh! Cheap crook! }}

* ''[[South Park]]'' runs nuts on this trope, usually revolving around Cartman. After about season 4 or so, any scene featuring him and Kyle has about a 50% chance of devolving into an exchange of insults focusing on Kyle's Judaism and Cartman's weight.

 

 

{{quote| '''Tom''': Say, why don't you wear something sexy some time? I keep mistaking you for a boy. Maybe if you showed some cleavage I'd feel bad and go easy on you."<br />

'''Ash''': Damn. Looks like my plan backfired. Everyone at school was saying you were into boys. Then again, I kinda like the boy look. You ought to try it sometime. Now shut up and let's race. }}

* [[The Dreamer]] has Alexander and Beatrice do this [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|in spades]].

* In ''[[Sinfest]]'' [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=1813 Seymour and Lil' E trade cynical and idealistic cliches.]