Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat are some good but mundane or niche insults?message-squaremessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some good but mundane or niche insults?Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square78fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up33·edit-22 months 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-up1·2 months 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