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Affronts, insults and indignities / by Mandel, Morris,1911-2009.(CARDINAL)725839;
Subjects: Invective.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Uglier than a monkey's armpit : untranslatable insults, put-downs and curses from around the world / by Dodson, Stephen.(CARDINAL)498153; Vanderplank, Robert.(CARDINAL)388396;
Subjects: Humor.; Invective.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sticks and stones : the philosophy of insults / by Neu, Jerome.(CARDINAL)717675;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On feeling insulted -- Honor : slaps and swords -- Insult in play and ritual -- Assault from the rear -- The language of abuse -- Insult in the law : fighting words, obscenity, and hate speech -- Insult in the law : libel and slander -- Insult in the law : blasphemy -- Insult humor -- To understand all is to forgive all, or is it?
Subjects: Invective.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The book of classic insults / by Steele, Tom,1952-(CARDINAL)656807;
Subjects: Humor.; Invective;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The snark bible : a reference guide to verbal sparring, comebacks, irony, insults, sarcasm, and so much more / by Dorfman, Lawrence.(CARDINAL)496014;
The book of politics -- The book of work & play -- The book of insults -- The book of parenting -- The book of sex -- The book of Christmas -- The book of clichés."The lord of snark, Lawrence Dorfman, is back! With his treasury of backhanded compliments, sarcastic insults, and catty comebacks, Dorfman gives us transformative wisdom that's sure to change your life--or at least induce a light chuckle, "--Front flap of dust jacket.
Subjects: Humor.; Invective;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Snark : a polemic in seven fits / by Denby, David,1943-(CARDINAL)303993;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Humor.; Invective.; Invective; Wit and humor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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1001 insults, put-downs and comebacks / by Price, Steven D.(CARDINAL)125883; Price, Steven D.(CARDINAL)125883;
Literary insults -- Show business -- The United States -- International insults -- Sports -- Music -- Politics and history -- U.S. presidents -- Snappy comebacks -- Shakespeare -- One-liners.
Subjects: Humor.; Invective; Invective;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Trash talk : the only book about destroying your rivals that isn't total garbage / by Kohan, Rafi,author.(CARDINAL)350266;
"In the age of hot takes and trolling, this expansive and funny study of the art and science of trash talk reveals something essential about public life--and even human nature. In the modern economy and culture, fame and virality have become increasingly difficult to separate from success. From athletes to comedians to politicians to big-ticket CEOs, everyone seemingly has to manage their brand. Saying the wrong thing is often more profitable than saying the right one. We are all, it seems, engaged in a giant insult comedy roast, even when we don't want to be. The tradition of talking trash goes back to ancient Greece, and is not always innocent fun. Who gets to do it to whom, how, and when? In this energetic and wide-ranging book, Rafi Kohan takes the measure of this sneakily important practice. Talking to historians, athletes, comedians, and more, he describes what they do and why they do it, and also asks why it's so central to the human experience. From military stress tests at Fort Bragg to the basketball court to the Jeff Ross Roast Battle, he writes about what's funny and what's mean, where the line is, and the consequences--sometimes severe--of crossing it. Trash Talk is full of good jokes and bad jokes, name-calling and moralizing. But it's also belonging, freedom, and how to live with other people"--
Subjects: Invective; Invective;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Verbal abuse / by Ketterman, Grace H.(CARDINAL)505949;
Includes bibliographical references (page 237).
Subjects: Criticism, Personal.; Invective.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Little book of famous insults / by Ramsey, Betty Jo.(CARDINAL)598930;
Subjects: Humor.; Invective; Quotations, English.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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