Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river. From LearnThat.org. [Cordell Hull (1871-1955), US statesman.]
Turning his back on me was a deliberate insult. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
No, the insult is a bit more subtle and a bit more direct. From Wordnik.com. [September 22nd, 2009] Reference
Two people compliment Palin, one person insults her, and the insult is the headline. From Wordnik.com. [Begala calls Palin 'about half a whack job'] Reference
If you make a good point and then follow it with an insult, the insult is all that is heard. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - Pi is exactly three!] Reference
However, the thumbs up being an insult is not true. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - 7 Innocent Gestures That Can Get You Killed Overseas] Reference
And make no mistake: the insult is quite deliberate. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-09] Reference
The insult is clearly aimed at Cairo's radical clerics. From Wordnik.com. [The Show-Me Sheikh] Reference
No insult is intended by the employment of these terms. From Wordnik.com. [Report from from the Northern Border] Reference
Stopped short, Miss Leigh, in insult, when they had seen. From Wordnik.com. [Aurora Leigh] Reference
So go ahead, once again insult me with a misspelled title. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Off: The Happening - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net] Reference
But the true insult is the deep racism inherent in the film. From Wordnik.com. [Meowth’s Hot Date Online Review–Ren, Stimpy, and Meowth] Reference
Besides the Stupakian language, this insult is not to be borne. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Way Forward] Reference
Not the dreaded Pamprin insult of 1975!! the gloves are off now, huh?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Will Sarah Palin call on Rush Limbaugh to apologize for saying liberal activists are ‘retards’?] Reference
BUT, the biggest insult is that she won't even support her own party!!. From Wordnik.com. [Jenna Bush may not back McCain] Reference
The biggest insult is his pulling his "tool", Palin, back into the fold. From Wordnik.com. [McCain reports over $2 million cash haul] Reference
An insult is only valid if the person issuing the insult has some credibility. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Limbaugh stands by his Haiti remarks, tells critical caller she’s a ‘bigot’ with ‘tampons in her ears.’] Reference
The original insult is not lessened just that the balance of humanity has prevailed. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-08] Reference
And the final insult is a sheet of parchment that reminds us, “The legend begins.”. From Wordnik.com. [Movie Review: Robin Hood » Scene-Stealers] Reference
Guardian: First it coined the insult '' cheese-eating surrender monkeys '' to describe the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Carla Bruni accepts Woody Allen film offer] Reference
Alphie, you can do better than that - the lack of a nasty insult is really disappointing me. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Darcy Burner untethered on TV] Reference
Billy-Bob smiled and said, If an insult is offered you, and you do not accept it, who has it?. From Wordnik.com. [A Bland and Deadly Courtesy] Reference
For the Obama administration to blow up over this as some grave insult is ridiculous but telling. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Endgame] Reference
Restaurant managers and hoteliers risk being sued if staff object to an insult from a diner or a guest asking for a date. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
In this report the word insult is used to describe a physical stressor produced by the energy system, such as air pollution. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
RICKLES: Yes, because -- and people that don't know me that hear the word insult, they used to think I was some mean -- mean guy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 24, 2007] Reference
I did not even feel remorseful as I would have because I was tired of all this insult from the riff raff and the wanna be big boys. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
Al Jazeera Iran warns opposition over 'insult' - 1 hr ago. From Wordnik.com. [BBC - Ouch] Reference
UPDATE 1-Lawmaker sees Fannie, Freddie bonus 'insult' - Forbes. com. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
'Then,' said Richard, 'you use insult, which is worse.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay] Reference
Another insult is the menace of fraud that comes from Boston. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2] Reference
The insult was the deepest he could have offered to the man before him. From Wordnik.com. [The Crime of Micah Rood.] Reference
The so-called insult, bad as it was, was merely an excuse to hide other motives. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma] Reference
And this insult was a coarse allusion to the white bands which enveloped their legs. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Club President Maurizio Venturi said the insult was the fourth such incident this season. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
The insult is the company who did it is being paid taxpayers 'dollars on a state contract. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 13, 2004] Reference
Kurtz was supposed to chuckle at the insult, which is the towel-snapping part of the deal. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Rosen: Love Affair (McCain and the Press) Disgusts the Liberal Blogosphere] Reference
Basically it's because an insult occurs when someone attacks the self-esteem of someone else. From Wordnik.com. [Aish.com] Reference
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