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July 21,
Anne Robinson Put Downs #4

"Who put the 'more' into moron?" "Who’s wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead?"  "Who's the toothless vampire?" "Is there someone here who’s had a charisma bypass perhaps?" "Who's turning out to be thicker than a chocolate omelette?" "Who's as much use as a bird with vertigo?" "So, in this era of digital television, […]

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July 14,
Anne Robinson Put Downs #3

"Dear, oh dear, oh dear - I don't think there's a collective name for a bunch of thickies!" "Who perhaps hasn't really got a grasp of the English language?"  "Who would come third in a duel?" Who is obviously denser than Sherwood Forest?"  "Whose intellect is on a diet?"  "Who's got varicose brains?"  Who's as […]

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July 7,
Anne Robinson Put Downs #2

"Who's brain has failed its medical?"  "Who's as useful as a cat-flap on a submarine?"  "Who's brain cell must feel very lonely indeed?"  "Who's IQ test has come back negative?" "Who's brain is illegally parked?"  "Who is about as useless as a rubber beak on a woodpecker?"  "If ignorance is bliss, who has landed in […]

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July 1,
Anne Robinson Quotes and Put Downs #1

Anne Robinson, the host of "The Weakest Link" sometimes has a bit too much fun (at other people's expense) with English. "Who is as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike?"  "Who has a brain only a mother would love?"  "Who truly deserves the Domain Name ignorant.com?"  "Who is not the sharpest pencil in the […]

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August 7,
Pick Up Lines and Put Downs

A pick up line is something someone says in the hope of forming an acquaintance with someone else, usually in anticipation of sexual relations. A put down is something you say that's disparaging, belittling, or snubbing. The French have a phrase for it - l'Esprit d'escalier - 'the spirit that passes on the staircase'. Here […]

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