How I feel on reddit at times...

PhiladelphiaIrish · 2012-10-08T13:46:22+00:00

When stubbing your toe, however, wit is no substitute for vulgarity.

girlvinyl · 2012-10-08T14:26:11+00:00

The Dowager Countess says what everyone else is thinking.

cptnrandy · 2012-10-08T14:00:03+00:00

You started it, Granny.

wonderless2686 · 2012-10-08T14:02:26+00:00

ITT: More people who've seen Harry Potter than Downton Abbey.

Edit: What this guy said. ⬇

KazamaSmokers · 2012-10-08T14:53:12+00:00

I would have given her the Emmy just for her reaction to the swivel chair.

6justice6 · 2012-10-08T14:19:56+00:00

You read it in her voice.

Ianras · 2012-10-08T15:56:29+00:00

OP is a f... Who am i kidding, there is no need for that sort of ad hominem attack.

clandohoome · 2012-10-08T14:25:34+00:00

Can we also remember that pop culture references are no substitute for wit either? Thanks Reddit.

spicyvagina · 2012-10-08T14:53:34+00:00

"Profanity is the crutch of the inarticulate" - as my High School teacher used to say.

heymrk · 2012-10-08T13:45:18+00:00

This is why Bill Cosby is my favorite comedian.

Mussbrolini · 2012-10-08T14:17:37+00:00

This reminds me of a teammate I had on my college baseball team. He had just struck out, and the pitcher got fired up, gave a fist pump, and yelled "Sit down!"

My teammate lost his shit and started screaming back, mostly "fuck you!" and similar vulgarities.

The umpire yelled at my teammate (who is walking back to the dugout) "Hey, you can't talk to him like that!"

Without hesitation, he whips back around, points his bat at the ump and yells back "Yeah? Well you tell him I said fuck you!"

*Edited for spelling

podank99 · 2012-10-08T15:33:08+00:00

you just described why i no longer like Family guy. used to be good. now it's just vulgarity in place of jokes.

WaterAndSand · 2012-10-08T16:48:22+00:00

When I was in high school, our bus route snaked through an old ragged crime-riddled neighborhood that was a decrepit shadow of its former self. Abandoned buildings, graffiti, and rough times everywhere.

In the middle of this scenery one would never want to be a part of, written over other graffiti in silver and black, was the drop of wisdom "profanity is a sign of a weak vocabulary" and I've always fucking remembered it.

Virginal_Anxiety · 2012-10-08T14:04:44+00:00

Can someone please tell Louis CK this?

SockofBadKarma · 2012-10-08T14:39:26+00:00

Someone should remind stand-up comedians of this fact.

GodspeakerVortka · 2012-10-08T20:36:59+00:00

Maggie Smith is the shit.

LowSociety · 2012-10-08T12:24:04+00:00

It sometimes amazes me how much Redditors appreciate shock-value humor. Most of the time it's just the same jokes over and over again and therefor not shocking at all.

theworstisover11 · 2012-10-08T14:06:15+00:00

Sometimes vulgarity can be used in addition to wit. You know what they say though, if the other person starts screaming and cursing you have probably won the argument.

AncientSummoner · 2012-10-08T14:30:12+00:00

All the upvotes for the best Downton Abbey quote. I love it

Ze_Rydah_93 · 2012-10-08T16:03:23+00:00

upvote because dame maggie smith. all other arguments have officially become invalid.

sassi-squatch · 2012-10-08T16:47:28+00:00

God I love that actress. She's got some of the best lines ever on Downton Abby. I figure she and 'Roger Sterling' on Mad Men have the best acting jobs going right now. The writers give them pure gold.

krowface · 2012-10-08T17:00:27+00:00

Vulgarity is the linquistic crutch of inarticulate motherfuckers.

mrpotatoes · 2012-10-08T14:03:14+00:00

Think of vulgarity as sentences enhancers instead. I like to think of it that way was because my speech is bedazzled as FUCK. [edit] Phone fix.

stargazingskydiver · 2012-10-08T14:23:19+00:00

Stephen Fry begs to differ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_osQvkeNRM

irkendna · 2012-10-08T14:01:20+00:00

So true--jokes can still be funny without profanity injected needlessly in them.

Obsolite_Processor · 2012-10-08T13:48:22+00:00

Profanity is the last bastion of the ignorant motherfucker.

ohnowait · 2012-10-08T13:54:59+00:00

I was hoping that when I scrolled down it read something like, "So go fuck yourself."

Kendow · 2012-10-08T14:22:58+00:00

Nothing succeeds like excess

slapded · 2012-10-08T14:31:47+00:00

brickleberry...

Tosh you reading this?

Miro360 · 2012-10-08T14:38:49+00:00

Well Said Ma'am.

crustyandhercomputer · 2012-10-08T15:04:18+00:00

Neither is putting the words on a picture or quoting movies.

MR_WITTY_RESPONSE · 2012-10-08T15:15:32+00:00

I know right

_the13thchamber_ · 2012-10-08T15:21:00+00:00

Funny, this is how I feel about most of the comedians these days.

DingDongSeven · 2012-10-08T15:23:15+00:00

"Don't be defeatist, dear. It's very middle class."

Nice.

caroline_reynolds · 2012-10-08T15:32:19+00:00

Oh c'mon guys, she doesn't even know what a weekend is.

Puninteresting · 2012-10-08T16:11:42+00:00

Well, no one ever said it was a substitute, bitch.

perpetual_motion · 2012-10-08T16:32:20+00:00

Furthermore, randomness is no substitute either.

People seem to think that if they combine vulgarity and randomness it must be hilarious. You know of what I speak. All those "WTF" links to "stories" on 4-chan...

Zomby_Goast · 2012-10-08T16:50:35+00:00

This is how I feel about "aggressive" infographics.

floobie · 2012-10-08T18:18:44+00:00

I totally heart Maggie Smith.

CarlosValdosta · 2012-10-08T18:30:35+00:00

Upvote for Downton Abby ref.

elbruce · 2012-10-08T18:56:13+00:00

"It may be a poor substitute, but it makes a fine sauce."

- elbruce

patio87 · 2012-10-08T20:11:52+00:00

Downton is such a great show. It's so interesting seeing how people lived so completely differently than today, only 100 years ago.

JustZisGuy · 2012-10-08T20:30:34+00:00

Fuck yeah, Dame Maggie Smith, fuck yeah!

acendude · 2012-10-08T13:44:25+00:00

My grandpa always said that it showed true talent in a comedian if his or her act was "clean." Then again he had very racist and crude humor himself.. but hey, do as I say, not as I do..right?

Subduction · 2012-10-08T14:11:20+00:00

Remember, if a punch line is plain or simply not funny, add "fucking" and italics. That makes everything funny:

"Because it's a refrigerator."

"Because it's a fucking refrigerator."

rockemsockemrobot · 2012-10-08T14:09:16+00:00

Witty vulgarity, though, that's what's up dude.

clemsonk · 2012-10-08T14:20:21+00:00

"Well, you started it."

skinturtle · 2012-10-08T15:30:54+00:00

Vulgarity is stupid especially when it comes to comedians....to hear it sounds like a layer of excrement every time they talk. The only people who think it's funny are the ones who have the intelligence level of a flea and are hooked on phonics.

dinguslovett · 2012-10-08T14:57:56+00:00

Drawn Together is a perfect example of this. That's why South Park is better; it includes both vulgarity and wit.

manark · 2012-10-08T14:07:34+00:00

it's often paired with raging fanboyism

jayme0227 · 2012-10-08T14:23:42+00:00

Sometimes a well timed vulgarity can be quite powerful, whether it be in a comedic sense, or a dramatic one. The rest of this thread, though, proves your point.

NXMT · 2012-10-08T14:25:34+00:00

Wit gets you karma but vulgarity gets you the bitches amirite

lmiah · 2012-10-08T14:30:19+00:00

What if I am both? ...motherfucker

plexxonic · 2012-10-08T14:32:35+00:00

You are better off with vulgarity. Half the shit us redditors spew is far from wit no matter how good the grammar is.

StayFunky · 2012-10-08T14:33:37+00:00

This is how I felt when I watched Brickleberry

BillWeld · 2012-10-08T14:34:28+00:00

Brevity is... wit.

—Banner at a Reading Digest convention, The Simpsons, "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"

smoomoo31 · 2012-10-08T14:51:46+00:00

Haha, I said fuck in the middle of an argument, and few comments later, the dude replies with this saying. It was completely irrelevant to the point I had just made and I was like "?"

NOW I get it.

Yantu · 2012-10-08T14:56:12+00:00

A.M.E.N.

JERRJEROD · 2012-10-08T14:57:35+00:00

But on Reddit, wit exists in its most basic form.

MaxPower88 · 2012-10-08T14:59:23+00:00

Where's only_says_fuck_yeah when you need him...

SC33 · 2012-10-08T14:59:54+00:00

Well, there are other schools of thought...

FamilyDuck · 2012-10-08T15:02:54+00:00

that's how I feel a lot of the time. especially toward people who love south park.

Fudanchi · 2012-10-08T15:05:28+00:00

Aaaaand this is at the top of reddit right now.

josephanthony · 2012-10-08T15:06:41+00:00

Context is everything. One post's vulgarity is another post's hilarity.

trashed_culture · 2012-10-08T15:10:40+00:00

And wit is no substitute for knowledge.

notenoughwits · 2012-10-08T15:11:44+00:00

I completely agree (yay, my username is valid for once!)

DieFappy · 2012-10-08T15:21:50+00:00

Notice how no one in this thread swears all of a sudden?

i_h8_hippies · 2012-10-08T15:24:28+00:00

sounds like someone is a little butthurt.

amitnagpal1985 · 2012-10-08T15:26:54+00:00

Maggie Fucking Smith. I want to her wit behind the barn and make it pregnant.

K931SAR · 2012-10-08T15:29:35+00:00

Judging by the majority of user names, most of Reddit would disagree.

rootbeerhead · 2012-10-08T15:34:30+00:00

POTATO_IN_MY_ANUS would be inclined to disagree.

tehlolkid · 2012-10-08T15:37:07+00:00

You should learn to forget what I say. I know I do.

Mechanical_Monk · 2012-10-08T15:38:23+00:00

Needs more jpeg

el_bhm · 2012-10-08T15:47:36+00:00

Bullshit

snutr · 2012-10-08T15:49:41+00:00

If r/McSweeney's existed, you should have cross posted it there.

They've gotten a lot of mileage out of "a foul mouthed rant on a subject that is uncharacteristic of a foul mouthed rant"

Lurking_Grue · 2012-10-08T15:50:01+00:00

Fuck yeah!

SleepyEel · 2012-10-08T15:50:46+00:00

Lady, I only speak two languages, English and Bad English.

StarTrekMike · 2012-10-08T15:51:55+00:00

Wow, many posters on this thread proved your point.

Bartleby1955 · 2012-10-08T16:16:24+00:00

...but it will do in a pinch

Kerrits · 2012-10-08T16:17:15+00:00

But making infographic recipes with words like shit and motherfucker makes it just soooo funny and original!

MapleToothpick · 2012-10-08T16:25:47+00:00

What the motherfucking shit are you talking about, cocksucker? Completely gratuitous use of fucking curse words language is a totally acceptable substitute for having no fucking idea what you're talking about. Yadig, shithead?

LatkaGravas · 2012-10-08T16:29:04+00:00

Vulgarity is no substitute for wit.

You're the Vulgarian.

rdldr1 · 2012-10-08T16:50:10+00:00

Ass.

GophaKyorselv · 2012-10-08T16:51:42+00:00

A HANNNDUHBAAAAAAAAG?

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