‘Mouth Breather’
Like yeah I don’t get this one. We all breathe through our mouths (and noses), because we have to. Yet I read this sometimes as it is used like an insult. So what are you saying? You’re insulting someone for doing what billions of other human beings have to do naturally?
It’s not the insult, it’s who says it. If a MAGAt called me a great guy for example, I’d feel offended.
“You’re at the top of the bell curve”
Mother fucker. Like yeah, I’m married and have kids. I fuck their mother like a muha fucka.
You know it refers to your own mother, right? Like, it means you commit incest.
It came from the late 19th century, back when anything nice happening to a woman was considered novel and slightly untoward
Because humans are awful, mouth breather probably comes from Down syndrome and the associated physical traits of a proportionally large tongue and narrow mouth.
That feels like a bit of a jump. I’ve associated “mouth breather” with insults like “slack jawed yokel” or even just “dumb face”. It’s someone who generally looks like they’re not comprehending what’s going on around them and not smart.
What source do you have that links it to down syndrome? When people are dumbfounded, they often open their mouth. One of the definitions of “Slack Jawed” is: lacking intelligence or sophistication.
Also, mouth breathing can impact the development of ones face, where you have less muscle tone and a more elongated face. These traits are sometimes associated with someone with less intelligence. Nowhere do I see anything about the term referencing/originating from Down Syndrome.
Yes but we breath mainly with the nose; breathing with the mouth evokes the image of slack-jawed awe, or the long pause that takes the recipient to elaborate a simple concept.
/me cries in chronic allergies that keep my nose at like 60% capacity all year long
Next time you’re in a waiting room or somewhere a bunch of people are just sitting around trying not to bother each other have a look around and see how many people are sitting there actively not closing their mouths to breathe, its going to be zero. I dont mean they dont sigh or take the odd breath either. Then just imagine they are, its horrifying.
I think it’s the “look” on your face when breathing out of your mouth. Like you are dumb, or dim-witted.
One of my great uncles would call us kids numb skulls. I heard it as one word as a kid and it wasn’t till I got older did I realize what he was saying.
“Clown.” Some of my best friends do clowning as a hobby.
My favorite is when white people get angry at other people they start stimming like Canadians in South Park
“Hey, buddy!”
“Listen, friend!”
“Let me tell you something, pal!”
“You look gay”. You mean I look clean, well-dressed, not smelly, and sensitive? Well, thank you.
“you mean I look like I know what I like and know how to have a good time? That I surround myself with people that like enjoy the same things I do? I’m sorry sir I’m not sure what you’re getting at here.”
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Bless your heart.
So! There’s a place in Philly called the Mutter Museum. Filled with all manner of human specimens of various ailments.
Absolutely fascinating. Like $20 admission. 100% worth it.
A couple of the pieces on display are the skulls and jaws of mouth breathers. I don’t know if they had an issue that required surgery that wasn’t available in the 1800’s, or if it was just bad habits, but.
Literally changes the shape of your bones. And therefore your face.
Fucking wild.
Been there several times. Incredible place even though all the giggling at medical oddities annoys me.
Mega colon
Asswipe. Frankly, I prefer people who wipe their asses. I myself wipe my ass regularly and thoroughly. I am not ashamed of the fact.
They are referring to the thing that is used to wipe the ass, like a wet wipe or toilet paper.
Get a bidet, and change your life.
They’re calling you the asswipe itself (toilet paper) not a person who does it. Noun not the verb.
Hmmm, never thought of it that way. Makes sense. It would be the equivalent of calling someone a douche bag.
Exactly. Or just a douche since that can be used as the verb too, but the insult is the noun.
“Great thinkin’ there, genius.”
Gets the point across, but nobody ever gets mad at the insinuation that you fell short of a high bar.
cocksucker
yeah, cocksuckers are awesome.
Approx half the population has clocks. The other half likes sucking cock.
Seems like a win win?
Given the ubiquity of phones and watches, I’d say close to 100% of the population has clocks
There’s a decent amount of overlap in those populations.
I love their work. No one shouts “hey, you fuckin’ Scorsese!” at cab drivers and then goes to a movie later the same day saying “God, I wish someone would shoot me like Gangs of New York” while they jerk off.
