• spinnetrouble@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      In New York (where I grew up), it’s the rarity of the insult that’s meaningful, not the word used. For a New Yorker to insult someone using something other than a common vulgarity (“fucking piece of shit,” “asshole,” etc.) means that the insult was heartfelt. Almost no adult New Yorker says “dork” and means it; writing it on a post-it in all caps and gently tucking it underneath the base of the wiper implies that the note writer stood there and laughed at the thing and its driver before walking away.

      It’s one of the most vicious insults I’ve ever seen and I’m glad it was shared with the world.