"Great thinkin' there, genius."
Gets the point across, but nobody ever gets mad at the insinuation that you fell short of a high bar.
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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!"
I first noticed the revival of 'mouth breather' in meme form about 12 years ago. I recall it from when I was a kid about 50 years ago as similar to calling someone r*tarded. I suspect it's been around as an insult for far longer, coming and going.
No, it doesn't make any sense on the surface, but it's not really about breathing through the mouth, if you look at the memes it's about calling people ugly and stupid, frankly.
I adopted the term "Day walkers" to refer to people who walk too slow, take up too much space, or are otherwise unaware in walking areas.
An example would be a group walking in one direction side by side taking the whole path width. Another would be people standing at the top or bottom of an escalator.
I think it's nonsense to anyone who isn't in the know but easily figured out.
Hurensohn