Thou contumelious sot! Aid us in our quest!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Howdy y’all - Mrs. O and I have been breaking our heads over this one for months.

A while ago, hanging out in the Pentagon City mall, we came across a Shakespearean Insult Magnetic Poetry kit at the Museum Store. At the time we didn’t pick it up, figuring we’d get it the next time we went out there.

Wouldn’t you know we’ve never been able to find the damn thing again? I’ve even gone to the Magnetic Poetry website, with no luck. Google hasn’t turned up anything either.

Has anyone seen this thing recently? We’re dying to get this little bit o’ the Bard so we can run around and declaim our loathing for each other in imperious tones when we’re boozing it up. The standard offer applies - reimbursement for purchase and shipping costs, unless you can point me to a website where we can order it online. Then we’ll just make up insults at you when we get it.

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Weeeellllll…

…I’ve got a fresh virgin unused copy sitting on a shelf back at my parents’, if I recall correctly…

Or, you could look at magneticpoetry.com again, especially at this page. Shipping is $4.95, though, so this is a valuable bit o’ the Bard.

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Also, I fully expect and demand that you make up insults at me. You promised, after all.

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LNO, thou weedy boil-brained pignut!

THAT. AIN’T. IT. Does it say “Insult” anywhere in the damn product description?! Sheesh! :rolleyes:

I was all over that site, even wrote to customer service via e-mail asking about it. The Magnetic Poetry folks didn’t make the Shakespearean Insult Magnetic Kit. So I guess I’m just gonna have to keep scouting on my own and see what I can find by pure luck and serendipity.

Oh, and that insult was on me. :slight_smile:

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Might this be it? Not “insult” per se, but wit nevertheless…thou currish swag-bellied lewdster.

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See, if I were a weasel, I’d claim that I was trolling you for a free insult. Rather, I’m morbidly embarrassed, and I ashamedly accept the insult.

Furthermore, tomorrow I’ll go see if I can scrounge up my copy of those magnetic insults as a peace offering.

Also, wait! That’s it! Dijon Warlock has exactly what I have. I confess, I’m a lazy bastard for doing two minutes of searching online rather than giving my folks a call and asking them to look on my bookshelf.

So, I’ll make a deal with you. If you promise not to tell anyone about how inept I am, I’ll send you mine just for shipping costs, rather than you having to shell out $19.99 + s/h to get a set of your own.

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Muwah-ha-ha-hahhh…

Also, in case you haven’t run across it in your search, here’s the online version. Good for all those craven beef-witted miscreants in your life.

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Thou unmuzzled earth-vexing foot-licker!
Thou puny tickle-brained measle!
Thou churlish spur-galled canker-blossom!

BAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!

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A little Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, anyone?

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Here’s another on-line version.

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Thou currish earth-vexing minnow, Dijon.

You just made me order the Wit Kit!

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Personally, I like the Random Elizabethan Curse Generator.

Thou reeky common-kissing pantaloon!
Thou venomed eye-offending scut!
Thou unmuzzled plume-plucked ruffian!
Thou lumpish elf-skinned lewdster!
Thou jarring clapper-clawed moldwarp!
Thou bawdy rump-fed baggage!
Thou dankish milk-livered coxcomb!

“elf-skinned”?

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Well, it seems the digging paid off. Three separate sources (Dijon Warlock, LNO, and a third outside source) have all confirmed that William’s Wit Kit is indeed the item we’ve been looking for.

LNO - you have my e-mail. Contact me and name your terms. As long as the damn thing is complete, no missing magnets or nothing. :smiley:

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Gotta warn you, the magnets are not the strongest. I am constantly picking up adjectives from my kitchen floor.

For some real fun and interesting messages, get the Shakespeare Love Kit (romantic words) and mix-n-match!

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Aw, that’s OK - I was gonna get one of the Magnetic Poetry display boards and keep it in a different place. Lord knows the Tzeroling would probably run off with all the words for some devious purpose and we’d never find them again.