SFX has pulled together their favorite sci-fi insults. And there are some good ones!
Wanting to ensure that we have a complete journalistic review of this subject, we’d welcome your favorite sci-fi insults in the comments. No cuss words, please. And please provide the character name and show or movie.
“Why you stuck up….half-witted…..scruffy looking…..nerf herder!” -Princess Leia, ESB
Mine is from Pitch Black:
How much do you weigh, Johns?
What’s it matter, Carolyn?
How much?
Around 79 kilos, to be exact.
‘Cause you’re 79 kilos of gutless white meat, and THAT’S why you can’t think of a better plan.
~ Fry and Johns
Firefly (I believe ‘Our Mrs. Reynolds’)
(Mel to Jane)
‘Well, my days of not taking you seriously have definitely come to a middle’
:)
And my personal favourite (although not nessecarily from a tv show or film..)
‘Dumb-ass questions in, smart-ass answers back out.’
Captain Jefferson Clay (d), I-War (PC, 1997)