insulting phrases? [spoken like "illegal channels?]

sometimes (ok, almost always) it is fun to play a little game that i just named the implication game. those of you who know me have probably experienced at one time or another. and you probably loved it. the implication game can be played by yourself or with friends. but to play, you need at least one other person to be the subject of the game.

it is played by doing or saying something that may be interpreted as offensive. but the real key to the action, as the name of the game indicates, is to simply imply something about the subject. you cant actually insult them, thats rookie league stuff. a good player of this game can say something to their subjects and make them think of why the comment was insulting. its kind of like at work (this doesnt happen to me at work but i think it does for others) when you think of an idea, but when its your idea your boss doesnt like it. so then you have to sort of manipulate your words to trick your boss into thinking he thought of it. it might not be exactly like that, but you get the idea. the best players can non-chalantly drop a comment so matter-of-fact-ly, and act completely unaware of the negativeness implied by the remark.

my go-to phrases for this game include "you would" "you know what they say about that" and "shocker".

the next time you are talking to a co-worker that you dont know very well and they tell you something that they did, just say one of those phrases (preferably "you would"). you wont believe the amount of offense that person will take. if they are just getting to know you, they probably wont like you very much.