Isn’t it time we all sat down to wax nostalgic about insults of yesteryear? Rainn Wilson leads the way.
Nobody says 'numb nuts' anymore. I miss it. #numbnuts
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) June 28, 2012
Nobody? Has ‘numb nuts’ been completely lost in modern society?
@rainnwilson so true! Was a great catch phrase!
— catherine debellis (@Sillebed2012) June 28, 2012
@rainnwilson That went to the grave with my dad. I must have heard that several million times as a child.
— Jerome (@JeRomeoMustDie) June 28, 2012
@rainnwilson it's been shelved beside "ass hat" and "dick wad".
— Reed Hall Clément (@neoncolonyreed) June 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/KateEMcLayHess/status/218381056624173056
Support for this phrase proved quite strong on Twitter, and a faithful number of followers delivered the good news that they do indeed still call people “numb nuts.”
@rainnwilson I said it twenty minutes ago nice to know I'm not the only one
— Ashley (@cancansworld) June 28, 2012
@rainnwilson Actually, #numbnuts might be my most frequent insult when quarreling with my boyfriend.
— Stephanie Tartick (@stephabeeee) June 28, 2012
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@rainnwilson au contraire. We have a new animated sitcom coming soon to your TV that features a character named "Numbnutz" . #numbnuts
— James M. (@soapboxdiatribe) June 28, 2012
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It feels good knowing we’re keeping the dream alive. We can’t let the finer parts of the English language simply fall into a state of disuse.
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