Rainn Wilson wants us all to start calling each other 'numb nuts' again

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

https://twitter.com/taileneV/status/218381936224243712

@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

https://twitter.com/rotikhani/status/218381350636486657

https://twitter.com/natro4/status/218384928709148672

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.