News of the Bully Pulpit

[WPL]

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-03/europe/33019420_1_italian-court-rules-apex-court-insult

[DJofSD]

Sure it hurts "male pride." That's why the insult is uttered.

But to make it a crime? Really? Pretty soon the Italian courts will make certain gestures with the hands and fingers illegal too.

Sometimes the phrase is both an insult and an accurate observation.

[GaryG]

Sometimes the phrase is both an insult and an accurate observation.So then, the one claiming to have been insulted will have to show the court proof that he does indeed have them.

[DJofSD]

So then, the one claiming to have been insulted will have to show the court proof that he does indeed have them.
True!