Word: uncouth
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...members of the Harvard Republicans, Dems, and others who labeled this protest uncouth, violent, or radical need a head check. They sound like grumpy, middle-aged people. And sounding that way at the age of 20—that’s seriously lame. And I’d say it’s more than lame. I think it’s wrong...
...comedy with a major subplot centered on the missing penis of Winston Churchill. Three decades later, when even the bawdiest wordplay lands you a PG-13, “What the Butler Saw” is now appreciated as Orton’s, ahem, seminal work. The play uses uncouth sexual humor to create a farce that comments on the psychiatric profession, marriage, sexual misconduct, and the nature of insanity in general...
...short, Griffith’s blacks are ruthless, uncouth, and almost certainly deserving of a good lynching. The Birth of a Nation praises the actions of the KKK and casts Klan members as heroes who are not only justified in their horrific deeds, but morally obligated to forcibly “defend” the white elite from the blacks...
...disbelief, the douche-face in question alleged that the next seat had a less-than-perfect view of the projection screen. He was staying where he was. Valiantly, my soon-to-be hero informed him that he would take the seat. Climbing over, he intentionally knocked into the uncouth gentleman and settled into the chair...
...dinner classics” are, of course, dominated by different varieties of steak. I choose a filet au poivre, impressed that the wait-staff don’t even bat an eyelid when I make the oh-so uncouth request that it be cooked “well-done.” It comes out sizzling, succulent and entirely unadorned. Budget to order a few side dishes, and Atkins be damned, because a steak just isn’t a steak without some onion rings or French fries to soak up all the red-meat juices. The house specialty...