Word: insult
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...exclusive statement to TIME, the mysterious guerrilla prankster has responded to the council's decision. "I don't know what next door is complaining about - their building is so ugly the 'No Trespassing' sign reads like an insult," the statement reads, referring to Royal Mail, a tenant of the building that has sought the mural's removal. In light of several other recent controversies over Banksy's outdoor works, this removal is further indication of the challenges that can arise when a famous artist uses private property as his canvas. (See pictures of Banksy...
...Referring to the adjacent Post Office building who have sought the paintings removal since it first appeared Banksy said "I don't know what next door is complaining about - their building is so ugly the 'No Trespassing' sign reads like an insult...
...Black Watch soldiers don't hate war; they hate the war they've been thrust into, in which their traditions mean nothing, the enemy can't be understood, and--the final insult and the cause of much controversy in Scotland--their unit is broken up. "It takes 300 years to build an army that's admired and respected around the world," an officer says. "But it only takes two years pissing about in the desert in the biggest Western foreign policy disaster ever to f___ it up completely." The result, after an hour and 50 minutes with these proud, profane...
...Franken acted out the part of his father excitedly urging him on during a cross-country race. Handed a gift, Franken's campaign produced an ad of their own showing how his image had been grossly distorted on Coleman's behalf - not merely an injustice to Franken, but an insult to Wellstone's memory. "Minnesotans," read the tagline, "deserve better." "At the minimum, it was a very effective ad," Kathryn Pearson, a political science professor at the University of Minnesota, says of the Franken riposte...
...Your cover is a direct insult to those who lived through the Depression. If we can still spend $300 on an iPod, times can't be so bad. Yes, the economy is slowing, but not as severely as TIME has illustrated. John Nicoletti, NAPLES...