31 of Doctor Who's best insults
Ensure you're never stuck for a witty comeback again with these out-of-this world putdowns...
8. “Yes, well I’ll tell you something that should be of vital interest to you, Professor… that you, sir, are a nitwit!”

The scientific debating society had really gone downhill lately. (Inferno, 1970)
9. “You know, you’re the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain.”

Translation: “Shut it, pea-brain.” (The Robots of Death, 1977)
10. “You’re a long streak of alien... nothing.”

Donna Noble works her trademark charm on the Doctor. (Partners in Crime, 2008)
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