Christopher-moore Quote by Christopher Moore
![“Not yet!" said she [Goneril], trying to roll me over and get back to smacking my bum. She honked my codpiece. You honked my codpiece." Aye, give it up, fool." [...]” quote by Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d1b/christopher-moore-353_christopher-moore_not-yet-said-she-goneril-trying-to-roll_554564.jpg)
““Not yet!" said she [Goneril], trying to roll me over and get back to smacking my bum. She honked my codpiece. You honked my codpiece." Aye, give it up, fool." [...]””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore, 2002
A comedic scene shows a character’s frustration and absurdity in a chaotic moment, highlighting humor in conflict.
In simple terms: Humor can arise even in chaotic, tense situations.
Key Takeaway
Find humor in absurd moments.
Themes
comedy
conflict
absurdity
frustration
dialogue
Mood
playful
irreverent
Type
satirical
conversational
When to use this quote
- family dinner arguments
- political debates
- sports rivalries
- online trolling
Key Concepts
satire
social commentary
character dynamics
Questions to Reflect On
- When does humor cross the line into cruelty?
- How can we balance comedy with respect?
A Different Perspective
The humor may downplay the seriousness of aggression, potentially normalizing disrespect.
![“[Conservation] Barring that, just yell at people randomly to stop killing whales. It could catch on. Really. ("Would you like fries with that?" "Shut up and stop killing whales!" "Thank you. Drive through, please.")” quote by Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6e7/christopher-moore-353_christopher-moore_conservation-barring-that-just-yell-at-p_1478469.jpg)
![“[...] Y'know, the Duchess Regan is living here at the tower now? I took your advice about not talking about her boffnacity [footnote], even with the duke dead and all, can't be too careful. Although, I caught sight of her in a dressing gown one day she was up on the parapet outside her solar. Fine…” quote by Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a4d/christopher-moore-353_christopher-moore_y-know-the-duchess-regan-is-living-here_1361839.jpg)
![“[Abby to Tommy and Jody who are hugging] So I'm like, "Cold-faced killers on the clock, bitches, we don't have time for your bonery right now." --The Chronicles of Abby Normal” quote by Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fc4/christopher-moore-353_bite-me_abby-to-tommy-and-jody-who-are-hugging-s_1275219.jpg)
![“[Author's Notes] As I write this, September 2002, much about the humpback song is still unknown. (Although scientists do know that it tends to be found in the New Age music section, as well as in tropical waters...)” quote by Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cd0/christopher-moore-353_books_author-s-notes-as-i-write-this-september_1071886.jpg)
![“Inspector, there's no smoking allowed in here," said a uniformed officer who had been called to the scene. Cavuto waved to the drawers [at the morgue]. "Do you think they mind?" The officer shook his head. "No, sir." Cavuto blew a stream of smoke at Gilbert [a dead guy]. "And him, do you think he…” quote by Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d29/christopher-moore-353_bloodsucking-fiends_inspector-there-s-no-smoking-allowed-in_757345.jpg)
![“Soon a whole guild of low-priced shrine keepers around Europe named their own pope - Boldface the Relatively Shameless, Discount Pope of Prague. The price war was on [...] The Retail Pope would offer cheesy bacon toppings on the Host with communion and the Discount Pope would counter with topless…” quote by Christopher Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/80e/christopher-moore-353_christopher-moore_soon-a-whole-guild-of-low-priced-shrine_346750.jpg)
