The 34 Biggest "F You's" in History

These historical figures delivered the ultimate 'F You's" to their rivals and adversaries. Using dastardly and elaborate methods (and carefully crafted turns of phrase) they managed to deliver some absolutely savage responses. 

Tolkien is famous for his rebuttal to a publisher in Nazi Germany who sought confirmation that he was of Aryan descent. The author used his gift for words to write a brilliant response honoring the Jewish people and effectively telling the Nazis to shove it.

Redditors gathered on this r/AskReddit thread to share their examples of what they felt were the best and biggest moments of this in history. There's also one example that a random person felt like sharing where they got nuclear revenge on their cousin who kept stealing their boyfriends. So, yeah, that's a thing too.

Is there an example that isn't included in this thread? Let us know in the comments!
 

Scroll on for this collection of "Ask Reddit" responses. 

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