Milquetoast
milque·toast \MILK-tohst\
noun
A very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated.
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WOI - 0018: MILQUETOAST
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NARRATOR: We find ourselves in the early marrow, witnessing that of which we’d NEVER expect. Two gentlewomen, are in the midst of a round of fisticuffs over what they BELIEVE to be a TASTY MEAL.
:: Beautiful and tough, these women are ready to rip each others faces off and eat their flesh, just for a chance to taste this milky piece of bread. ::
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NARRATOR: They are NOT aware that the object of their confrontation is not that of a toast made of CREAMY and DELICIOUS milk...
PIECE OF JOYFUL TOAST: I’m made of milk and DELICIOUSNESS!
:: Milk pours like a river on the face of a smiling piece of crispy bread. ::
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NARRATOR: …but rather that of a “MILQUETOAST,” a SCRAWNY, SPINELESS man, NOT worth even a moment of their time.
SCRAWNY MANCHILD: …and I’m NOT even worth eating.
:: He’s really not. ::
[ Panel 1 ]
NARRATOR: We find ourselves in the early marrow, witnessing that of which we’d NEVER expect. Two gentlewomen, are in the midst of a round of fisticuffs over what they BELIEVE to be a TASTY MEAL.
:: Beautiful and tough, these women are ready to rip each others faces off and eat their flesh, just for a chance to taste this milky piece of bread. ::
[ Panel 2 ]
NARRATOR: They are NOT aware that the object of their confrontation is not that of a toast made of CREAMY and DELICIOUS milk...
PIECE OF JOYFUL TOAST: I’m made of milk and DELICIOUSNESS!
:: Milk pours like a river on the face of a smiling piece of crispy bread. ::
[ Panel 3 ]
NARRATOR: …but rather that of a “MILQUETOAST,” a SCRAWNY, SPINELESS man, NOT worth even a moment of their time.
SCRAWNY MANCHILD: …and I’m NOT even worth eating.
:: He’s really not. ::
This makes me think of the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. They use the word in the movie summary to describe Danny Kaye’s character Walter. Such a good movie. ^_^
Never heard of it, worth watching? Who’s in it?
Your image link gives me “403 Forbidden” error :(
When it comes up with the HTTP 403 error, just refresh the page. It comes up then (maybe the server doesn’t like outside links?)
Strange… it was working for me. It’s all good, i switched it out to be a funnier image anyway. Hope THAT one works for you guys. :]
ok i must say “FIRST”now your toast is very obviously fantastic but pails in comparison and stands in the shadow of my GHOST TOAST.so yea try to one up THAT
What the hell is a ghost toast? Sounds like something I’M GONNA TAKE FROM YOU AND EAT! :P
GHOST TOAST my good sir is a creation of my own design. it is coupled with the other nightmarish creatures like zoombie toast franken-toast bitey toast ninja &pirate toast cowboy toast and well the lamest of the bunch mostly toast
Now I’ve got an eloquent word to add to my description (sure beats “loser”).
Are you gonna start calling people this then? lol
Hmm… Nah. Besides myself, I don’t know any people who I can attach that description to.
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