"I'd call him a sadistic, hippophilic necrophile, but that would be beating a dead horse"
- Woody Allen
About this Quote
This quote by Woody Allen is a humorous method of saying that somebody is so bad that it would be pointless to describe them in such a negative method. The expression "beating a dead horse" is a metaphor for doing something that is meaningless or futile. In this case, it is implying that it would be pointless to call the individual a "vicious, hippophilic necrophile" since it would not make them any worse than they currently are. The phrase is also a play on words, as it is a pun on the expression "beating a dead horse" and the fact that the person being explained is a "hippophilic necrophile," somebody who is sexually drawn in to horses and remains. This quote is a humorous way of stating that someone is so bad that it would be pointless to explain them in such an unfavorable method.
This quote is written / told by Woody Allen somewhere between December 1, 1935 and today. He was a famous Director from USA.
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