I think a case could be made that those insults are some of the first digital memes. Even to this day, they're still widely-recognised catchphrases among nerds

I think a case could be made that those insults are some of the first digital memes. Even to this day, they're still widely-recognised catchphrases among nerds and nerd-adjacents of a certain age. Before Monkey Island you only really got that effect from TV/movies/radio.