For scholars of insults, what comes to mind almost immediately after a
high-profile insulting incident is the central African nation of Chad,
where hitting someone with a pair of pants is the highest form of
insult. It means that the target is lower than pants, the hem of which,
while not on the ground, is often near the ground and, again, unclean.
The only problem with this form of insult is that the thrower then has
to retrieve the pants, as he or she had been wearing them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/opinion/17kenney.html?_r=2
