spherical bastard
n.— «He reputedly derided the astronomers at Mount Wilson Observatory as “spherical bastards” because they looked like bastards from any side.» —“Mining for Dark Matter” by Guy Gugliotta Discover May, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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