berating snailshells

to lecture, scold, or otherwise talk to a person or group that either no longer exists, or no longer needs the advice. comes from the idea of yelling at snails for moving too slowly, but the snails are dead and there's just empty shells left.

1. i know i'm berating snailshells here, but shakespeare should really write his plays to be less damn boring.

2. dude, nobody cares about easy-bake ovens anymore, stop berating snailshells.