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What's the most backhanded compliment you've ever recieved?

juliakitten
juliakitten Posts: 11
edited January 3 in Chit-Chat
I've gotten quite a bit. God, people are *****es!:)
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  • ferb03
    ferb03 Posts: 82
    "You'd look really good if your *kitten* wasn't so big" Source of such niceness? My darling husband. Pitiful part is I really, really believed him and I only weighed 125 pounds. Pitiful. And the worst part is I am still married to the jerk.
  • juliakitten
    juliakitten Posts: 11
    "You'd look really good if your *kitten* wasn't so big" Source of such niceness? My darling husband. Pitiful part is I really, really believed him and I only weighed 125 pounds. Pitiful. And the worst part is I am still married to the jerk.


    Oh, hell no! I'm sorry. I hope he gets fat! :)
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    "I have a box of old clothes in the garage that are too big for me now. I bet they'd look great on you; you should go take a look!"

    No mom, I don't want your fat clothes.
  • justgowithit17
    justgowithit17 Posts: 1,392 Member
    "she's really pretty, for a chubby girl."

    -what a guy i USED to like said to my friend
  • debbifae
    debbifae Posts: 4 Member
    OMG, I have had that same thing about the clothes too big for me but from a so called friend! They may mean well, but it's like thanks but no thanks.

    And winner of the back handed compliment that I bet most of us gals have heard is "You have such a pretty face!"

    That's all for now!

    Debbie :laugh:
  • drgmac
    drgmac Posts: 716 Member
    You look great. For your age.
  • Allison22451
    Allison22451 Posts: 686 Member
    "I love your confidence on the dance floor."


    im a terrible dancer.
    I laughed so hard.
    best back-handed compliment ev-arr.
  • drkatiebug
    drkatiebug Posts: 2,006 Member
    From my mom just this week: You looked really skinny today. That woman standing next to you on the hill was so fat, she'd make anybody look thin.
  • 1TenaciousGirl
    1TenaciousGirl Posts: 26
    Wow, you look good for having 5 kids. Really???? So I don't look good without the kids? What the hell ever! No qualifier for me...its coming someday.
  • tsmothers45
    tsmothers45 Posts: 9
    A co-worker the other day told me I had lost a ton of weight. Thanks for noticing THE 55 POUNDS lost. That however does not equal a ton...
  • OspreyVista
    OspreyVista Posts: 464 Member
    "You'd look really good if your *kitten* wasn't so big" Source of such niceness? My darling husband. Pitiful part is I really, really believed him and I only weighed 125 pounds. Pitiful. And the worst part is I am still married to the jerk.


    Oh, hell no! I'm sorry. I hope he gets fat! :)

    ...
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    You have less of a muffin top.

    Thanks, mom.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    You're kinda fly...

    for a white guy.
  • justgowithit17
    justgowithit17 Posts: 1,392 Member
    A co-worker the other day told me I had lost a ton of weight. Thanks for noticing THE 55 POUNDS lost. That however does not equal a ton...


    haha that's funny! but 55 pounds is still a tremendous amount of weight! congratulations!
  • natalienicole502
    natalienicole502 Posts: 268 Member
    You're kinda fly...

    for a white guy.

    Hilarious!!
  • Effpcos
    Effpcos Posts: 350 Member
    "I have a box of old clothes in the garage that are too big for me now. I bet they'd look great on you; you should go take a look!"

    No mom, I don't want your fat clothes.

    Do we have the same mother?!

    Last week she said to me, in front of a bunch of my parent-friends at my kids school production "oh you've cut and dyed your hair again. It was nice when it was longer and dark."
  • ma_oeuvre
    ma_oeuvre Posts: 123
    "You look better than you did, I suppose".

    From a friend who really did not like me being on a diet... :)
  • Toya2xcel
    Toya2xcel Posts: 107 Member
    "You are hot...for a black girl." Sad but true.
  • Effpcos
    Effpcos Posts: 350 Member
    Wow, you look good for having 5 kids. Really???? So I don't look good without the kids? What the hell ever! No qualifier for me...its coming someday.

    Yes I get the "for having 5 kids" disclaimer too.
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    After demonstrating that I could touch my toes with my fists, "Damn you're limber for a faaaa... ummm.... BIG dude!" This was back before I started loosing weight!
  • no_stagnation
    no_stagnation Posts: 193
    Click the link for an awesome backhanded compliment

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWpeOjJTDWQ
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
    My fave ...from an elderly Aunt in-law :

    You look great, you've lost so much weight ! Your *kitten* used to be THIS ( indicating with her hands) BROAD
  • mem50
    mem50 Posts: 1,384 Member
    Something to the effect from a co-worker about the fact I've done so well and lost so much weight that I can't move the containers anymore. Heck, darn things weigh 274 lbs each. I could never move them before either.
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    Wow, you look great for your age, you're old enough to be my mom!
    Ouch
  • littlelaura
    littlelaura Posts: 1,028 Member
    "you're sexy even with the extra weight" ...not exactly sure what that was supose to mean but it definitely was a backhanded compliment and hurt my feelings. :frown:
  • Allison22451
    Allison22451 Posts: 686 Member
    after droning on and on about a dress sale. " Allison, im not telling you have to change your entire wardrobe. im just saying you should try and incorporate some more feminine things. i mean, you have a feminine hairstyle and sometimes wear lipstick *sigh* but so do transvestites." - my mom.

    *laughs*
    i still dress like a vagabond.
    im cool with it. .
    its all part of my charm.

    "I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch." -Gilda Radner
  • WeekndOVOXO
    WeekndOVOXO Posts: 779 Member
    You're smarter than you look.

    I'd have sex with you if you were skinnier.

    You're a nice guy, BUT...
  • Brewster1215
    Brewster1215 Posts: 247 Member
    When my ex-wife and I were dating I asked if she thought I was handsome. To which she said, "You're the funniest guy I've ever known".

    Talk about an ego crusher LOL
  • CarleyLovesPets
    CarleyLovesPets Posts: 410 Member
    I have all the basics...

    You're gorgeous for a big girl.
    You have such a pretty face.
    You're an 8... You'd be an 11 if you were skinnier.

    or...

    You're so adorable, how could you do that to yourself?
    WTF.
  • Sheirai
    Sheirai Posts: 79 Member
    You look great. For your age.

    Haha, this. I'm trying to handle it with some grace...I wore a fabulous red dress to a party last night, and when a woman I'd just met complimented my outfit, her friend said "yes, great fashion shouldn't be limited to the young"! I bit my tongue, and replied "thank you, I so agree." I'm glad that I was only on my first glass of wine-loose lips sink ships.
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