Left-handed compliments

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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You gotta love them.

Those almost-compliments that are just so, so wrong.

The ones where you know the person thought they were being nice, but they just missed the mark. What are the favorite ones you’ve recieved? Here’s a few of mine:

From when I worked at an urban radio station:
“For a white girl, you sure know alot”

(if I had reversed that to him: Helloooo, NAACP)

From someone I first met on an online dating site:
“Y’know, I don’t usually date overweight girls - but there’s just something about you I really like and I’m willing to give it a shot.”

(yeah, thanks - not interested.)

From my own mother:
“You’re just so good at writing resumes. Must be all those times you had to look for jobs.”

Your turn!

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“Your camera takes really good pictures.”

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As a left-hander, I note your thread title. :eek::smack:

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“Nice left hand you’ve got there”

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“Bless your heart, you have so many friends. Women with strong personalities generally tend to alienate other people.”

Thanks Mom.

I think.

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Oh, that’s a hearty meal! You must be sooo hungry! You must have skipped lunch! I know how hard you work . . . you work* so hard *but you must never skip lunch and then end up eating such a *huge dinner! * Oh, waitress, she’ll need a box . . . she’ll never be able to eat all that . . . these are such huge portions!

Ladies and gentlemen, my mother-in-law!

::bow::

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One that came out of my mouth as I took a friend out to dinner & she was talking about the good grades she got in school- “Oh, that’s great! I didn’t know you were smart!”

We are actually still very tight friends.

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“It’s not big, but it’s very precise.”

“You’re a good match for your wife - she’s ‘fiery,’ and I know you’d never say anything to her.” (Ha!)

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Y’know, as a left-hander, you think I would have caught that . . .

Which brings up my next compliment:

“Y’know, for a blonde, you’re pretty smart!”

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i love it!

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This was said to my husband by someone who he hadn’t seen since he was a kid:
“You’re so much better looking than you used to be! You could be a movie star if you’d lose some weight.”

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“You’ve lost so much weight! Look at Sublata, everyone! Hasn’t she lost a WHOLE LOT of weight?”

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A coworker once saw a photo of me in high school and with genuine surprise stated, “Wow! you used to be so good looking!”

From a lady: “You’re pretty big. For a white guy.” Yes, it’s exactly what you’re thinking.

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“Oh Ellef, it’s such a shame you never met my husband. You’d have got along so well with him, he was like a fish out of water too!”

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I’ve been told this one a bunch:

“Wow you don’t look like you were in the Army.”

I guess me being female and girly to boot means I couldn’t be in the Army.

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“You weren’t fat before, but you look great now that you’ve lost weight.”

Err thanks, I think.

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To my husband (musician): Your amp sounds really good.

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You got somethin’ to say about left handed people, huh? Huh? It just sounds like you had something to say, is all. Better watch yourself; you know how dangerous those off-handed scissors can be…

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:smack:
OMG - that is so funny! I laughed out loud in my cubicle.

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Yes - I once knew this doper named Interconnected who used them too close to his head and . . .

just teasing :):smiley:

As already stated, I’m left-handed. And it kinda underscores my whole point, don’tcha think?