# Was this compliment inappropriate?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-compliment-inappropriate/994817>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 19, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-compliment-inappropriate/994817 "2023-12-19T08:18:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-compliment-inappropriate/994817/79 "2023-12-20T13:02:32Z")

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> [@Jasmine](#):
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> I learned at some point when I was growing up that if a situation is a perfect setup for a one liner or a stale joke, DON’T do it because there is no way the person has not heard it a million times before.

(grocery store cashier has trouble scanning item)

Customer: “Must be free then!”

(clerk smiles thinly and prays for death)

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