# What would YOU have said? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 31, 2002, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853 "2002-12-31T12:25:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/41 "2002-12-31T17:26:06Z")
It’s nice being a guy. We’re not expected to color coordinate anything. I actually needed my wife to tell me that dark blue and light blue don’t look good together. My comeback suggestion? “One more word and you’re gonna need a red shirt to go with the gash I put in your head.” Of course, I would have never said that myself, but it’s nice to dream. ---
**Author:** ![stofsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/42 "2002-12-31T17:30:15Z")
“Wow, _someone_ got a visit from the bitch fairy.” ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/43 "2002-12-31T17:42:55Z")
How about: “Well, I read that brown in the ‘new black’ this year, so I just figured, new black and old black, that oughta work” Always leave 'em wondering. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/44 "2002-12-31T17:50:59Z")
> [@](#): > > “I’m sorry, I forget. I work with deaf children all day.” **pravnik:** I need you to go with me everywhere. > [@](#): > > I actually needed my wife to tell me that dark blue and light blue don’t look good together. **neutron star:** I’m pretty sure that dark blue and light blue _do_ look good together. For the times when your mind fails to come up with a scathing response to an inappropriate comment, there’s always the Miss-Manners-approved, haughty, raised eyebrow, acid-dripping “I _beg_ your pardon”. ---
**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/45 "2002-12-31T18:06:53Z")
Add me to the rest that thought black shoes were ok with pretty much everything. Is there a place where these pearls of wisdom are laid out so that us folks that are walking fashion disasters can dress correctly? BTW, what colored shoes go with burnt orange and white? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Wrong_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/46 "2002-12-31T18:10:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Duck Duck Goose \* > **Er, me, too, ack-shully. I was taught that shoe and boot color doesn’t “count” as a color as long as you stick to “natural” leather colors like brown and black.** Me, too, **DDG** , and I’m a 20 year-old female who considers herself relatively with it. I love my black boots, and I would have worn them in a second with a brown jacket. Ah, well–the SDMB: where you even learn things in the Pit! ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/47 "2002-12-31T18:18:12Z")
I’m thinking that black shoes with a brown outfit might not be considered ok because brown shoes are so common. If I cared enough to own brown shoes, I’d wear them with earth tones because they’d go better. Or am I making no sense at all? ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/48 "2002-12-31T18:24:51Z")
> [@](#): > > neutron star: I’m pretty sure that dark blue and light blue do look good together. Well then I’m just confused. It’s no matter, though. I usually just grab the nearest shirt and pants, no matter what their colors, and throw them on. ---
**Author:** ![FunLvnCriminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@FunLvnCriminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FunLvnCriminal)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/49 "2002-12-31T18:25:42Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Legomancer_ > \*\*“Thank goodness you were here, Captain Fashion!” \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > \*\*IMHO, we’ve got a winner. 🙂 \*\* I second that. This would have been perfect to come back with. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/50 "2002-12-31T18:26:15Z")
Hmmmmmmm,where are you located Audrey?? I can’t imagine anyone here (in Alaska),even a gay guy, noticing someone’s footwear. Well,okay maybe they’d notice, but be rude enough to not only comment, but demand??? What would I have said? “Sure sweetie,loan me some of your eyeliner, I’ll color them right up!!! I’m sure you’ve got all the colors of the rainbow considering how much you’ve got on your FACE”!!! Sheesh,tacky little brats. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/51 "2002-12-31T18:53:06Z")
I would have threateningly asked for clarification, which if he was smart he would dismiss his comments. If he said it again I’d be mighty tempted to break his jaw. I probably wouldn’t because then my hand would hurt the rest of the day. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/52 "2002-12-31T18:54:29Z")
“Suck my dick!” Which would have confused him, since you’re a woman, and while he’s thinking it over you could kick him in the nuts and throw a bucket of icewater over his head. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/53 "2002-12-31T19:00:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Demise \* > \*\*BTW, what colored shoes go with burnt orange and white? \*\* One should **never** wear burnt orange, lest someone think you’re a _teasip_. 😉 Homebrew Fightin’ Texas Aggie '92 ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/54 "2002-12-31T19:07:01Z")
I always liked the one I heard on “Roseanne”: “Bitch, bitch, bitch - that’s all you ever…ARE.” Or how about: “How cute, _it’s_ pretending to be a fashion critic.” And I’ll second a good old-fashioned “Fuck you!”. Stick with the classics. ---
**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/55 "2002-12-31T19:12:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*One should never wear burnt orange, lest someone think you’re a _teasip_. \*\* Hah! I am, in fact, wearing a very nice burnt orange shirt with a big longhorn silhouette in white on it. And my shoes are brown, so I hope that’s not a faux pas. Better than that nasty maroon stuff…though I think that your shoes would always be brown, for obvious reasons, cowpoke. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/56 "2002-12-31T19:51:04Z")
> [@](#): > > very nice burnt orange shirt This is an oxymoron. For the benefit of the teasippers among us: Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron Pronunciation: "äk-si-'mOr-"än, -'mor- Function: _noun_ Inflected Form(s): plural ox·y·mo·ra /-'mOr-&, -'mor-/ Etymology: Late Greek oxymOron, from neuter of oxymOros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mOros foolish Date: 1657 :\*\* a combination of contradictory or incongruous words\*\* (as _cruel kindness_) ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/57 "2002-12-31T19:52:11Z")
Not that I have anything against _teasippers_. In fact, one of my best friends is one. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/58 "2002-12-31T19:56:55Z")
how about “go fuck yourself, you cum burping gutterslut”? Or alternatively, just ignoring them? ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/59 "2002-12-31T19:58:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cuauhtemoc \* > \*\*“Suck my dick!” > > Which would have confused him, since you’re a woman, and while he’s thinking it over you could kick him in the nuts and throw a bucket of icewater over his head. \*\* Oh God **cuauhtemoc** I’m stifling the laughter because I’m at work… This is classic! ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853/60 "2002-12-31T20:13:38Z")
How 'bout “Ya, I know, my bad, but I thought I’d dress down to go to Walmart, don’t wanna scare the yokels,(glance up and down on the guy) I see you’ve had the same idea, Sweetie.” Snap, twist, turn, and sashay chante away. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-said/145853.md?page=4)