# "You're a good spitter" - Tell me your strangest compliment **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316 "2002-09-30T23:21:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/1 "2002-09-30T23:21:37Z")
Today, at the dentist’s office, when I was rinsing after having a cavity filled, the dental hygienist says to me, “You’re a good spitter.” Strangely puzzled, as I consider myself only an average spitter, I thanked her and asked what she meant. Apparently some people make quite a mess when rinsing and spitting into the little funnel-shapped suction thing. I, on the other hand, got all my spit into the thing. I’ve also been told (by a fellow doper, as a matter of fact) that I’d look good bald and that I have the face to carry it off. So tell me your strangest compliment. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/2 "2002-10-01T02:22:14Z")
“You’re an asshole!” But, I mean that in a nice way. More than once. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/3 "2002-10-01T02:24:16Z")
“You remind me of Yoda” Yes, someone really told me that (circa 1980), and taking it in the spirit I knew it was meant, I was _extremely_ flattered. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/4 "2002-10-01T02:30:09Z")
You’re awfully big, for your size. I’m only 5’ 7", and it was after [sub]sex[/sub] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/5 "2002-10-01T02:31:38Z")
A woman friend once told me, “Your armpits smell like marigolds.” I said, “Okay”. ---
**Author:** ![Blueberry\_Buckle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@Blueberry\_Buckle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blueberry_Buckle)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/6 "2002-10-01T03:01:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yojimboguy \* > \*\*“Your armpits smell like marigolds.” \*\* That is absolutely the funniest damn thing I’ve heard in a long time!!! ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/7 "2002-10-01T03:02:51Z")
“You could be in a toothpaste commercial!” - random girl at kegger ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/8 "2002-10-01T06:52:35Z")
“I wish I had your vocabulary.” Said by a classmate after he finished hearing me debabte something or other. The specific compliments are always the best ones, I think. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/9 "2002-10-01T07:36:11Z")
“You are the filthiest, most morally bankrupt pig I have ever met!” “I don’t know how you can change your clothes so quickly!” I’ve heard both of these on numerous occasions from numerous people, but so far not at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/10 "2002-10-01T07:38:01Z")
Oh yeah, the second line in my sig (above) was also odd, but appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/11 "2002-10-01T08:28:31Z")
Well, the time the little kid in the bookstore I worked at said “Thank you, **sir** ” after I rang up his purchase was a little unnerving, seeing I couldn’t have been 10 years older than him. The first time someone ever called me “sir” when they didn’t have to. Ohhh…I feel old just thinking about it. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/12 "2002-10-01T09:45:13Z")
By a Doper, upon meeting me for the first time… “You’re way hotter than I thought you’d be.” I’m still not sure about his meaning there. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/13 "2002-10-01T09:51:27Z")
That I remember: “You have model teeth.” Meaning that all my teeth are healthy and placed where they should be…without the help of braces. The dentists and detal assistants say that. ---
**Author:** ![Ssarl\_the\_happy\_Martian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Ssarl\_the\_happy\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ssarl_the_happy_Martian)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/14 "2002-10-01T10:16:14Z")
I’ve also been told my teeth are beautiful, by a clarinet teacher. “Open your mouth” “Eh?” “Let me see your teeth” “Ok” “Beautiful” The reason she wanted to look was that my clarinet doesn’t sit in the middle of my mouth and she was checking to see if my mouth was particularly deformed. But what can you do? My clarinet still sits that way but at least I try to fix it. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/15 "2002-10-01T12:09:00Z")
“The Dr. said you have great semen.” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/16 "2002-10-01T12:16:27Z")
**[sub]Tell me your strangest compliment**[/sub] Strange due to the circumstances, and not intended as a compliment, I’m sure: Ex- wife, after loading her car with personal belongings for her final departure, gets in car, starts it, sticks head out car window and yells: “It’s too bad, the only thing you’re worth a damn at doesn’t pay anything.” Oh, well…😃 ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/17 "2002-10-01T13:01:07Z")
“You should be a librarian – you have the personality for it.” Only because it was said by a librarian do I think it’s a compliment. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/18 "2002-10-01T13:21:20Z")
“You sure are pretty to be so old!” This was said by one of my son’s friends (age seven), which is why he is still living. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lauramarlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@lauramarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lauramarlane)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/19 "2002-10-01T13:23:24Z")
Speaking as a librarian, **gallows fodder** , that’s definitely only a compliment when it’s coming from a librarian! I guess mine would be being told, “you don’t look like a librarian!” I get this frequently–from non-librarians, of course 🙂 The only other one that I recall being totally stunned at was by my ENT, “magnificent! You have tonsils the size of golf balls!” He seemed really pleased when he said it–almost made me want to keep them, but I didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316/20 "2002-10-01T13:37:02Z")
“Wow, you pee really fast!” I’ve gotten this numerous times after announcing I’m going to the bathroom and then returning quickly. Also (from my dentist) “I wish all my patients could open their mouths that wide!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-good-spitter-tell-me-your-strangest-compliment/130316.md?page=2)