5of5 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A co-worker, out of the blue, said she admired how I never got myself entangled in office politics and never seemed ruffled by anything. It struck me as very weird because I didn’t really work with her much, and I wondered how she could possible come to such a conclusion! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I had a classmate in college tell me I was brave to be going back to school. When I acted confused she asked me how old I was, wasn't I 30? When I told her I was 20, she said I was way too calm and practical to be the same age as everyone else. Um...thanks? A year later, in the Philippines, I was frequently mistaken for Meryl Streep. Which would be great but she was 50 at the time and I was in college. Apparently I look mature beyond my years. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I had a classmate in college tell me I was brave to be going back to school. When I acted confused she asked me how old I was, wasn't I 30? When I told her I was 20, she said I was way too calm and practical to be the same age as everyone else. Um...thanks? A year later, in the Philippines, I was frequently mistaken for Meryl Streep. Which would be great but she was 50 at the time and I was in college. Apparently I look mature beyond my years. :lol: This makes me think of my sister. Quite a few years ago, we went to eat at IHOP. In her state, folks who are 85+ get a % discount. She paid & as we walked out, she looked at the receipt & saw they had put her in for the age 85+ discount. She was in her 30s at the time. I, of course, have given her grief about it ever since. :laugh: I'm older by 5 years, but by looks, most everyone has always thought she was older; in IHOP's case, waaaaaaaay older! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My history teacher when I was a senior in high school once went on and on during class about my smile...the part I remember most clearly was that he thought I could rob a convenience store and smile at them on my way out and get away with it. I don't remember what else he said, just that there wasn't much of a lecture that day since he went on so long about my smile...it was pretty weird. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 " you have amazing calves." Said by a man at the gym. I have the kind of calves men want on themselves. They are ridiculously muscular. At the time they were the only part of my body I hated. Thanks to that odd compliment I learned to be OK with them and not care about what I look like buy how I feel instead 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My girls watched me try on swim suits last summer. They informed me that my thighs were "nice and wavy." I'm choosing to take that as a compliment. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A friend and I were going into a liquor store in college, and a 50ish year old man was walking out. As he passed by us he said, "Oh those are some nice (insert slang word for a woman's chest)!" My friend and I looked at each other, very confused. The man saw our expressions, walked back to us, and said, "I apologize ladies, I truly did mean both of you!" Oh thanks for clearing that up. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My Mom use to tell me I had a beautiful shaped head and that I should shave my head. When I was bald from chemo, my adult son said, Mom, you can do the bald look. You have a great shaped skull.' A week or so later a good friend said you have cute shaped ears... The things you learn when your appearance changes.... A gal who had mostly seen me in tee-shirts and jeans had a fun remark when she saw me in a dress, heels, and a power jacket...'this is the most 'unscruffy' I've ever seen you.' Somedays my goal is to simply be unscruffy. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solascriptura Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My dh's grandmother told me that I had childbearing hips. I think she was pleased with this, but seriously, I had 33 inch hips. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When I worked as a receptionist years ago, I had to page people at times. I was told that I had a "Nordstrom's voice". You know, the voice you hear over the loudspeaker there calling salespeople to the phone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I had someone track me down at the airport luggage carousel to tell me what a great job I had done of entertaining my boys on the twelve hour flight. It was sweet, but I was left wondering what the alternative was.... My cousin once ran out of conversation with a girl he was dancing with. He came up with, 'You have nice warm ears.' The alternative is that you leave me to entertain your kids for 12 hours as they play peek-a-boo with me over the back of the seat while you sleep with headphones on. :glare: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was carrying a broom down the aisle at the Home Depot and some guy remarked that it was a good look for me. :o 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5of5 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was carrying a broom down the aisle at the Home Depot and some guy remarked that it was a good look for me. :o Hmmm... well, at least he didn't say you should be riding it! :mellow: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Oh, and when I worked in the hospital, the paramedics were all in love with my veins. :o They used to drag me around the hospital and show the veins in my arms and hands to the other paramedic students, and they would bring the students to me to let them practice starting IVs. Apparently, I have big, healthy, gorgeous veins that are easily seen and palpated for a IV. :o 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Apparently my body recovers well/quickly from childbirth. My ob/gyn came in the morning after I gave birth after feeling my belly went, "You have such a marvelous little uterus!" We both laugh\ed. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I get complimented on my great veins whenever I get my blood drawn. I never quite know what to say. Ha ha, me too! (See my previous post for reference). :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 A stranger overheard me talking on the phone and told me I had a voice made for radio. It was odd. There was a radio announcer who worked for over 70 years in Chattanooga got his start similarly. \ http://www.npr.org/2014/10/22/358120415/broadcaster-luther-masingill-was-a-fixture-in-chattanooga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My kids relayed this compliment to me at the Y. "Hey Mom, the other kids think that you're a really cool Grandma!" I'll take the cool part and forget about the Grandma part for now. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 When my oldest was about 5 mos old, she used to stack both hands and shove them in her mouth. Once, when she was doing this maneuver, a random (and not necessarily creepy-looking) man admired her in her stroller, and then said something along the lines of, "Wow, she's gonna make her future husband happy some day." And he walked off. DH and I just looked at each other, confused and a little disturbed. Like....what?! Was he saying something incredibly inappropriate?! I still get skeeved out -- and a little angry -- whenever I think about that "compliment." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 These are so funny. One time my dentist told me that I had "nice big, strong teeth." Also, once on Easter, my sister (who is 9 years younger than me) and I went to church with some family members. Our parents didn't come for some reason. After services, we were standing around talking to some people, and a lady we didn't know complimented my sister's Easter dress. Then she turned to me and said "us moms don't get new dresses for Easter do we?" I was about 12 or 13 at the time. So basically she thought my dress was ugly and I looked much older than I was. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was once told I had nice teeth. "They look thick." Not sure if this qualifies, but one time my mom asked if I was wearing a new eye shadow. I said yes and then she said, "Oh. I couldn't tell if it was makeup or if you are sick." The best part came next. "It looks good." 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Once at a holiday party a coworker told me she loved my dress and it looked great on me. Then she said she had a dress just like it last year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 After I birthed one of my babies and was starting to breastfeed, the nurse told me I had nice nipp!es... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmvaughan4 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was once told, by a complete stranger, I'd make a great Olive Oyl if they ever made a Popeye movie. Funny thing was, that had been my nickname for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDairyQueen Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My friend's daughter is convinced that I am a spy. My daughter told me I can be very intimidating to people when calmly asking for things (such as, this order is wrong, could you please replace it?) Happy with both of those compliments. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I get the good veins compliments too. I once had a lady follow me out of a public restroom to compliment me on the way I spoke to my son (who was probably 3ish) while we were in there. I've shared this before, but at a Mother's Day tea, the girls were asked to each say something nice about their moms. As we went around the room we heard things like "She's really nice" or "She takes good care of me". DD, age 9, said "She's a really good driver." 😄 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I have very bad veins. I envy those of you with good ones! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Apparently my body recovers well/quickly from childbirth. My ob/gyn came in the morning after I gave birth after feeling my belly went, "You have such a marvelous little uterus!" We both laugh\ed. Me too! The day after I delivered my firstborn my 80-year-old OB told me he wouldn't have guessed I'd given birth the day before except for the baby in my arms :) (he didn't make it to the actual birth so another OB filled in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I have very bad veins. I envy those of you with good ones! Yep! I'm in your (lame) club :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 The most unexpected compliment I have ever gotten was when I was at the deli counter, wearing a skort a few summers ago. A man that was about eighty-six years old shuffled in my direction. He was smiling at me; I thought he was going to ask me if the olive loaf was any good or something. Instead he says something like, "Miss, I'm sure you've heard this plenty of times before, but I must say you have a great-looking pair of legs!" Knock me over with a feather. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was informed by a fellow classmate my junior year of high school that I had great birthing hips. He said that since he worked with his dad on their hog farm that he was trained to look for these things and if I'd been a sow, I'd be one of their best breeders. Just what every girl wants to hear in high school! When I was in college a friend told me I had beautiful collarbones. I was told the same thing by my college boyfriend! He was from a hog farm in the research triangle part of NC. The weirdest compliment was when I was somewhere in a bathing suit and told by a random male stranger I had the best real boobs he had ever seen on a middle aged woman. I was in my early 40's and obviously with my husband! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerico Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 My face was like a baby's bum. What she was trying to say was I have great, clear, soft skin. Leave the baby, take away the bum part ;) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I've shared this before, but at a Mother's Day tea, the girls were asked to each say something nice about their moms. As we went around the room we heard things like "She's really nice" or "She takes good care of me". DD, age 9, said "She's a really good driver." 😄 LOL -- that made me think of something ... When my older son was in kindergarten, the teacher had the kids make a Mother's Day card and write something nice about their mom: "I love my mom because ..." The other kids wrote things like "she takes care of me when I'm sick"; "she reads to me"; "she cooks nice dinners"; etc. My son wrote: "I love my mom because she makes furniture for the living room." :lol: I had been putting together furniture from IKEA, and I guess that was what impressed my future-engineering-major son! :D It still makes me laugh to think about it. :001_wub: 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pehp Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 :lol: This makes me think of my sister. Quite a few years ago, we went to eat at IHOP. In her state, folks who are 85+ get a % discount. She paid & as we walked out, she looked at the receipt & saw they had put her in for the age 85+ discount. She was in her 30s at the time. I, of course, have given her grief about it ever since. :laugh: I'm older by 5 years, but by looks, most everyone has always thought she was older; in IHOP's case, waaaaaaaay older! Ahhhh! This reminds me of something I had forgotten! Definitely the best "backwards compliment" of my life. When I was 22 and a newlywed, my husband and I decided we needed to buy a new car. we went to the dealership together. We took my sister, who was 17 at the time, with us--just b/c she was around that day and she liked hanging out with us. :) I decided to test drive a car and my sister rode in the passenger's seat. The smarmy car salesman sat in the back. As we drove around town, he leaned forward and said to my sister in silky-smooth tones, "you know, your mother is so young she could be your sister." My sister said "SHE IS MY SISTER!!!" He shrunk back into the backseat. He did not get the sale. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Many moons ago a boyfriend told me that I was "cut" like Bruce Lee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 One time my dentist told me that I had "nice big, strong teeth." My dentist told me I have a really strong tongue. More of a passing comment during a procedure and not a compliment, but still rather odd. I guess it's from all the lectures I have to give my students. :tongue_smilie: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I once had a friend in college very sincerely say he loved that I looked just like the girl in "Nightmare Before Christmas" The entire room erupted into gasps of "OMG," "You're right!" and "Exactly!" Thanks boys. I now know that I look like a bug eyed girl with lots of stitches. Thanks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I used to be a copier technician. I fixed copiers and fax machines in offices and other businesses. I had a client tell me, "You're really good with that screwdriver!" He was so impressed. I was 20-something, and highly insulted -- "Uh, thanks." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I was told the same thing by my college boyfriend! He was from a hog farm in the research triangle part of NC. The weirdest compliment was when I was somewhere in a bathing suit and told by a random male stranger I had the best real boobs he had ever seen on a middle aged woman. I was in my early 40's and obviously with my husband! Apparently pig farmers feel that they can comment on any woman's hips at any time! That's crazy that it happened to you too! My husband loves the fact that the guy told me that. Every time I'm pregnant or pregnancy comes up in conversation, he'll tell people, "Well, I knew Chel won't have any trouble. The pig farmer said so." That's always met with strange looks as my dh bursts into laughter and I give him the evil eye. :glare: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 When I was a freshman in high school, my German teacher, after meeting my parents at the open house and discovering that they were both totally blind, said to me, "You must be a saint!" And continued to talk about it for the next four years. The man thought I could do no wrong. I know that sounds like a good thing, but it got really old. I don't think blind parents qualifies one for sainthood, but what do I know...it was just my life! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 "You have such nice long hair for a mom with that many kids!" (First, it was shoulder length. Second, what is with the unwritten rule that moms have to cut their hair short? Third, what is the kid limit for keeping hair longer? I only had 5 at the time, not Dugger family by a long shot, and LOOK! She has long hair!! LOL) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 My mom said "you look better now ....that your butt is bigger"......um, gee thanks ma, for you approval on my butt-size status. LOL Odd because it was from a 19yo teenager who works for the same company I do: "you look really cute dressed like that.....for your age I mean" :lol: I was in my Physical Therapy clothes which are yoga pants, t-shirt and jacket. He is used to me being dressed in slacks and a sweater. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Apparently pig farmers feel that they can comment on any woman's hips at any time! That's crazy that it happened to you too! My husband loves the fact that the guy told me that. Every time I'm pregnant or pregnancy comes up in conversation, he'll tell people, "Well, I knew Chel won't have any trouble. The pig farmer said so." That's always met with strange looks as my dh bursts into laughter and I give him the evil eye. :glare: Apparently it works in the reverse as well. I knew a woman who married a cow farmer's son. Upon meeting her, the future FIL disrecommended her as a wife for his son, "on account of she has small hips and bad teeth. Those are not good for breeding." Wow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I have a friend who was told that she has 'great lips' by her male OB. Yes, those lips. :blink: LOL How do you even respond to that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I have a friend who was told that she has 'great lips' by her male OB. Yes, those lips. :blink: LOL How do you even respond to that? Ew. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I have a friend who was told that she has 'great lips' by her male OB. Yes, those lips. :blink: LOL How do you even respond to that? Change to a different OB! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I have a friend who was told that she has 'great lips' by her male OB. Yes, those lips. :blink: LOL How do you even respond to that? :svengo: My OB once said, "You have the tiniest hands I've ever seen." I thought THAT was weird. Now I don't really think it was so weird after all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Not quite a compliment, but I got told that I am 'primitive' (referencing my low tech birthing). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 When I was in high school, my dentist commented that I had very strong lips. Must have been all those hours of practicing the clarinet. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I once a received a compliment to my rear end from a stranger in a parking lot. Which is not that unusual, I guess, but the fact that he prefaced it by asking first in the most polite terms if he might compliment me was really unusual. I would have found it roll your eyes demeaning if it hadn't been so hilariously phrased. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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