Biker Chick Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 After reading the previous thread regarding the best compliments received earlier this week, which cheered us all up, perhaps we should start another thread regarding "put downs" recieved. I walked into work today, which takes about 20 minutes, and it was a lovely walk, all nice and autumn like......anyway, sitting at my desk drinking my coffee, feeling quite chuffed with myself, a collegue looked at me and said "Oh Sue, are you feeling ok? You look really ill, all pale and tired" Well, I thought I felt ok but must make note to perhaps put a bit more make-up on in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Oh no, after you felt good too. Here's my best OH one after I lost a lot of weight and bought myself a red trouser suit for the works do. "oh you're not wearing that are you?" Well if he had told me that the place we were going to was going to be freezing, I would have bought jeans and a Starsky cardi-coat. I ended up wearing my old winter stuff (jogging trousers) that was a little on the too big side - talk about droopy drawers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 OH's are rubbish, aren't they? Mine once told me, just as we were walking into a wedding, me wearing a new dress "oh, it's really wierd, I never understand the whole 'does my bum look big in this?' thing, but in that dress, yours really does" He seemed to think that saying "well, it never normally does, or not that big anyway" would make the situation better in some way. He has since learned the error of his ways. Before tags are cut out of new clothes, such comments are fine, but never afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 The worst one I ever had was 'when is the baby due'? I replied,'8 months ago' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 my worst one was about 2 hours (if that) after my first child and hubby said ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Jelly Belly!! I have never let him forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 That's so mean! (Jelly Belly I mean - not you for remembering and reminding - which is what I would do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Worst my DH has mustered was in the lead-up to his ED's wedding I had bought a nice understated but attractive dress in a rich chocolate brown, I was unsure about the length (on the knee) but happy otherwise until His Nibs pipes up "you look really frumpy in that!" ....that was bad enough, he then follows it up with "it doesn't matter what you wear anyway you aren't mother of the bride so you aren't important"............. ............he has never ever lived that down...and it cost him over £400 and an extra two outfits with a trying on session to start to repair the damage Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker Chick Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 We recently went to a family party and an old aunt of mine that I havent seen for years took one look at me and said "Oh, I dont like your hair now that you have grown it long, it looked so much better short" And then, at the same event, someone came up to me said how alike my brother and I looked.....I wouldnt mind, but he is 6ft tall, weighs 18stone, has a shaved head and a beard I didnt really enjoy that evening much and wont be looking forward to the next family event ps.....just to let you all know, I havent got a beard!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 - sorry, but you'vejust made my day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 That's so mean! (Jelly Belly I mean - not you for remembering and reminding - which is what I would do). believe me I am like an Elephant (not grey with a large trunk) I never forget! ... *mumbles* give him his first born son and what do I get............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Cinnamon, I sympathise, I had this from a friend a few months back, when she asked me 'have you got something to tell us?', pointing to my tummy... my youngest was two years old by then... mind you, I think the poor woman felt way worse than me when she realised that no, I wasn't expecting, I was just suffering from bad bloating on a tummy that had been stretched by four previous pregnancies... The worst thing I was ever told came from the same person who told me the most beautiful things I was ever told, so I wont mention them... but a couple I'll never forget are : 'go sort your hair' from my mother, when I had just spent quite a while actually doing so... 'hmmmm... it will have to do... it looks a bit too casual' from OH at a 'baseball game' company do, when I was wearing my poshest, newest shorts, and he looked rather like he was wearing pyjamas in his purple jogging pants and very bright green sweatshirt... The best I ever got from him since then was 'you look ok'... I stopped asking and trust my own mirror now ... ok becomes 'very nice' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrensWorld Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Everyone says I look great!, but I feel like death warmed over, twice...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimnpaula Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 There's nothing like being asked "was it a hard night?" when you're turning up for the day shift (although sometimes I have had to get up at 04.30 which is practically the middle of the night) P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 This is no word of a lie, but quite a few years ago I was walking from the underground home and a tramp said to me, very sympathetically, "Had a rough day too?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 my Dad says the most outrageous things - I know I have wild hair & driddly windy weather does little to help, I called in to see him on the way home from work & he opend the & said 'my God what has happend to your hair, it looks like your heads just exploded' cheek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 You can guarantee if I see my mum after I've been to the hairdressers she will always, always say 'No, I like it'. Why put no first? Has she thought to herself. Do I like her hair, yes or no? I'm not sure. No I like it? Every single time. Just say I like it or I don't like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
