Back handed compliments get dished out all the time. Often we don't even realise we've paid one... while looking at old debs picture of a friend, "You used to be gooooorgeous!" Excuse me? Used to be?!
This morning, Clare in Dublin text to say she was in work feeling good in her new wine-red dress. The boss woman arrives in and says "Ooh, new dress? It would be lovely on you in blue!". Clare was not impressed!
It opened a can of worms though as more and more backhanded compliments came in. Here's just a few...
'Morning Teresanne. My mother is the queen of backhanded compliments. Not on a diet but she continuously says Dont stress about losing weight love. Men like women with meat on them >:( Nicola Limerick'
'Hey T. Jimmy here in Louth. With my gf 6 yrs. dont think she fancys me anymore cos the other day she came out with Id fancy you so much if you looked like him, pointing to some lad on the telly definitely 6 inchs taller than me.
'My now wife once told me I'd be just her type if I was taller. Did she settle or was it a ploy? I still wonder'
'My brother once told me i was a good driver. You drive like a man he said. Dee.'
'Howaya TA I came home from Aus in October and this girl I used to like said I got kind of good looking while I was away. Kind of! Was I rotten before? Doesnt matter. Went home with her anyway.'
'A girl who goes out with me and my friends from time to time said to me a while ago, your make up is lovely but a smokey eye would suit you way better I can show you how to do it if you want. Patronising b*tch, Mel from Wexford :)'
'Got told i dont sweat much for a big lad!im 6 foot 2 and 18 stone!niall in strawberry land(wexford)'
'Hi, how about 'you don't sweat much for a fat girl do you?' for a backhanded compliment/chat up line?'
'Heya, I was told recently my hair is much better since I got it cut. I didn't realise it looked shit. Paul Naas on way to Cork'
'Hi, My friend's now husband but boyfriend at the time got told he was good looking in an agricultural kind of way. Thanks, Jennifer listening live from work in melbourne. Love the show!'
'Best back handed compliment my dad always tells people he hasn't seen in ages that " a bit of weight suits you " it's a slag and a compliment all in one. They say thanks then realise it's a slag ! Ian in Dublin'
'Back handed compliments.., I was once told.. ' you're house is so clean and tidy... I prefer spending time with kids than housework ' Orla from Mayo'
'Back handed comment - I don't care what people say about you your alright !'
'Morning Teresanne. One of my lovely twitter followers told me that "I seem kinda sound, for someone from Tipperary" Biggest crime is Eimear is from Longford and really people glass houses and all that lol. Niall in Tipp'
'Your a fine strong girl god bless ya a galway coment from sean the skier '
One of the best though, isn't just a backhanded compliment, it's a strategy...
'Morning T, welcome back! If we're ever going anywhere nice and I get dressed, my wife says, that shirt is lovely but it would look even better with your navy pants instead of the ones you have on. Then when I've changed pants, she says, do ya know what those trousers are actually lovely with that other shirt, the blue one in the wardrobe. So then I change my shirt and I'm wearing a completely different set of clothes to what I had on originally. She's a sneaky one. David in Dublin. Cheers.'
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Do you have a bucket list? Any of these adventures on it? If not, you may want to add them to it!
