What are some back handed compliments you have heard or received?

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Thodsis · 51-55, M

'Mmmm. This tastes great. Nearly as good as my mother makes.'

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@Thodsis I'm gonna start calling people out on backhanded compliments. I don't get why they are necessary.

Thodsis · 51-55, M

@iamnikki Have fun with it. "Thanks for the compliment. I'll file it away with the others" is one that I've yet to use.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@Thodsis I always hear comments about my weight. About me being 'too skinny' at 5'3 130lbs. I'm gonna start saying " You know, I've never heard that by someone of a normal weight'. The people who comment are always overweight/obese. One lady told me as I was walking out of walmart eating a candy, that I 'need to eat more than that'. Had I been a mean person then, I would have said " why, so I can be riding on a scooter like you"? Again, obese...