Friday, September 22, 2006

Mad as a balloon you say?


A couple of weeks ago I went out for some drinks with friends who in turn brought some of their own friends along. I spent a pleasant evening chatting and drinking with everyone.


Yesterday I was talking to my friend. He told me that one of the guys I had been talking to that night had mentioned me. I asked what he had said. The response...



He said that you're "pretty but completely bonkers".



What a brilliant contumely compliment!


So my little blogarinos... what's the best compliment and worst insult you've recieved?

13 comments:

Melissa said...

Ok, best compliment - "you have beautiful eyes"
Worst - "ever considered a nose job?" Haha!

My friends always insist I am clinically insane, though I can't see it. Fancy a worm cocktail? :D

Anonymous said...

My ex trying to reassure me about my body after the birth of our son:

"You still have great legs. Okay, they're broader than before, but they're still long!"

Mid shag, too, if you please.

Heather said...

I was once told that I looked like one of the cheeky girls by a drunken Irishman who promptly fell over- now that's an insult!

When I had short hair I used to get compared to Juliette Lewis in What's Eating Gilbert Grape all the time which is quite a nice compliment.

realdoc said...

I was once told that my best feature was my arms???
Nice use of contumely by the way

Anonymous said...

Ive been told I have lovely eyes and nice teeth, but the worst one I can think of is that I have a hairstyle suited for transpotters..

iLL Man said...

Don't know if it's a compliment or not. A friend of mine once remarked that my appearance reminded her of a well made grandfather clock. I'm still none the wiser.............

Someone once told me I had nice eyes. Again, i'm none the wiser...........

Billy said...

A group of friends I hadn't seen for a while.

"We played the Rizla game yesterday."

You know, the game when you have the name of a famous person written on a rizla stuck to your head and you have to guess who you are by asking the others questions.

"And you were one of the people."

Aw.

Anonymous said...

my best was i had a really nice voice role on phone sale jobs!!

worse i was told i looked like ozzy osbourne when i was at school, use to dye my hair red, so im sure that was the only reason.

corin said...

I was once called "the pony-tailed stallion". When I was younger I did gymnastics. I did something incorrectly while using the bar (like parallel bars but only one) and the instructor called me a "demented dinosaur". I promptly fell off the bar, laughing too much to hold on. Until I hit the ground, at which point I quickly stopped laughing.

Anonymous said...

An old man in the post office "You're lovely you are. You remind me of my Mum".

Gosh, thanks...

Anonymous said...

Best compliment - old boyfriend once said I had "cupcake boobs" - I've no idea what it means, but it made me laugh.
Worst insult - being told by a bloke in a bar that I looked like Robert Smith. Bah.

Anonymous said...

Compliment and insult rolled into one by being told that I am 'a very nice person' which is longhand for as ugly as sin.

Heather said...

Cello, Not nice! Never nice! Having met you I can say that you you are lovely, charming and eloquent, and beautiful to boot.