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Who does your favorite backhanded compliments that never fails to crack you up even if receiving it yourself personally (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I cant think of any "real" examples but i love that scene in 2.5 Men with Holand Taylor as Evelyn (their mother) and Charlie's new mommy doppleganger GF.

GF

Its ok, you can borrow some of my makeup

Evelyn

Oh dear, I would but I'm allergic to drug store brand...

There was a flurry of them but that was just a single fun if not particularky sublte one

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[–] felsiq@piefed.zip 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Not an answer but I’ve seen you posting a lot and I appreciate the work you’re putting in to make the fediverse a more active place.

Thought about phrasing this as a backhanded compliment as a meme but I’d rather just be genuine lol

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Its literally a selfish thing for me cuz its just whatever im curious about haha but glad people find some enjoyment. Its really no work at all altho i might have to lay back a bit with the engagement after I spout it out for a bit ;)

its certainly easier to learn things intentionally or unintentionally by just engaging directly with it irl real time

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 16 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I got one a few months ago that is my abslolute favourite, not sure if it counts. Important context, I'm 40 but still play soccer with folks as young as 20. So, one game I'm defending against a young fast kid and beat him to the ball (barely!) a few times in a row on long ball chases. After the third or fourth time he looks over after the race and says "You're really fast for an... uhhh uh uh, you're really fast!"

He meant so well and it was adorable watching him realize mid sentence that I probably didn't want to be called an old man.

[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I love things that are fondness-enhancing for the person by itsef but also that go further and make apparent their mental process that is gracious to you