‘What’s the funniest blunt remark you ever got from someone who didn’t mean any malice?’ – 24 drops of the purest cringe
13.
My (very blunt Eastern European) hairdresser once suggested I ditch the fringe and I told her I couldn’t really as I have a very high forehead. She pulled my fringe up, stared at me in horror for a few seconds before replying “we keep the fringe”.
DennisSkinnersMolo
14.
At opticians for usual sight and also hearing tests. I have some hearing loss, I asked if it was due to activities when I was younger. Listening to lots of heavy metal bands/ concerts. ‘Nope not really, you’re just old’. Accompanied by a big sigh.Yes, thanks for that. Who pissed on your cornflakes this morning.
zephyrthewonderdog
15.
When I was in school I was in a play, and one of the other girls in the play told me I looked like Shannyn Sossamon.
Me: ‘Oh, wow – thank you! My boyfriend has said the same thing, actually.
Her: ‘Yeah. She looks like she’s really up herself, and takes herself far too seriously, you know?’
Me: …
1nkSprite
16.
I work in a company with quite a lot of people in their early 20s. I am 38. Once one of them asked me when I was born and I said 1988, they blurted out ‘Fuck me the 80s?!!?’They looked mortified after. I thought it was hilarious.
VgDubby
17.
My gran told me, on one of my teenage year birthdays “don’t worry, all ugly ducklings turn into beautiful swans. Eventually”.
WeeCupATea
18.
I had a lot of dental surgery towards the end of last year. I was showing a new friend a funny instagram picture of the practice that posted a before and after pic of my chipped tooth. Whoever did it got it the wrong way round so it looked like I walked in with nice teeth and left with a chipped tooth.
We’re all laughing and one of them pipes up: “But you had a lot of other dental work done, not just this chipped tooth. I’m going to use you as an example to my kids about the importance of going to the dentist regularly.”
Soraal
19.
I was talking to someone at work about my ADHD diagnosis, a newer member of staff (who I had worked with literally once) piped up with “that explains so much”.
Gold-collection2636
20.
My old sewing teacher didn’t pull her punches, but she was fantastically supportive and very talented, it has to be said.But one time, I was telling her how I like to think outside the box when I’m creating stuff, to which she replied, completely stone-faced, “yes, but maybe you should try the inside of the box once in a while”.
AmethystChicken
21.
At a party and my ex is chatting to an old friend about a party that we had just had.
“We were going to invite you but I didn’t want to”.
Sea_Pomegranate8229
22.
My cousin was in hospital having her baby. The doctor comes in the next day to examine the bay and remarked that he had a bald spot on his head, he looks over at her husband (who is bald) and says, “but I see he takes after Dad”.
Youngfolk221
23.
My great uncle wanted to tell me that I looked like Elijah Wood but didn’t know his name so told me that I looked like a Hobbit.
NiggerTheFriendo
24.
Someone commented that my baby seemed intelligent… Then looked me dead in the eye and added, without missing a beat .. ‘is his dad intelligent?’
kp7846
Youngfolk21 had an unusual example.
We were at my cousin’s Christening, my Mom got talking to the priest who was young looking and very handsome, she says to him, “Oh your very young looking”, and he goes, “It’s the lack of sex”.