I was sitting with a group of friends today and we discussing the kind of compliments we get from time to time. Conversation started as such, when someone dropped by and "complimented" yours truly by saying "Nice hair. It makes you look thinner."
Umm....Thanks?? I guess...
It got the rest of us talking on some of the more strange compliments we receive. And ofcourse the compliments that men bestow upon us especially when they don't know better!
My eccentric brit accented neighbour is one of those men who are scared of women, and what we may ask of him! He's a bit of an ascetic too. Often the women in my team will walk upto him and ask him to comment on their mehendi, clothes, nail paint and the lot. Not to be left behind, I went to him one morning, quite happy with myself for having used a new glittery eye shadow, and asked him what he thought of it. He carefully looked at my eyelids and then remarked, "I was wondering earlier if it was sand on your eyes."
And she huffed and she puffed and she blew away his entire stock pile of fake medical bills...
Many have heard the urban legend of the man who took a moment too long before answering his wife/girlfriend when she asked lovingly, "Darling, do these pants make me look fat?" Legend has it that all men who commit this blunder never reach heaven, or for that matter, hell. They all languish somewhere between the mortal and immortal worlds. They get no beer and no sex. Oh and no chocolates or cricket either.
Among the other strange compliments I have received, I was once told I look like Shahrukh Khan. I truly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I assure everyone that I look nothing like the Bollywood actor.
Now tell me this wonderful people - if a guy is driving a girl home, and drives at the speed of 10 miles an hour on a road that can take about 60 miles an hour - is that a compliment or an insult? And if he continues to talk to her even after reaching her house...till she reaches the door...and switces off the porch lights?
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Shahrukh Khan OMG.. thats a first
drives at the speed of 10 miles thats certainly flatteriung.. coz he wants to spend time talking with u and prolongs that time by driving slow...
continues to talk to her even after .. thats all he will ever do... time to say good night...
BTW.. Madam i was perfectly sober when i wrote that fav color crap.. yeah it is crap but u were warned
PS: where's that story, u said, u wd be thinking about completing n sending over???
time to upgrade the car?
Honestly don't know how the speed at which he drives has anything to do with the girl he's driving around with!
Unless the girl is pregnant or something... in which case he's probably trying to avoid premature labour... which may be taken to imply that he doesn't want to see the girl naked and screaming...
which is not a compliment...
*shrugs and says "Women!"
You look like SRK?! The nicest compliment I get is that I have a hint of english accent when I speak. I am not sure if the person means it to be a compliment but I take it as one. :-)
Btw I will do the tag...soon!
my dad doesnt let me take the car out alone! :(
happy valentines day!
lalit: hey, i never said it was crap!! it was just funny and meandering. i do that often with my posts too. sometimes i just want to write...not about anything particular...just generally. i want to write vague shit. infact i feel like doing that right now. will put up a similar warning as you did :-) story...hmm...coming soon :-))
the elderly camel: :-D you're quite right. either the car needs to be upgraded or the guy :-D
vaibhav: ironical how u are frustrated by women. i was writing this piece about how men confuse us to death...shud put that up to.
hmmm.. i find myself writing multiple pieces and am not able to end even one because i keep adding on to them each day...
sinosoidally: i'm eagerly looking forward to your version for the tag lady! they think you sound english eh? i like your policy girl :-))
safarial: all in time my love, all in time :-)) happy valentine's day to you too.
Your neighbor has to make up on "Make up" it seems.
By the way, shahrukh khan does not look good at all in real life.
LOL Damned funny post!!!
Medical bills? Girl you should see mine. I will get a Nobel Prize for literature for mine! Still chuckling about the guy who will be in limbo without beer and sex. God, I am still guffawing here ha ha ha ha
p.s. am struggling with your tag, It has reached epidemic proportions of 400 words :((
hiren: hey, thanks for dropping by. i wonder if that girl in school who compared me had ever seen shahrukh khan in person. either way, i still don't know!
silverine: woman, with ur writing skills, i wudnt care if u made it 4000 words. just write will ya!
lalit: i dunno why the heck blogger removed your comment post. i just loved it so much, i'm posting it with credits to you...thanks. it was nice reading because i sure as hell related to it!
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