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The Absolute Weirdest Compliments People Have Ever Received

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Reddit user callmejari asked: 'What's the weirdest compliment you have received?'

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Giving compliments is pretty easy, although most of us don't do it often enough.

Accepting compliments can be much harder.

Too many of us immediately shift into disclaimers to explain why we don't deserve the praise.

But we just need to say thank you—even if the compliment is a little odd.


Reddit user callmejari asked:

"What's the weirdest compliment you have received?"

Zzzzz...

"Someone once told me that my voice was so soothing, it could put a crying baby sloth to sleep."

~ Marena-Cris-18

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What About My Sneeze?

"'Your cough sounds nice' Was just a random girl on the train."

"Still throws me off 2 years later."

~ ThatGothDinosaur

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Hope It’s Not SpongeBob

"A 5-year-old kid told me he liked me because I looked like a cartoon."

~ Sea_Ganache620

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Pre Malone

“You look like Post Malone but when he was poor.”

~ RandomEldritchHorror

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The Better To Blow With

"Someone once told me my nostrils were a nice size."

~ Joanie_skye

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Unfulfilled Potential

"I have nice wide birthing hips."

"I'm a guy."

~ kudzufarmer

"You got the foundation for it, you're just missing the plumbing."

~ ARoundForEveryone

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Serving Backhand

"'I like you because I'm into unattractive guys'. Thanks?"

~ anx778

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Wrong Hemisphere, But Thanks

"When I was 16 working the drive thru—'You’re the prettiest Arabic girl I’ve ever seen'."

"I’m Mexican. But thank you ma’am."

~ 3sp00py5me

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Was His Name Vlad?

"'You've got beautiful veins'."

"By the guy that injected my contrast before an MRI."

~ Reblax837

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It Keeps My Teeth In Place

"Some random NYC man told me I had a nice chin once. I still think about him."

~ pssht07070707

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Never Skip Leg Day

"I was told by a woman walking behind me on stairs that I had great calves."

"It was kind of weird at the time."

~ Sider-Pride

Not The BBQ Ones

"'I like your ribs'."

"From random girl at a pool party during a music festival."

~ Particular-Natural12

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Cleaning Up On Aisle 5

"I delivered bread to grocery stores in the 90’s and when I decided to change routes, the young lady who had always checked me in told me she’d really miss the sound of my voice."

~ OGGBTFRND

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Bloody Offal

"One time I was at the doctor for some lower back pain getting an ultra sound and the tech looked me dead in the eye and said 'You have really nice kidneys. They're very plump.'"

"Best strange compliment I ever received."

~ FlashRage

Meow?

"'You walk like a cat'."

~ jackfaire

"'Aww... You sneeze just like a cat!'."

~ LakotaGrl

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A compliment is a compliment, right?

What's the weirdest compliment you've received?

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