What is the very best compliment you've ever received?

[Haole Girl]

I'm thinking of a couple... but it's hard to decide which is the best one.

Does anything, specific, stand out in your mind...

as the very best compliment anybody has ever

given you?

[NewJeffCT]

1. I'll have to think about it

Out of work, I don't remember a lot of compliments because I tend to write them off as excessive flattery.

From work, a few years back, not long before I had left a job, the guy that was the Controller of the company said something I worked on was the best product he'd seen since he'd come to the company 2 1/2 years earlier. So, I was pretty happy about that.

[Haole Girl]

2. Thanks

A lot of the ones I remembered were work related, too. A compliment seems to mean more from a customer, for some reason (for me). I never know whether or not my supervisor's compliments are intended to just motivate me. One of my favorite ones was when a customer called me a "Fucking angel." It was more the way she said it-- with such enthusiasm. lol

[NewJeffCT]

9. well, I remember a few

from outside of work. I've had several women tell me I looked like Richard Gere, which I assumed was a compliment. I never saw what women liked about him, though.

I've gotten a few compliments on my green eyes.

I've had a few gay men make passes at me, and one even tried to slip me his phone number.

after we got divorced, my ex-wife gave me an indirect compliment after being very stingy with them before & during our marriage. About a year after the divorce was official, she had mentioned that her new boyfriend was not as good at giving massages as I was. So, I took that to be a compliment.

[Haole Girl]

10. Hey, those are all good compliments!

I think we all need to give more compliments... there is just not enough of that in the world.

One of my younger sisters has green/hazel eyes. Her eyes actually seem to change colors depending on what color of clothes she wears! :crazy:

[NewJeffCT]

12. well

it took me a few minutes to think of them.

[Haole Girl]

14. No worries...

I've been thinking on and off for two days about this!

I know... I really need to get a life. :-)

[Deja Q]

3. "fairly attractive and funny"

:)

[Haole Girl]

5. Hey...

Being told you have a great sense of humor is always nice. Now... what's with using "fairly" when telling someone they are attractive?! I just don't get that. :hi:

[Deja Q]

7. Probably because of my belly or funny looking face...

:shrug:

[Haole Girl]

8. Don't be so hard on yourself!

What belly?!

:hug:

[Deja Q]

17. I currently hide it well, but I've got one.

For my weight, I look embarrassingly thin too.

[Haole Girl]

24. Well, be glad you can hide it!

Some of us can't! lol

[Roon]

4. When I was young, thin, and cute

A lesbian couple asked me to Father a child for them.

[Haole Girl]

6. Now THAT is a wonderful compliment!

:D

[InvisibleTouch]

11. Someone once told me I was like a shark.

By that he meant, I was like a species perfectly adapted to its environment, completely apart from the human world, and unchanged for millions of years; a being that goes about its business by its own laws and rules, acts in a way that makes sense to its own needs and schedules, a predator without malice, a survivor. A creature feared, hated, and misunderstood by the human world, who actually doesn't give a damn what the human world thinks of it. (The corollary to this, of course, is that if dragged out of its element, the shark is in great danger.)

He meant it neither as a compliment nor an insult, merely as an observation. I've taken and valued it as a compliment for all these years, though.

[Haole Girl]

13. Wow

I'd have to think on that one awhile! Thanks for the reply!

[wildhorses]

15. i do know that if someone tells you that you are too good for them

they are right;)

i missed your pic :cry:

got a link :shrug:

[Haole Girl]

16. That is so true!

Sending you a pm, girly! ;-)

[mzteris]

18. being told I'm "the best mommie EVER" -

by all three of my kids. Ok they were too young to know any different, but still - brings tears to my eyes. Still does when they say it now - even though they're probably just angling for something. :rofl: Having others comment that they think I'm a good mom.

Being told I was a "pitbull" when it came to tracking down information - or righting wrongs.

Being told I could argue the ears off of a stalk of corn by my debate coach. lol...

Having the highschool choral director literally fall off his chair when I auditioned for the school play.

Being told I had an excellent accent by native speakers (in whatever language I was attempting - even if I didn't actually understand/speak the language - just phrases here and there.)

Having a published author tell me my paper (with a little editing) should be submitted for a shortstory - which I never did - though I still think about it sometimes.


(hmmm - this post is making me sad now. Most of it long long ago. All of that unrealized - never to be realized "potential". :( )

[Haole Girl]

19. Hey

Don't be sad. You should feel proud... very proud! :hug:

[Fox Mulder]

20. At my job, that I'm currently the smartest person in the whole plant.

The smartest person out of 565 employees.

To be honest, it doesn't mean a whole lot when 550 of those employees are total idiots.

[Haole Girl]

22. lol!

Loved that last line... funny! :D

I used to work for a small company like that. I really enjoyed it, and sometimes regret losing that "family" atmosphere a smaller company has.

[Fox Mulder]

26. I forgot to add...

that one of the guys I was working with told me that one night.

[LeftyMom]

21. Being trusted by those who don't trust easily.

It floors me every time because I realize that some people have a hard time getting past being guarded about everything once it's an established habit.

[Haole Girl]

23. I don't trust easily...

...because I've been hurt so many times, so badly. But, I know what you mean about some people being too guarded. And, that is a great compliment!

[carly denise pt deux]

25. when I was 30 years old I was carded when trying to buy beer

I thanked the clerk.
Carly

[Haole Girl]

27. Did they just card everyone, though?

If not, that really IS a compliment! :D

[Nikia]

35. I am a little younger than you

I was carded at a bar, but wasn't that happy about it because the tone seemed rather accusatory. The bartender apologized when she actually looked at my id.
It was a bit of a compliment though when one of our younger friends saw our engagment picture that was taken at age 21 and remarked that we looked like we hadn't aged at all.

[Nikia]

28. The president of the company has said "Good job" to me several times

He is usually overly critical of everyone and allegedly never tells anyone that they did a good job so that is a compliment. I don't mention it to my superviser though because I am sure that he would feel bad.

[Haole Girl]

29. Wow!

That's great!! But, too bad he doesn't tell more people that.

:hi:

[skygazer]

30. I've told this story before but it is the best - to me, anyway

My best friend is a New England farmer and as such, he doesn't waste a lot of words. And almost never uses them for empty compliments. He shows how he feels in what he does.

Anyway, I was helping him with the haying one day and my job was to stack the hay on the big ol' farm truck. There's an art to stacking hay in such a way that you can get the most possible bales on the truck without needing a rope to hold them there.

I loaded that truck to the sky and was just putting the last few bales on when he walked up (he'd been running the baler). He looked way up to where I was working for a long few minutes and then said,

"You've stacked hay before."

From a man like that, it was worth a million bucks. :)

[Haole Girl]

31. What a great story!

And, you told it so well! Those really are the best kind of compliments, aren't they?! :-)

[skygazer]

32. I think they are - they're personal and mean a lot

My other best compliment came from my dad. I was 15 and we had agreed to take a horse sight unseen because we'd looked at him the previous summer and knew he was a good one. Unfortunately, in the year that had passed, he'd changed owners and the new people were idiots who misused and abused him.

The plan was that I was going to ride him home, alone, cross country, about 20 miles. We got there and found this spooky, jumpy horse who was almost impossible to catch or saddle. The four or five guys there told my dad that he had thrown all of them more than once, that he was mean, cantankerous, and dangerous.

One of them said, "You're not going to let that little girl ride that wild beast all that way alone, are you?"

And my dad said calmly, "Of course. She can do it."

And I did. :)

My dad always had the utmost confidence in me.

[Haole Girl]

33. Wow

That is so sweet. You must really have a way with animals.
And, I've got to tell you, you're very lucky your dad encouraged you that way! :hug:

[Shine]

56. That's heartfelt.

I'm crying inside, I'm so touched. :D

on edit: sorry, I guess I'm in a smart-assy mood this afternoon. :eyes:

[Madrone]

34. A couple ...

There are some that I remember thinking "Wow!" about at the time, but since I'm not real good about accepting compliments (need to work on that!) I don't absorb them and can't remember what they were now.

Two big ones I remember because they've come up more than once ... the :wtf: one is that I've been told by more than one man (both platonic friends and men I dated) that they never thought seriously about having kids until they'd met me because until then they'd never met anyone they'd want as a mother to their children. The other one I've heard from a number of my friends, that they've never met another person that listens as well or is as understanding as I am.

Interesting, to say the least.

[Haole Girl]

36. Those are wonderful compliments!

And, I know exactly what you mean about having to work on the accepting thing more. I am the same way. :hug:

[Mz Pip]

37. When my older son

was about 25 years old he told me what incredible parents his Dad and I were. He'd met enough people and their families to see how so many of them were completely dysfunctional. He told us we were amazing and thanked us.

I thought it was quite a compliment coming from the guy who had to argue and make an issue about every damn thing when he was a teenager and on into his early 20s. He was a real pain in the ass at times and made me cry on more than one occasion.

It's nice to know that even though we had been accused of fucking up his life, we really hadn't fucked up his life.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Haole Girl]

38. That's so great!

It reminds me of an expression I heard once. It's something like this: "My parents became so much smarter at 21 than when I was 18!" lol

[fudge stripe cookays]

39. "You're the most passionate person I've ever met."

And he clarified by saying it wasn't just sex (although we were little horndoggies).

He loved that whatever I was into I was 200% INTO-- music, art, love, whatever. And he was right. I tend to be very passionate about ALL my interests. I'm very determined and love certain things quite a bit.

That one has always stuck with me a lot.

[Haole Girl]

40. That's quite a compliment, really...

Very few people in this world are passionate about much at all, really, IMHO. :hi:

[fudge stripe cookays]

42. It's pretty funny...

since I started my family history bookand have been meeting lots of cousins nationwide, I'm getting a lot of variations of the same remark. About my love of genealogy.

Everytime I hear it, I love it more! :D

:hi:

[patricia92243]

41. An odd one - but still nice - comes to mind. My veterinarian, looking at my poodle said,"She doesn'...

realize what a lucky little dog she is." Meaning that she was lucky to be living in MY home with me. This from a man that has seen thousands of animals was an unusual compliment to me. It made me feel good, and I have never forgotten it.

[Haole Girl]

43. That was very nice of your Vet to say!

Hey... like your avatar, btw! ;-)

[Scooter24]

44. I can't say...

because it would get this thread locked :rofl:

[Haole Girl]

45. Probably not a good idea then

:hi:

[jrandom421]

46. Here's a couple

My wife is a retired paramedic. We went to visit a couple of her old partners who were still working. We had a plesant time and meal, when one of them mentioned that they were having problems with their computers that they used for admin work and for general surfing. I volunteered to take a look at them. I spent an hour hacking the registry, cleaning up the system, installing updates and getting the other computers to connect wirelessly. When I was done, all 6 computers were running fast, could connect to a shared Internet connection, and everyone in the station was more than thrilled. The senior paramedic, after testing everything, called me "a freaking brain surgeon". I thanked him, but it wasn't until the trip home, that my wife told me this is the highest compliment a paramedic could bestow on anyone.

Another time, a friend of a friend asked me for help in securing his home network, because of the nature of his work and the information on the system in his home office. We spent a couple of hours talking about what he needed, how it needed to share an internet connection, but be isolated from his home network, and so on. I spent most of the day, configuring his system and the ones in his household to his specifications. A week later, auditors from the state came in, surveyed his office and computer and pronounced it fully HIPPA compliant, the first one for a home office in his specialty, childhood behaivoral therapy. He sent me a card and letter in both English and French, thanking me, and pronouncing me "a genius".

[Haole Girl]

49. Wow!

You don't happen to live in N. Texas do you?! j/k

:D

[judaspriestess]

47. I look like a young Raquel Welch - yummy

and Sophia Loren. Damn, if thats the case.........


I've been complimented on my sense of humor(which does not come across to well on the computer apparently) and my great sales ability.

[Haole Girl]

50. Raquel Welch AND Sophia Loren!?!

I've only been compared to the little girl in True Grit (sorry, forgot her name). :-(

I have been told, once or twice, that I have a sense of humor! ;-)

[applegrove]

48. Someone once said at work..when asked to do AB, I do it and then

carry on to CD & E and onwards. I more than followed through.

[Haole Girl]

51. Well

It's always good to follow through. :-)

[pitohui]

52. "you're good at finding rainbows"

that's probably the most real and unique compliment i've ever received

the funniest compliment i ever received was "you look like grace kelley," from a v. sweet friend...a very INTOXICATED friend however so i don't think we can count that one!

[Haole Girl]

53. That IS unique... and pretty

And, hey, I count intoxicated compliments! :-)

[Fire Walk With Me]

54. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6867765#6869600

[Oeditpus Rex]

55. The one I always think of:

A few young reporters have told me I taught them a lot. That meant a lot to me because there's a teacher inside me trying to get out. If I made a significant change to a story, I'd tell 'em why I did it.

I learned a lot from them, too — and not just about journalism.



Oh — once, a dental hygienist said to me, "You've got nice nails — for a guy." :D

[LibDemAlways]

57. I actually remember the last one. It was in the late 90's

at a function at my daughter's elementary school. The grandmother of one of her friends told me I had a very nice complexion.

More recently I got what I consider sort of a backhanded compliment from another of my daughter's friends. He told my daughter I'm over-protective. He probably considered it an insult, but I don't. When it comes to my daughter, there's no such thing as "too protective."

[femmocrat]

58. I have written about this before.... (Teacher stuff)....

there is nothing more rewarding than receiving a note from a student (or better yet, a parent!) thanking you for helping that child. It doesn't have to be anything long and flowery. I have saved every note I ever received from my students. Those are priceless to me.

:loveya:

[LibDemAlways]

64. I taught years ago, and vividly recall the few

notes of thanks I received. I now have a 14-year-old of my own and have made it a point to thank her teachers, especially the ones who are unpopular and get a lot of grief. Last year my daughter had a math teacher who was new to the school and whom everyone seemed to hate. I actually thought that despite her rather stern manner, she really knew her stuff and did a great job getting the information across. I wrote several notes letting her know how much I appreciated the job she was doing, and I could tell by her feedback that mine were probably the only words of encouragement she had received. So, I couldn't agree more. Teaching is an often thankless job, and teachers really do appreciate a kind word.

[Road Scholar]

59. One time a couple asked my wife and me if anything ever

happened to them, would we would take their children and raise them with our own children. When we agreed to,they put it in their will so in-laws couldn't take over..they weren't relatives or anything like that, just good friends. They said they worried what would happen to their kids if they were in a wreck or something and they were both suddenly gone (orphanages etc.).
I took that as a pretty big compliment.:shrug:

[Shine]

67. We did that with some friends of ours, too.

they took it as a pretty big compliment, as well. :hi:

[Road Scholar]

78. Hi friend! I was just thinking about you and wondering how

you were doing.:hi: :pals:

[Shine]

82. Things are good, life is full

the kids start school on Wed morning. I'm ready...and I think they are, thank goodness. :D

:hi:

[Karenina]

60. From the same instrument soloist in a major orchestra

upon hearing some of my tracks, "Oh GREAT. NOW we have to be subtle too."

[peacefreak]

61. Someone told me I helped change her life.

Years ago she came into the bookstore where I work. She was so down & told me that her husband was treating her horribly. She was a lovely woman; active in the community, much admired. After hearing her story I put a copy of a book on domestic violence in her hand. I told her it helped me change my life.
A while after this, she divorced her husband & moved away. Earlier this summer she stopped by to say hello. It was then she told me that because of that day she was able to take action. She introduced me to her new husband, who she said is the love of her life.
It knocked me out. You never know when one moment's kindness will impact someone in such a wonderful way. I will cherish this memory always.

[wain]

62. This is one of the best, even-keeled threads I've read

Terrific choice of topic and your staying with the thread and responding made it work.

Perhaps the best compliment I ever received was from my wife. Many years ago my successful career came crashing down and almost took my marriage with it. I started over in a new career and have again been successful, but in a more balanced way. My wife often tells me how much she admires how I picked myself off the floor and overcame my own created misfortunes. I could not have done it alone and needed her all along the way.

[Rhythm]

63. I love you...

coming from the girl of my dreams... that's the best thing i could ever hear.

[lady raven]

65. Hands down....

It's when my then- 4 year old told me that I was the best mommy in the whole universe. And I know he meant it.

*sniffle*

[otherlander]

66. "You're tenacious."

by a fellow student after I managed to get back from him something he stole from me that was, in all likelihood, worth less than a dollar. But it was the principle of the matter, and after several months, the day ended with several of my fingers bleeding, his elbow bleeding, and me, after being dragged down several hallways with a deathgrip on his backpack, with my property rightfully restored. :woohoo:

[DarkTirade]

68. My favorates are the unintentional ones

like when I put a link to an mp3 of something I'd played while just improving on my livejournal, and a friend asked what song it was. He didn't know it was just me improving, he thought it was written by some 'real' composer. :)

[Kali]

69. "wow your hands are as dirty as any guy's" and

"she makes a hand" No they aren't related and the second was the best.

[Inchworm]

70. Eventually you'll get rid of her...

:D

[GoddessOfGuinness]

71. "When I grow up, I want to marry you, Mom."

He was pretty upset when I told him that it'd be illegal; but he got over it. Now he's in love with Angelina Jolie. :D

[Inchworm]

72. awwww

now that I think.. that was a pretty good complement when my daughter told me that :)

:loveya:

[DUlover2909]

73. "You are sooo beautiful!"

[RushIsRot]

74. A first place Blue Ribbon in a competiton in which I am entered

couldn't hurt.

Also, my MENSA membership notification was pretty nice.

[Lance_Boyle]

75. 'You belch like Booger from Revenge of the Nerds.'

Thanks, Jim. That one's sticking with me. :D

[MissMillie]

76. that I'm a good mother

and it came from my mother... so, high praise indeed.

[lizziegrace]

79. My mother actually said that too

I was gobsmacked! :wow:

[Fleshdancer]

77. I was in third grade....

my teacher, Ms. Woods, told me that if she ever had a daughter, she hoped she would turn out just like me. :)

Thinking about it still gives me that wonderful warm feeling inside and I will never forget her.

[Parche]

80. Compliment

"WOW, You are huge..........." :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :hi:

[TrogL]

81. I respect you for even having an opinion on this issue, nevermind whether it's right or not

..."this issue" being an obscure technical issue.

[TrogL]

85. I can't mark this

High school physics teacher talking about year-end project.

"I can't mark this. I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm giving you an A."

[Rising Phoenix]

83. My best compliment was of a water painting color I did

I'm not very comfortable with water colors and am usually unpleased with my work....but Sniffa saw this nude I did and said, keep in mind he knew the model, "You made something very ugly, something beautiful."

[achtung_circus]

84. The comment

"I think I had an out-of-body experience."