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Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days ago

"You look like you're on steroids" said as an insult to a natural person is usually taken as a complement. What are some other examples of an intended insult that's typically taken as a complement.

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"You look like you're on steroids" said as an insult to a natural person is usually taken as a complement. What are some other examples of an intended insult that's typically taken as a complement.

Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days ago
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  • RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Being a sellout. Was an insult growing up. Now people strive for it.

  • SSTF@lemmy.world
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    Counter-Strike 1.6 days, getting kicked for using an aimbot when you’re not using an aimbot.

    • Widdershins@lemmy.world
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      Using a spot of white out on the CRT screen instead of the scope of the railgun

      • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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        I used bluetack, you can get it real small and it doesn’t damage the screen

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        … awp?

    • Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world
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      Folks will never know the taste of that type of rage sauce anymore. That shit is delicious.

    • Matty_r@programming.dev
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      I miss the movement from 1.6, it was so much snappier. CS2 is definitely an improvement though.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      Ha! I got that during a particularly caffeinated Quake2 match filled with some lucky hits.

    • AstralPath@lemmy.ca
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      Once in my life I achieved this feat. Never again. Was in a casual lobby of all places too hahaha

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      Hell yeah

  • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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    Any time I get called a freak. I’m a sideshow performer and was on the Coney Island circuit, that’s literally just what we call ourselves. I have shirts that say that

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      Lmao that’s fantastic

  • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works
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    I was accused of plagerism 3 times on big projects in school because “there is no way you wrote this level of work”. The first time I only “got a way with it” because as he read more the teacher realized that these werent paragraphs but instead multiline run on sentences.

    Once I got better at that though I actually failed those classes because they could believe it (made up for them quick no sweat off my back now). I really felt like “damn thanks but please can I just keep a passing grade instead”.

    • Victor@lemmy.world
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      Plagiarism 👍

    • CarterH739@lemmy.world
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      I feel like I’ve read this response somewhere before…

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        Its me, I wrote it

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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    “You read too much”

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      That’s a good one.

  • Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
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    I used to love getting called a hacker when I played CoD 2 Modern Warfare CoD: Modern Warfare 2.

    • Stormy@thelemmy.club
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      Desert eagle on afgan, got me called that and hacked.

      Gosh, I miss that game. The recent remake was such a let down.

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      Thats a good one

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    “You’re so quiet.”

    Yeah I learned to be okay with silence and I don’t need to constantly run my mouth to drown out the horrors inside my own mind.

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      Good one

    • blarghly@lemmy.world
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      That’s not an insult. It’s an observation.

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    “You’re too extra” etc - damn right I am

    “Bleeding heart liberal” etc - damn right I am

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      Seems like the reverse of what they are asking but along those lines I have been called a boy scout. To me thats like. So the insult for superman. alrighty.

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      Nice

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    I posted my first win of Enter the Gungeon on the relevant subreddit and it people were convinced I was cheating/lying because I had low max hp (meaning I didn’t flawless victory the minibosses) and I was given a warning and the post was deleted by the mods.

    Extra one: I used to have to walk past a clinical trial facility that would commonly have people stay for 2 weeks or so to be monitored while they were part of the trial. You weren’t allowed to smoke but people would always be out in their little yard asking for cigarettes. As I was turning the corner one day there were three guys watching for someone to bum one off of and one saw me and said, “Aww fuck he looks healthy as HELL!” Not really an insult but was said in legitimate anger and I am still riding that compliment.

    • Caveman@lemmy.world
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      Respect for the Enter the Gungeon run, it doesn’t sound crazy to me since I never became consistent with not getting hit on level 1 bosses. Also getting a medical tent in a run, buying some hearts and getting drops is enough to maintain the health often.

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        It really wasn’t that hard. I had the upgraded Ser Junken that can revive you and the turtle pet I believe? I was using the chicken gun and was able to just blast through the dragon.

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      Fuck yeah

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    Maybe things along the lines of “nerd”?

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      Yeah that’s fair. I use it sometimes but typically in a silly way.

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        Same, if I say nerd it’s always strictly meant to be playful, teasing or as as a description, not meant to be insulting

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    you eat like a horse. yea the steroids thing is wierd, some people take offense to it, even if they are on it or trying to downplay it, never heard of using it as a complement. i never heard of a natural person ever uses it as a complement.

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    “Well bless your heart.”

    Granted, if you use that phrase regularly / come from a dialect where that’s common, you’ll probably understand that that’s an insult, but if you don’t, you very well may think its a genuine compliment.

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      Yeah I’ve met enough 50 year old women from the south to understand.

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    Being called “sweaty” or a “try-hard” in online games. Like, I’m sorry; I love this game so I play it a lot and got pretty good! It’s especially funny when they say that in a game with optional PvP multiplayer like a Souls-like or something…

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    *compliment

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      Beat me to it! 👌

      • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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        I’d strongly prefer if you specifically never interacted with my posts.

        • Victor@lemmy.world
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          Why not block?

          • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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            You’ll still see my posts and be able to interact with them, I just wont see what you say.

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              Well I’m sorry, I can’t help you here. ✌️🙂

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      Sorry I can’t read /s

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    I like it when they call me punk

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