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Whats the most t bitchiest comment you have ever heard?

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DistinguishedSocialCommenator · 11/02/2024 16:29

At work, local gov environment - we sat nattering on our desks and a colleague walked in from a client visit and wished one of my work-mates, "Congrats on your engagement

That was fine until my co-worker stuck out her hand to show of her diamond ring set in white gold I think it was.

The workmate who walked in said, "is that real." Honestly, she was being serious and had not noted what she had done by her insensitive comments

Have you got something to share that was insensitive?

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Otterseatpuffinsdontthey · 12/02/2024 12:34

I have two.
Working as barmaid in a public lounge. I'm about 19 or 20. Particular male customer takes a dislike to me (no idea why). Don't have bad skin - could've counted the small spots on my face on the fingers of one hand.
However, trying to be "smart", he calls me "Val Derma". For those who don't know, "Valderma" is a brand name for products to help with skin problems.
The Lord Lucan scandal had just happened (1974). Unfortunately for this customer he looked very like him. Absolutely furious with me calling him "Lord Lucan" (huge insult at the time).
He stayed in the public bar after that.
Second one.
A few years later. Getting married - trying on wedding dresses. Assistant asks me "if I did a lot of swimming?".

ToHellBackAndBeyond · 12/02/2024 12:35

Alltheyearround · 12/02/2024 11:07

Female PE teacher, commenting to a bunch of girls about a girl flailing round the race track. ''God, Catherine, she's such an amoeba!'' It was the way she said it, with such a sneer on her face.

Let's hope karma bites her bum eh?

Not all of us are cut out for the 200m race.

I was shocked to hear that from an adult (was about 14 at the time), and they way she invited us to bullying.

That would have been me then that she was talking about. Also called a demented bunny rabbit. Never picked for netball teams even though I was on the team for previous school and could net a ball from the edge of the semicircle. For some reason she hated me.

rainbowlou · 12/02/2024 12:36

Muffit · 12/02/2024 12:08

My work college, 8 to 10 yesrs ago.( I never forgot it) After meeting my husband, asking how I managed to get a husband like him.
Meaning somrone like me not attractive enough, or boring, uneducated not actually sure.

She is a very depresded unhappy type of person, even if I had thoughts like that I would never say something like that to someone awful.

A work colleague said this to me at my wedding.
I invited a few of them to the evening do, she came rushing over to say she couldn’t believe which one was the groom and how did I manage to get him to marry me, she then said she had assumed the best man was the groom as he was short and fat(he isn’t!)
I felt like shit for the rest of the evening and never spoke to her again.

JudgeJ · 12/02/2024 12:41

wellhello24 · 12/02/2024 08:19

That would’ve been perfect! 😄 Said with staring eyes to mean “like you!” 😜

No, if this is in response to the female boss the best response would have place the emphasis on the 'I', staring eyes and a little up and down look with a tiny smile.
I find that the phrase 'Well it takes one to know one' is a good one to have on standby in many of the occasions.

Cedricsmum · 12/02/2024 12:44

PrincessHoneysuckle · 11/02/2024 16:56

"You look.about 4 months pregnant"
"Has everything gone back down OK?"

Dh grandparents to me when we visited post partum and I thought I looked ok

Held it together until we left then sobbed uncontrollably

Same happened to me. FIL visiting hospital same day my daughter was born pointing to my stomach:
”Have you got another one in there?”
Still feel the rage 25 years on

JudgeJ · 12/02/2024 12:46

KStockHERO · 12/02/2024 10:04

At secondary school, a girl told me in a really bitchy, sneering way in front of the whole class that I looked like Brian Lara.
I'm not a man. I'm not Black. I'm not bald.
And Brian Lara was/is quite hot

It was very confusing.

I think she got the wrong person.

'Say that to me again and I'll hit you for six all round the room' would have been a good comeback!

xile · 12/02/2024 12:50

A couple we were close to got married, they hadn't lived together before the wedding. Just after the ceremony, the MIL of ten minutes whispered "don't you think white is hypocritical?".

Another friend married an angel, who uncomplainingly went on to nurse her FIL for a number of years after he was widowed. At the reception, her FIL grumbled to us that his son could have married someone they liked.

GoodHeavens99 · 12/02/2024 12:50

@CactusMactus

I'm very childish, and would have been sorely tempted to roll out a Your Mum joke.

I would have said 'Your mum's English, isn't she?'

xile · 12/02/2024 12:52

Downunderduchess · 12/02/2024 07:55

Geez, people can be absolute cunts sometimes! Some of these comments are truly vicious.

Was that an observation, or a riposte? I might use that as an aside.

SlightlygrumpyBettyswaitress · 12/02/2024 12:54

An old next door neighbour
" I wish I didn't care about my appearance like you".
Sister
"Daughters name is so pretty, I can't beleive she is yours"
Mum
"That top is flattering, it hides your fat back".

Alltheyearround · 12/02/2024 12:54

ToHellBackAndBeyond · 12/02/2024 12:35

That would have been me then that she was talking about. Also called a demented bunny rabbit. Never picked for netball teams even though I was on the team for previous school and could net a ball from the edge of the semicircle. For some reason she hated me.

It's a lousy attitude for a teacher to have towards her students. Makes my blood boil. It's a bit like publicly shaming a kid with dyslexia for their poor spelling.

Doesn't help anyone, and is just viscious behaviour in one meant to be mentoring and encouraging fitness. She was a nasty piece of work. We didn't feel we could answer her back but we all thought it.

Catherine's of this world pay no heed. You are 1000 x better than vindictive PE teachers. You can get better at running, whereas they will likely always be mean old sour pusses who pick on the weak.

5432NoMoreFreebieP0ints · 12/02/2024 12:58

"You only got the job, because of X" by a work colleague

I replied that at the interview, I provided all my original qualification certificates. Secondly, that I had X number of years experience in that industry. This included working knowledge of the systems that we used & communications between different departments.

They apologised the next day, but it has always hurt my feelings

This comment was also made by someone who had fewer qualifications & experience than myself !

TWCITW · 12/02/2024 12:58

My mother constantly told me I was ugly when I was a child.
As an adult I confided in an Aunt about it who replied ‘well, it’s true, but she shouldn’t have said it’.
I would like to say that’s the only bitchy insult I’ve had from so-called family, but it’s not, I’m NC with the lot of them now!

MrsDrakeRamoray · 12/02/2024 13:00

My brother when we were teens, had a bad habit of getting me in trouble with anything and everything. One time, when I was, yet again, denying knowledge/protesting my innocence to my parents, he turned around with a smirk on his face and said "Your lies will either land you in jail, or ruin someone's life". Needless to say it took me years to call him out on his behaviour!

CustardySergeant · 12/02/2024 13:07

WinterGold · 11/02/2024 20:18

Whilst not bitchy, I thought this comment was wildly inappropriate and slightly stunned me.

I went into a specialist mirror shop as I was after a very specific item. I described what I was looking for and noticed the sales assistant was staring at me blankly. I apologised, laughed and said, “I’m sorry, I’m not doing a very good job conveying what I’m after, am I?”
Her expression didn’t change and she said in a very deadpan voice, “No. But I’m just keeping you talking until the police and the men in the white coats get here” 😳

Edited

😲 What on earth did you say to that?

rooftopbird · 12/02/2024 13:07

Fraaahnces · 12/02/2024 12:12

My mum:- “They only resuscitated you because they didn’t think I could have other kids. I’ve regretted that they did ever since I was pregnant with your brother.”
Also, “I never knew love until I had your brother.”
On her deathbed - “You were right. It was your rabbit we had for dinner, not chicken.”

Jesus that's horrific, I'm so sorry you had to live through that. I hope she went straight to hell and I really hope you're happy now Flowers

CustardySergeant · 12/02/2024 13:12

a222 · 11/02/2024 21:20

‘you look well’ makes me want to go insane

Why?

SmokedPaprikaPuffs · 12/02/2024 13:13

"Oh you've put on a bit of weight, are you wanting to lose that?"

...I had a 3 week old baby.

AWOL66 · 12/02/2024 13:23

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 11/02/2024 16:33

Camille Grammer made a really rude comment about LVPs teeth on rhobh.

I finally feel I can understand acronyms without having to Google them! I've found my area of expertise!👩‍🎓😂

MotherOfOlafs · 12/02/2024 13:26

Classic from MIL - ‘that’s your thing isn’t it, eating?’
and from a so called friend (wasn’t so much bitchy as heartbreaking) - ‘I’m pregnant! I beat you! I win!’ While punching the air. I’d not long had a miscarriage.

NoWayRose · 12/02/2024 13:28

Years ago a school friend said of my then bf, “he’s not conventionally attractive but he does actually have quite a nice face.”
Note her bf at the time was conventionally attractive - all chiselled jaw and the most popular boy in school. Alright, Regina George

CeruleanSal · 12/02/2024 13:30

I had “I thought (partner) earned quite a bit? Or did you ask for a small diamond?” when I got engaged.
Neither. My partner knew me and knew I wouldn’t want a big blingy ring, nor would I want him to spend ridiculous money on it. But I still found it a bit judgey.

RheaRend · 12/02/2024 13:31

A headteacher put in a leaving card to a teacher...you'll make a good teacher one day.

spicedlemonpie · 12/02/2024 13:34

My sister spent years laughing at me and giving out her comments about how stupid i am and was how i dont have a life.
How im missing out on things.
All because i had a baby at 18.
How ashamed she would be if it was her etc.
I never asked for help i lived on my own i was never the party type and didnt miss out very much.
I loved being a mum and spending time with my child.
However 19 years later my baby is moving out next month and the tables have turned on my sister.
She is 48 with a 1 year old and always wanting a baby sitter always tired she had the cheek to ask if i could take the baby for a few days so she could rest.
Well i said NO i had no help all you done was run me down anyway i dont think id want to be doing school runs when im knocking on 60 by.
She message me saying she was sorry and she was young at the time all sillyness bla bla bla.
I replied with i have my life back at 37 and im going to enjoy it just like you did years ago only difference is i have more confidence now.
Tables do turn dont they.
Dont really speak to now neither does our mum all she does is moan and wants a baby sitter.
All them years she bullied younger mums and partying as worn her out.

LakieLady · 12/02/2024 13:39

The mother of my first serious BF was an appalling snob. She was horrified when she found out my family lived on a dead rough council estate.

She'd assumed that I came from a wealthy family because I went to a posh school, and when I told her that I'd got a scholarship, she said "Well, I suppose it's ok to be clever when you're not pretty".

When my DF's company won a huge construction project in Germany, he was in charge of all the finances of it, so went and lived there for a while. After I'd told her that he was abroad for 2 years, she asked BF "Are you sure he's actually gone away to work and not to prison?"