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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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2024mustbebetter · 11/02/2024 17:28

My sister and I were visiting our Mum in the local hospital which is out of town. As we were leaving there was an older man who looked us up and down and said ‘Well you two obviously never go hungry’ Ouch. We we’re totally gobsmacked! Anyway we got in the car and set off and there he is on the main road and he tried to thumb a lift off us back to town. We slowed down and let him know in no uncertain terms it wasn’t going to happen…

paleontologist · 11/02/2024 17:31

XenoBitch · 11/02/2024 16:47

One that was aimed at me. Left a pub, and everyone was hugging each other goodbye. One lady, who I considered a friend and I thought was pretty decent, hugged me and whispered into my ear "just because I am hugging you, doesn't mean I like you".

🤣🤣 this is not bitchy. It's Gangster.

Clariana · 11/02/2024 17:36

I was about 15 years old and with my dad when he encountered one of his friends. Friend said "Gosh she is turning into a good looking young woman", and my dad said "do you mean she is tall, that's all she has going for her".

tuvamoodyson · 11/02/2024 17:38

XenoBitch · 11/02/2024 16:47

One that was aimed at me. Left a pub, and everyone was hugging each other goodbye. One lady, who I considered a friend and I thought was pretty decent, hugged me and whispered into my ear "just because I am hugging you, doesn't mean I like you".

‘And just because I’m letting you, doesn’t mean I like you!’

CakedUpHigh · 11/02/2024 17:39

Pointing at a pregnant woman's belly and saying, "That's obviously not all baby, is it?"

Wristfolds · 11/02/2024 17:40

Years ago now. Woman who knowingly slept with my (now ex) H came into my workplace as a b2b client (as part of a bigger team, she was new on a temp contract and we all knew the other team v well professionally). While we were being introduced I cut off her boss and breezily smiled ‘Oh no, Sally and I go waaay back!’ She went bright red, we moved onto the meeting with no more preamble and I greatly enjoyed imagining the innocent queries she’d have to field on the drive back…

wellhello24 · 11/02/2024 17:45

MedievalNun · 11/02/2024 17:00

Ex-friend 'hmm but you can't really consider yourself a proper mum can you as you had a c-section' (still in hospital at this point, DD in SCBU after not breathing & complications at birth). If I hadn't still been hooked to several lines myself hormonal me might have done something I probably wouldn't regret.

Gran, several years previously, when discussing potential careers ' have you thought about training as a secretary so you can be one for X (cousin) as it's probably the best you can manage'. Needless to say that didn't happen.

No of course not because the baby is a plastic doll that got into my womb through osmosis and then grew by filling with air through a hose pipe that was not an umbilical chord literally extending from my placenta. In fact I’m not sure why the doctors and midwives went along with it pretending it was a baby when they should’ve chucked it in the bin “agh another fake baby and fake mum- they got us again guys!! When are we gonna see REAL mothers and babies in this hospital?”

What a fucking gormless idiot your ex friend is! Ah when thick people get jealous guess they come out with such gems! 😂🤣🤣 Tell her she can’t be a real human as real humans have brain cells!

Tippexy · 11/02/2024 17:47

Don’t think OP is coming back!

wellhello24 · 11/02/2024 17:48

My boss when I was heavily pregnant “wow are you having a litter of puppies?”

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 11/02/2024 17:50

I'd just had my first book published. The publisher had sent me a box of paperbacks and I had one in the house to flourish in the face of visitors. Someone I'd always thought of as a friend came in, picked one up and looked at it with utter contempt and said 'did you pay to have this done?'

Not the bitchiest of comments but if you know anyone who's tried getting published, you'd know how much it hurt.

Valine · 11/02/2024 17:52

Both from MIL, probably not the bitchiest ever but these sprang to mind:

The long bitch: Overly complimented me on a top, how much it suited me etc. About ten minutes later (we were in a park) she picked out someone wearing a similar style top and goes on about how she hates to see slim women wearing tops like that, they should be showing off their lovely figures. This was about 15 years ago now and it still makes me chuckle.

The short bitch: 'You're slim!' Said in a really shocked way. From some people this would be a compliment but I took it as 'You're not fat like you usually are', as I think that was intended...

Northernsouloldies · 11/02/2024 17:53

The c section comment about not being a real mum goes beyond bitchy and is bordering on evil.

SomethingUniqueThisTime · 11/02/2024 17:54

I don’t understand why OP’s story is bitchy, surely it’s a lighthearted compliment ie ‘that’s so big a stone it can’t be real’. A risky strategy though as it might not be!

LyndaSnellsSniff · 11/02/2024 17:58

Ex-colleague: "I don't know why people have babies if they're just going to palm them off on others."

This was shortly after I'd mentioned that I'd booked a day off and was heading up to London whilst DC was in nursery.

determinedtomakethiswork · 11/02/2024 18:02

XenoBitch · 11/02/2024 16:47

One that was aimed at me. Left a pub, and everyone was hugging each other goodbye. One lady, who I considered a friend and I thought was pretty decent, hugged me and whispered into my ear "just because I am hugging you, doesn't mean I like you".

Wow! That's fighting talk!

whathappenedno · 11/02/2024 18:04

Me in the changing room: Do my legs look big in this?
Dd: No not at the bottom!

Tbf she was about 8 so don't think it was intentionally cutting 😂

Mil in response to something I said to dh asking him to do a job: "Doesn't dh (her son) suffer enough!"

Mil when I asked if ds and I could stop when dh was doing some major renovations: "why do you have to stop? "

And when I replied "to look after ds" mill said: "he's much better behaved when you are not here"

An acquaintance: " I can't believe how much better you look with make up, I didn't recognise you, you look like a different person "

LuluBlakey1 · 11/02/2024 18:05

Wristfolds · 11/02/2024 17:40

Years ago now. Woman who knowingly slept with my (now ex) H came into my workplace as a b2b client (as part of a bigger team, she was new on a temp contract and we all knew the other team v well professionally). While we were being introduced I cut off her boss and breezily smiled ‘Oh no, Sally and I go waaay back!’ She went bright red, we moved onto the meeting with no more preamble and I greatly enjoyed imagining the innocent queries she’d have to field on the drive back…

It's hard to imagine how you could sleep with someone any other way than 'knowingly'.

OriginalUsername2 · 11/02/2024 18:06

LuluBlakey1 · 11/02/2024 18:05

It's hard to imagine how you could sleep with someone any other way than 'knowingly'.

It means the woman knew he was married.

determinedtomakethiswork · 11/02/2024 18:07

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 11/02/2024 17:50

I'd just had my first book published. The publisher had sent me a box of paperbacks and I had one in the house to flourish in the face of visitors. Someone I'd always thought of as a friend came in, picked one up and looked at it with utter contempt and said 'did you pay to have this done?'

Not the bitchiest of comments but if you know anyone who's tried getting published, you'd know how much it hurt.

You'd moved out of the box she had assigned you to. I assume she had always felt superior but was now really jealous and wanted to put you back into that box.

ilovepixie · 11/02/2024 18:11

Drench · 11/02/2024 17:21

My new brother in law (although just the boyfriend at the time) said all 30ish old women go through a ‘farrow & ball phase’. Ffs actually I’m well into my 40s now and still enjoy their paint colours!

Why was this bitchy?

GoldfishFins · 11/02/2024 18:13

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Marylou62 · 11/02/2024 18:17

A 'friend' of 40 yrs dumped me by text .. I'd been physically and mentally unwell for a while.
She actually told me 'frankly you're not much fun anymore.'
I'm well now but she'll always be bitchy

ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 11/02/2024 18:21

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

Yes. That's unkind as most women are
Feeling quite fragile at that time .

Purplebiscuitwithsprinkles · 11/02/2024 18:21

"Jesus that's an ugly baby" a colleague said about another colleague on guess who charity fundraiser poster at work. It was very very obvious (red hair) the baby was her. He made other comments too about how big the baby was and it must have took seriously big forceps etc she was stood behind him.

Very awkward silence for the rest of week in the office Confused was very glad when I left permanently as it became very awkward in meetings and nights out.

togrt · 11/02/2024 18:22

Honestly I've been on the receiving end of so many bitchy comments.

My grandmother is something else, me and DH had been married about 6 years and we had a child together. When she had a few drinks she said to DH, 'why are you with togrt for? Don't you want a women with a bit of experience?' And winked at him and tried to make a move. This wasn't a one off, for about a year afterwards she kept making suggestive comments when I wasn't around (and when she hadn't been drinking).

Another time, just after I had my baby (and was about a size 10) she said I should watch my weight as I was looking a bit porky.

Another one, we turfed our garden (real grass ) and my sister turned round and said to me, 'its a shame we all can't afford fake grass, it will have to do I suppose. As she had just fake grassed her lawn.

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