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<p>Back-handed compliments rank highly on the hierarchy or passive-aggression, especially if they sound more complimentary than back-handed.</p><p>PhD student <a href="https://twitter.com/realmellors/status/1327914497596678146?s=20">Joseph Mellors</a> called on Twitter to commiserate over the most brutal onces they&#39;ve received, and it got over 30,500 answers.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/realmellors/status/1327914497596678146" height="334" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-12840-pm-0x34B1.jpg" width="842" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/realmellors/status/1327914497596678146">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>Here are the most interesting ones.</p><p>1.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/bumblebees_exe/status/1327960746869874688" height="332" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-12952-pm-9HkPqt.jpg" width="846" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/bumblebees_exe/status/1327960746869874688">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>2.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/VirasaysDRAGONS/status/1328513145015513089" height="286" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-13131-pm-OOMQ9b.jpg" width="652" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/VirasaysDRAGONS/status/1328513145015513089">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>3.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/mayainthemoment/status/1328171405339344896" height="164" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-13438-pm-L3cafb.jpg" width="670" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/mayainthemoment/status/1328171405339344896">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>4.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/JamalThGod1/status/1327967470129475584" height="288" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-13305-pm-o2Xmtv.jpg" width="780" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/JamalThGod1/status/1327967470129475584">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>5.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/mslouisesommer/status/1328001348130926592" height="462" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-13552-pm-bREJVZ.jpg" width="844" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/mslouisesommer/status/1328001348130926592">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>6.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/BebeNeuwirth/status/1328194950379560960" height="166" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-13746-pm-S46DBx.jpg" width="624" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/BebeNeuwirth/status/1328194950379560960">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>7.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/thenexthobbit/status/1328373339929370626" height="344" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-13921-pm-zzaIPq.jpg" width="856" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/thenexthobbit/status/1328373339929370626">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>8.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/jessica_smetana/status/1328719890623172611" height="326" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-14150-pm-Dom7ub.jpg" width="854" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/jessica_smetana/status/1328719890623172611">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>9.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/galli_cat/status/1328027554754691072" height="694" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-14033-pm-v1OX4V.jpg" width="850" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/galli_cat/status/1328027554754691072">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>10.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/hotmail_kay/status/1327935949267939334" height="296" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-14254-pm-zt0YdR.jpg" width="846" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/hotmail_kay/status/1327935949267939334">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>11.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">&#39;You&#39;re not like other girls&#39;<br /> <br /> At least I can quote back this, by Rupi Kaur: <a href="https://t.co/nVnHM6x8sT">pic.twitter.com/nVnHM6x8sT</a></p> &mdash; Ruby Ablett (@RubyAblett) <a href="https://twitter.com/RubyAblett/status/1328240123931205633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>12.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/CrunchCardwell/status/1328467018610257924" height="160" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-14719-pm-zKjUsd.jpg" width="520" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/CrunchCardwell/status/1328467018610257924">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>13.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/Stefaniya/status/1328141061517045761" height="390" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-14447-pm-C9rpG4.jpg" width="846" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/Stefaniya/status/1328141061517045761">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>14.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bless your heart <a href="https://t.co/tGu5LTj1Qo">pic.twitter.com/tGu5LTj1Qo</a></p> &mdash; QONDI 💛 🐝 🇺🇸🇿🇦🇿🇼 (@WeAreAllOther) <a href="https://twitter.com/WeAreAllOther/status/1328141198553456640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>15.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/Lucifer_Nov/status/1328220533884907522?s=20" height="300" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-15423-pm-VFihva.jpg" width="846" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/Lucifer_Nov/status/1328220533884907522?s=20">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>16.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/MasterMorgan317/status/1328150183566307328" height="256" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-15530-pm-v1vjnC.jpg" width="548" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/MasterMorgan317/status/1328150183566307328">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>17.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/llamalluv/status/1328075672003207175" height="338" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-15643-pm-QrmNdS.jpg" width="550" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/llamalluv/status/1328075672003207175">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>18.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">&ldquo;Your writing is really something, isn&rsquo;t it?&rdquo;<br /> <br /> OR<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Your writing made me smile&rdquo;<br /> <br /> OR<br /> <br /> &ldquo;I read your book and thought, wow, good for you! Look at you, writing a book!&rdquo; <a href="https://t.co/ZrZ8Bj3GJg">pic.twitter.com/ZrZ8Bj3GJg</a></p> &mdash; Emma Jameson (@msemmajameson) <a href="https://twitter.com/msemmajameson/status/1328516613369376769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>19.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/BigneyErin/status/1328539843392122881" height="380" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-15945-pm-pklUuO.jpg" width="822" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/BigneyErin/status/1328539843392122881">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>20.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">&ldquo;I just went to India it&rsquo;s a lot more civilized than I thought it would be&rdquo; <a href="https://t.co/hdHqpD9CD0">pic.twitter.com/hdHqpD9CD0</a></p> &mdash; Chandan Khandai, MD (@chandan_khandai) <a href="https://twitter.com/chandan_khandai/status/1328476375070728193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>21.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/thinwhitejew/status/1328491005738356738" height="162" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-20345-pm-wxbHIy.jpg" width="716" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/thinwhitejew/status/1328491005738356738">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>22.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/theferocity/status/1328388549088071682" height="204" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-20436-pm-qCZra4.jpg" width="850" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/theferocity/status/1328388549088071682">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>23.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">&ldquo;You have SUCH a pretty face!&rdquo; or it&rsquo;s equally annoying cousin, &ldquo;omg you have the BEST personality&rdquo; <a href="https://t.co/vTkamihieI">pic.twitter.com/vTkamihieI</a></p> &mdash; Deborah Bowen (@DisneyDeborah) <a href="https://twitter.com/DisneyDeborah/status/1328898262573703168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>24.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/JennyYokobori/status/1328485831808434178" height="248" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-20540-pm-7IY7QX.jpg" width="792" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/JennyYokobori/status/1328485831808434178">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>25.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/bethanymrd/status/1328340433026637827" height="166" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-20702-pm-UkeKBy.jpg" width="528" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/bethanymrd/status/1328340433026637827">Twitter</a></div></figure><p>26.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/BaldMelonTim/status/1328483939871318016" height="290" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2020-11-18-at-20817-pm-HgupGd.jpg" width="846" /></div><div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/BaldMelonTim/status/1328483939871318016">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

26 people share 'compliments' they’ve received that aren't really compliments.

Back-handed compliments rank highly on the hierarchy or passive-aggression, especially if they sound more complimentary than back-handed.PhD student Joseph Mellors called on Twitter to commiserate over the most brutal onces they&#39;ve received, and it got over 30,500 answers.TwitterHere are the most interesting ones.1.Twitter2.Twitter3.Twitter4.Twitter5.Twitter6.Twitter7.Twitter8.Twitter9.Twitter10.Twitter11.  &#39;You&#39;re not like other girls&#39;  At least I can quote back this, by Rupi Kaur: pic.twitter.com/nVnHM6x8sT &mdash; Ruby Ablett (@RubyAblett) November 16, 2020 12.Twitter13.Twitter14.  Bless your heart pic.twitter.com/tGu5LTj1Qo &mdash; QONDI 💛 🐝 🇺🇸🇿🇦🇿🇼 (@WeAreAllOther) November 16, 2020 15.Twitter16.Twitter17.Twitter18.  &ldquo;Your writing is really something, isn&rsquo;t it?&rdquo;  OR  &ldquo;Your writing made me smile&rdquo;  OR  &ldquo;I read your book and thought, wow, good for you! Look at you, writing a book!&rdquo; pic.twitter.com/ZrZ8Bj3GJg &mdash; Emma Jameson (@msemmajameson) November 17, 2020 19.Twitter20.  &ldquo;I just went to India it&rsquo;s a lot more civilized than I thought it would be&rdquo; pic.twitter.com/hdHqpD9CD0 &mdash; Chandan Khandai, MD (@chandan_khandai) November 16, 2020 21.Twitter22.Twitter23.  &ldquo;You have SUCH a pretty face!&rdquo; or it&rsquo;s equally annoying cousin, &ldquo;omg you have the BEST personality&rdquo; pic.twitter.com/vTkamihieI &mdash; Deborah Bowen (@DisneyDeborah) November 18, 2020 24.Twitter25.Twitter26.Twitter

Back-handed compliments rank highly on the hierarchy or passive-aggression, especially if they sound more complimentary than back-handed.  PhD student Joseph Mellors called on Twitter to commiserate over the most brutal onces they&#39;ve...