The Best And The Rest 161

I love the truly tactless.  As opposed to the outright mean, tactless people don’t want to hurt, they just don’t have an edit button.  So it’s kind of refreshing because you know what’s really on their mind, without the meanness factor.

December 4, 2008 → The Top Ten Tactless Quotes – Silentrushersince96

1. Her Royal Shyness – At the wake of my late husband, one lady guest gave her condolences then noticed the mole on my cheek below the eye and said: “Tsk, tsk, tsk, kaya ka pala nabalo…”

2. Alecks54/Tsutsugamushi – When my nephew found out that my dad’s age is 60, he quipped: “Lolo, eh di malapit ka nang mamatay?”

3. Your Highness – I once heard my friend tell his neighbor as-a-matter-of-factly: “Alam mo, mag-donate ka ng marumi mong dugo para matanggal yang mga tigyawat mo sa mukha!”

4. Dr. Girl – One prof said: “Obese people are predisposed to having cardiovascular diseases.” Then a frend said to another friend in front of the class: “Ay, prone ka!”

5. Urduja – I’m 9 years older than my estranged husband. One time, before he introduced me to a new colleague, the new guy said: “Bro, nanay mo?”

6. Marissa – We own an internet cafe. One time a customer’s mom said out loud to her son: “Ang dami palang yagit dito!”

7. Big Momma Chef – When I was  at a clothing store in Glorietta to look for a Christmas gift, the saleslady who was standing at the entrance said to me: “Ma’am sa inyo ba? Wala po kaming large sizes dito!”

8. No name – My 2-year-old son has a syndrome which makes him hairy. Our neighbor said when she saw my son: “Wow ang cute, parang gorilla.”

9. No name – My friend gave me an analogy for my pimples when she accompanied me to the derma: “Yang mukha mo, parang mumurahing apartment. Pag may umalis, may umuupa agad.”

10. Gie – On the FIRST day of my mom’s wake, someone texted me: “Wala na pala mama mo. Paano na yung utang niyo?”

11. Yrovi – When we went to Batangas where the houses were all made of bamboo, my 5-year-old son said: “Are these people squatters?”

12. His Cuteness – Noong bata pa ako lagi akong tinutukso ng mga lolo’t lola ko tuwing may kasalan: “Uyyy, siya na susunod!” Tumigil lang sila nung minsang nakipaglibing kami, sila naman ang tinukso ko: “Uyyy, sila na susunod!”

13. Midsis – I’m used to being mistaken as older than my actual age. The worst was, while parking in U.P., a guard said: “Ma’am, faculty?”

14. Cutie Girl – Every Friday, my mom would announce: “Walang ulam! Lumabas kayo! Maghanap kayo ng asawa para hindi kayo old maid!”

15. No name – I showed a friend a picture of me with my crush.  I asked: “Guwapo ba?” She said: “Oo ang guwapo! pero yung babae pangit!”

16. No name – During a wake for a high school classmate who committed suicide, a mom told one of my classmates: “Yang friend niyo, hindi magandang example.”

17. Pony – When a gay friend and I went to a famous high-end clothes store to shop, a saleslady approached my friend and said he can’t buy any of their clothes. When he asked why not, the saleslady said: “Bawal po kami magbenta ng damit sa bakla.”

18. Catherine dela Reya – After a guest sang one of his songs from his album, a famous TV host asked: “Ikaw ba talaga kumanta nun? May ghost singer ka no?”

19. Sophie – Right before an operation, one doctor said in front of the patient: “Yung huli pala nating inoperahan, patay na?”

20. JM – In our class, we are brainstorming about what should we name our talk show. My classmate suggested: “SYMFONIA!” Then I shouted: “Ang pangit naman ng pangalan!” Turns out it was her acoustic band’s name.

21. Babyangie – When I asked permission from our coach to miss a game because my uncle died, he said: “Bakit, mabubuhay ba yun pag pumunta ka?”

22. Yñaki – A lady went to our sari-sari store and asked: “Kuya, pwedeng pasalat ng itlog niyo? Titignan ko lang kung magaspang.” Apparently, the more magaspang the egg, the fresher it is.