What are you compensating for?
09-13-2017, 12:28 PM
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I've got a couple of eyebrows raised when I got my car (I'm 32). I tell them the secret is no kids, a paid off (or close to paid off) home, good cashflow, and ensure you are covering your bases regarding retirement. After that, it depends on your personal risk level, because debt (if you choose to finance) is that: risk.
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09-13-2017, 12:34 PM
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My answer would have been " Funny your daughter didn't complain last night"
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09-13-2017, 12:38 PM
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I must live in a nicer part of the country....I've NEVER been asked what I'm compensating for, and especially by a total stranger.
09-13-2017, 01:31 PM
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09-13-2017, 04:26 PM
#68
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I've never been asked that but recently had a man at a gas station say something to the effect of "What's an old guy like you doing with such a hot car." (I'm in my 70's) We both laughed.
Also, when I informed my insurance company in 199 that I had bought my new C5, there was a pause on the line and then "Midlife crisis?".
Also, when I informed my insurance company in 199 that I had bought my new C5, there was a pause on the line and then "Midlife crisis?".
09-13-2017, 06:10 PM
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Apparently I look at questions like that a bit differently than most of you. It seems to be a way of striking up a conversation on the spur of the moment. The usual ensuing conversation indicates it wasn't meant to be rude or offensive.
On a side note, my license plate "2FRISKY" seemed to generate interest from attractive, middle aged women that wanted to know if the tag was about me or the car
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On a side note, my license plate "2FRISKY" seemed to generate interest from attractive, middle aged women that wanted to know if the tag was about me or the car
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09-13-2017, 07:19 PM
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So does mine:
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09-13-2017, 07:20 PM
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09-13-2017, 07:28 PM
#73
So I was at a gas station getting gas and as I get back in the car, the middle aged woman at the pump next island over asks me
"What are you compensating for?"
I wished I'd had a more clever response, but the best I could do in the heat of the moment was:
"I dunno, but it must be tiny because this car is awesome", and I left.
Of course, later I thought I could have worked my size 13 4E shoes into the response, but thinking "What I should have said" later rarely helps!
Next to "mid life crisis" this is probably the most common cliche, so I'm curious what comebacks others have used...
Any good ones to file away for next time?
"What are you compensating for?"
I wished I'd had a more clever response, but the best I could do in the heat of the moment was:
"I dunno, but it must be tiny because this car is awesome", and I left.
Of course, later I thought I could have worked my size 13 4E shoes into the response, but thinking "What I should have said" later rarely helps!
Next to "mid life crisis" this is probably the most common cliche, so I'm curious what comebacks others have used...
Any good ones to file away for next time?
09-13-2017, 09:23 PM
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Here's an answer that is sure to land:
"I like a car that matches my good looks. Since we're on the subject: What are you doing to compensate for your ugliness?
"I like a car that matches my good looks. Since we're on the subject: What are you doing to compensate for your ugliness?
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09-13-2017, 10:42 PM
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09-14-2017, 02:19 AM
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"I'm compensating for the time I waste talking to ugly women who ask me rude questions."
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09-14-2017, 06:49 AM
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Since I own a Z51, my response usually is:
"If it was that small I'd have a Z06"
or something like
"I enjoy not having any savings" or "you only live once" or "no time like the present to enjoy life"
"If it was that small I'd have a Z06"
or something like
"I enjoy not having any savings" or "you only live once" or "no time like the present to enjoy life"