Amusing quotes from people mis-dating you

hatsRme said:

Misdated? Well here's one, and if it qualifies for the thread, it's a Doozy...

I have become the caregiver for my mother over the past couple of years. Somewhere in a doctor's office last winter, the twenty-something (her age, or possibly I.Q., that is) physician assistant asked me "how long have you two been together?"

I wanted to say "since birth."

I'm STILL speechless. Now THAT"S misdated!!!

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Bruce Wayne said:

Someone on this forum thought I was a hasidic jew because I mentioned I prefer dark couloured wide brim fedoras. So it's not just people in the real world.

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Michaelson said:

Years ago I was taking my daughters around trick-or-treating. I was wearing my standard fedora, leather jacket and was otherwise nicely dressed in what would probably be seen as 'blue collar' dress of the 20's thru '50's, when an elderly lady handed my girls some candy, looked up and said 'that's the best Clyde Beatty outfit I've ever seen. Here's you candy!' Uh, thank you mam'.

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Michaelson said:

Years ago I was taking my daughters around trick-or-treating. I was wearing my standard fedora, leather jacket and was otherwise nicely dressed in what would probably be seen as 'blue collar' dress of the 20's thru '50's, when an elderly lady handed my girls some candy, looked up and said 'that's the best Clyde Beatty outfit I've ever seen. Here's you candy!' Uh, thank you mam'.

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The Good said:

It's different than the Indiana Jones remark I was expecting, at least. As for Dr. Jones, he's a cool character, but people wearing leather jackets with fedoras normally only get compared to him.

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HudsonHawk said:

This didn't happen to me, but to my sister-in-law and along those same lines. She and her mother took the kids to some or other function, and they had to pay for each kid, something like $5/each. My mother in law was off to the side doing whatever with the kids while my sister in law paid. The conversation with the young girl at the counter goes something like:

Girl: "that'll be $15".
SIL: "it's only two kids".
Girl: "we consider under the age of 15 to be kids, so you'll have to pay for the girl in the red sweater (or whatever it was) too."
SIL: "that's not a kid, that's my mother."
Girl: "well, how old is she, is she under 15?"

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HeyMoe said:

Lizzie,

I always spitshine my shoes for work. It is a long standing habit that I got into when I was a civil air patrol cadet, and then after 12 years in the Army.

I used to own a property management business. When meeting potential tenants the first thing I always did was check out their shoes and their car. With almost 100% accuracy I was able to determine whom would care for the rental units I managed based on their shoes and their car.

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Retro Spectator said:

Oddly enough, I rarely get comments mentioning time periods. The latest one I can think of is when my driving teacher asked if I liked Mad Men. I replied that I don't even watch Mad Men, and I just like to dress retro. Occasionally, I get comments of people saying "You look sharp", and similar. However, some ignorant people will say "Nice suit" when I am wearing a sport coat and slacks. No one ever comments on my hats. I wonder why. I often get complements on my shoes, however.

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HeyMoe said:

Stepped out of my 1939 dodge sedan yesterday wearing a grey felt fedora, pale orange shirt with a bold look tie that matched, herringbone grey wool pants and black and white spectators and immediately had the lady next to me tell me she loved my tie and that I had a wonderful 60s thing going on.

[huh]

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