This actually happened a while ago, but it came to mind again recently. It was at the grocery store and my internal monologue thereafter went something like:

  • “Oh I got a compliment! That’s going to make my whole day!”
  • “Wait, what shirt am I wearing again?”
  • “Right, my Gorillaz t-shirt.” (It’s a… I think phase 6 shirt, so not a terribly old shirt or anything.)
  • “Yeah, I like this shirt too!”
  • “That guy was kindof old. It’s cool that there are old people who listen to Gorill-”
  • “Oh. Oh no.”
  • Landless2029@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Last compliment I got on my shirt was from a ticket checker at a concert. Dude was 30s-40s.

    It was a pickle rick shirt. It gets complimented often. I always wear my Rick and morty hat to go with it and tip my hat to them. Then they see the hat too!

    basically these: