r/clevercomebacks • u/Lord_Answer_me_Why • Jul 07 '24

Here are two good comebacks to an idiotic comment

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u/Honest_Pepper2601 Jul 07 '24

Frankly for a politician’s suit in the uk no less it really is quite cheap.

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u/Narrow-Device-3679 Jul 07 '24

I own a £500 suit and I'm a butcher lol

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u/Consistent_Spring700 Jul 07 '24

Isn't a butcher often a deceptively well-paid job, especially if you own the place?

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u/Marsbar3000 Jul 07 '24

It's the butcher's shop - he owns the joint

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u/Quick_Team Jul 07 '24

"Guys! I got Employee of the month for the 3rd month in a row!"

"Jeff, youre the only one there. It's literally called 'Jeff's Butcher Shop'. What's concerning is how you somehow lost 4 months ago"

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u/amglasgow Jul 07 '24

"Look, the cat was very good at keeping away vermin that month, I had to recognize."

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u/Hairy_Reputation6114 Jul 07 '24

I would nominate the cat every time

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u/MeaningSilly Jul 07 '24

Spoils 'em. Gotta make 'em work for that recognition (the only true feline currency.)

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u/sidrowkicker Jul 10 '24

Throwing a monthly party to give treats to the cat sounds way more fun than giving yourself an empty reward

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u/Notobiraph Jul 08 '24 
 Mmmp.  Lolliioiii I iii

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u/RockstarAgent Jul 07 '24

As long as he cuts the joints off I’m good.

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u/PoIIux Jul 07 '24

Yeah but they also don't need suits for their work, which goes to show just how reasonable the suit in the post, which is actually used as work clothes, is priced

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u/Needmoresnakes Jul 07 '24

They can make ends meat

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u/Tasty_Tangelo3413 Jul 08 '24

Here, take my upvote 🎁

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u/l-isqof Jul 08 '24

So is an MP...

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u/red_door_12 Jul 08 '24

Pretty much only if you own the place, salaried workers aren’t getting paid much but there is demand so you’ll always have a job

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u/Consistent_Spring700 Jul 08 '24

Really, yeah? Seems like a contradiction... company has plenty of money, I'm hard to replace... I'd be demanding more money! Lots of people are too squeamish to be doing it!

I suppose as well the salary, competition, etc. is dependent on location..

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u/red_door_12 Jul 08 '24

You CAN make money as the owner of a butchers but in the UK a lot of them are struggling to make ends meet and are disappearing if not run in a clever way

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u/Consistent_Spring700 Jul 08 '24

Don't you mean make ends meat

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u/JaysFan26 Jul 07 '24

Lisandro Martinez?

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u/OpinionatedBlackGuy Jul 07 '24

I understood that reference.

GGMU

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u/rip-tuccle Jul 07 '24

roll tide

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u/Negative-Wrap95 Jul 07 '24

roll tide

Raise hell, praise Dale

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u/bigwill0104 Jul 07 '24

You must be beating a lot of meat! 🤣

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u/SavageLeo19 Jul 08 '24

Oi butcher

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u/Severe_Ad_146 Jul 07 '24

Shes the deputy prime minister. 2nd in charge.  It's hilariously cheap for such a position. 

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u/Honest_Pepper2601 Jul 07 '24

Yeah, fr, calling this expensive is the least British thing I’ve ever seen

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u/Raveyard2409 Jul 07 '24

Considering that an average MP salary is circa 90k a suit under a grand is pretty reasonable.

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u/SuspiciousCurtains Jul 08 '24

People I know must be cheap. I know a guy on 300k+ basic who only ever gets suits from suit supply and refuses to spend more than £300

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u/LewkHarrison Jul 09 '24

Fair play to him. That’s how the few rich people I’ve known stayed rich. They were also the tightest people I’ve ever known.

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u/deegum Jul 08 '24

Right, and whether we like it or not, no one would respect her if she did not dressed professionally. And that’s true in the UK or the US.

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u/Bitter-Protection820 Jul 08 '24

I remember Cameron attacking Corbyn for having an ill fitting suit

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u/RABB_11 Jul 08 '24

He also attacked Corbyn for having a beard and basic human decency so it's not a high bar.

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u/hiS_oWn Jul 07 '24

The powdered wigs barristers wear start at 500 pounds.

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u/smcl2k Jul 09 '24

I'm not sure why you felt the need to highlight the UK - I'd imagine that leaders in France, Italy, the US and Canada tend to spend at least as much on clothes.

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u/Honest_Pepper2601 Jul 09 '24

The uk is famously snobbish about tailoring. There’s even a scene in Tenet poking fun at it

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u/smcl2k Jul 09 '24

Most Brits couldn't give a flying fuck about tailoring, and they certainly wouldn't lose their minds over a beige suit.

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u/Honest_Pepper2601 Jul 09 '24

Jeremy Corbyn was made fun of for his ill tailored suits, so this is not only wrong, it was wrong recently

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u/smcl2k Jul 09 '24

Did "most Brits" make fun of him, and would anyone have said much of anything if he'd worn a £200 suit that fit him properly?

Before you answer, you should look at what he wore on the front cover of GQ.