I recently attended an event where several of my former coworkers were present. One of the coworkers decided to say hello to others sitting near me and, being polite, I said hello to her. “Oh, I didn’t even recognize you because your hair looks professional.”
Luckily I get my teeth cleaned on a regular basis, which allows me to smile like there’s no tomorrow while thinking about all kinds of comebacks that I’ll never make, such as, “I didn’t recognize you because your hair looks washed,” or “So nice retirement allows you time to shower,” or, even better, “You disgust me.”
Wanting to keep my work clean and her hair dirty, I just smiled and walked the other way.