"What, really? I've always held that responding to rudeness is never rude."
I don't know, I find that either thanking them or ignoring them, depending on their tone, takes a lot less effort and energy, and is much more pleasant for everyone involved.
And better than thy stroke; why swellest thou then?
I see the Awesomeness.
There's a difference between rudeness and assault.
Fight smart, not fair.
Nihilist Hippie
I'm a modestly unattractive male, so I never had to deal with any comments on my body. I'd rather I was a very attractive female even if means harassment. I think it can suck to have these sorts of comments, but I'm jealous rather than sympathetic.
"Had Mother Nature been a real parent, she would have been in jail for child abuse and murder." -Nick Bostrom
watching down on us
It wasn't for wolfwhistling but repeated joke hitting on that I got from the same dude on and off.
Long story short, I got fed up with the guy.
edited 8th Jun '11 9:41:48 PM by annebeeche
Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.
Nihilist Hippie
@annebeeche
Yeah, that happened to me too. In my case it was greatly exaggerated, a guy I had a crush on made fun of me by saying he loved me every day. Fucking hurt bad. I believe eventually I cracked and cussed at him and he stopped.
edited 8th Jun '11 9:57:38 PM by LoveHappiness
"Had Mother Nature been a real parent, she would have been in jail for child abuse and murder." -Nick Bostrom
watching down on us
I've heard of that sort of thing happening to a friend of mine.
...
She didn't even know or care about the guy.
Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.
^^^ That does sound incredibly annoying. Well, good for you.
edited 8th Jun '11 9:55:17 PM by kashchei
And better than thy stroke; why swellest thou then?
Street Writing Man
@OP: Many, many times. Back in high school I was a LAR Per and had to walk to game in full costume. I got jeers, slurs, obscenities and the occasional beer bottle (served at high velocity with minimal warning). I learned to tune it out. And duck.
I had a carload of girls wolf-whistle at me once, but I think they were mocking my ridiculously out-of-fashion sense (big hair, tight jeans, leather jacket with chains, etc.) rather than expressing sexual interest.
Eh...shouting shit at people from cars is stupid. I've ogled hot chicks in skimpy outfits from behind the wheel, but I've never leaned my head out the window and made any observations.
edited 8th Jun '11 10:31:27 PM by drunkscriblerian
If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~
WHARRGARBL
I usually just ignore them. If they persist, and I'm in an area with a reasonable amount of people within earshot, I respond with something to the effect of "all right, I get it, you have tiny dicks and are trying to compensate!" Cue furious chest thumping and machismo and yells of "hey, fuck you bitch, my dick is X inches long!" where X is usually in the double digits. Everyone points and laughs, Hilarity Ensues.
I guess I'm a bit of a troll at heart. 
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Been on the receiving end form Males and Females. Some even threw stuff at me. My friend who has cerebal palsy and walks kinda weird gets this kinda crap all the time from general scum.
Who watches the watchmen?
For wolf-whistling? That's a bit of an intense reaction, don't you think?
What, really? I've always held that responding to rudeness is never rude.
EDIT: I seem to have some kind of magical ability to top pages recently.
edited 8th Jun '11 9:07:55 PM by BlackHumor
I'm convinced that our modern day analogues to ancient scholars are comedians. -0dd1