I got asked by a guy one time if I put turtle wax car polish on mine because it shined so much. I took it as a compliment.
On occasions I have sly lawyers appear in my court. If I have never met them before I always say something like " I see we use the same barber." It always gets a smile from everyone - even the non-sly dudes.
That would be well within the dictum of one of my law professors who stated, wisely, that a decision was ". . .within the creative discretion of the artist judge!

" I have always loved that line.