Quick question on the best way to take a compliment. Girls will often compliment me on an article of clothing or an accessory and I want to know how to use that opportunity to do more than just thank them. How can I answer the compliment while being cocky funny?

Examples include getting complimented on a nice bow-tie or a good smelling cologne.

Thanks!

A good cocky funny response I learned in the community somewhere along the line is "it's a routine compliment but I'll accept it."

Thanks. I can see that being a good line. Anyone have any other good comebacks?

Don't be a dick with that C&F shit when someone's giving you a compliment, man. There's a time and place for everything. If someone compliments you and you try to select "Cocky & Funny" in your inventory, I'm gonna Professor Oak that shit and fly over there and yell "NOW'S NOT THE TIME TO USE THAT."

OK, well, Cocky/Funny might work well in that situation if you're highly calibrated, but it shouldn't be your go-to thing when you get a compliment.

When you receive a compliment, she's giving you a GREAT opportunity to build a huge spiraling tower of positive feedback loops. In plain English, if you respond with a "thank you" and then RECIPROCATE a compliment, you'll build rapport and connection.

Now let's get a little deeper with this Game shit.

If you reciprocate a compliment while using either sexual frame or sexual state projection, you're seducing her from zero to sixty in no time.

Example:

Girl: Your cologne smells good!
You: Thank you! And your hair looks really sexy today
Girl: Oh, stop it *blush*
You: Now it's my turn to smell you; it's only fair *lean in to smell her* holy shit you have got to stop turning me on so much.
Girl: Can we have sex now?

Obviously somewhat of an exaggeration in terms of how the girl would respond at the end, but you get the point.

Honestly, I think when a girl is giving you a genuine compliment, that's a bad time to be cocky/funny or to say something that challenges her or feels like a "comeback".

If she tells you "I love your bowtie" say "thanks for noticing sweetie, come on in, you get a hug for that" and give her a big hug. Reward her for complimenting you.

Well my style by default puts the focus more on the girl than myself so that's just my go-to strategy. Even if someone might get the impression that I can't take a compliment I'd wager the benefits would outweigh any negative effects that could have. But I concede that there might be more appropriate responses depending on the situation.

breedlove465's answer is great, for example, and might even be a better default move for a lot of people.