Ogdred Weary
Celtic Frost
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Everybody lies. That's still not the same as it being a compulsion though.
I most certainly do not and nor do my twenty eight girlfriends.
Everybody lies. That's still not the same as it being a compulsion though.
Seen the Bridgeport - Port Jefferson ferry many a time, but we lived further inland - Oxford.Ah - OT sidebar for one minute, we spent a while living in Port Jefferson on the north coast of Long Island. The wealth was somewhat conspicuous, wasn't it? The parallels with society there today and that of Gatsby - albeit set on the other side of the island - weren't hard to draw. Which of course itself is about facades (and the damage that preserving them can wreak on others), so maybe not quite so off topic after all.
(I should add we weren't a part of that set by a country mile - we lived further inland in much more modest circumstances, but close enough to see the money, if not the class in every case.)
Yes.It led me to wonder what it is like to be a staffer for the Forteana Forums, reading daily of odd occurrences, and perhaps privately wondering if the poster was mistaken, telling the truth, delusional, or a confabulist.
As a mod I don’t read any of the board, I have a cave full of interns for that sort of thing.I think this is the only thread in which I have noticed all the staff members actively contributing. It led me to wonder what it is like to be a staffer for the Forteana Forums, reading daily of odd occurrences, and perhaps privately wondering if the poster was mistaken, telling the truth, delusional, or a confabulist.
I am so happy to be retired from governmental service, and not have to mentally conjecture about those possibilities at work.![]()
So sorry to hear you've retired, 007.I am so happy to be retired from governmental service, and not have to mentally conjecture about those possibilities at work.![]()
So sorry to hear you've retired, 007.
Best regards, Q
Damn! Now you've let the cat out of the bag.So sorry to hear you've retired, 007.
Best regards, Q
Oops!Damn! Now you've let the cat out of the bag.
... It led me to wonder what it is like to be a staffer for the Forteana Forums, reading daily of odd occurrences, and perhaps privately wondering if the poster was mistaken, telling the truth, delusional, or a confabulist.
I am so happy to be retired from governmental service, and not have to mentally conjecture about those possibilities at work.![]()
...Yes - there are occasional trolls whose objective seems to consist of nothing more than getting credit for relating an incredible lie. These unwelcome types don't always survive the scrubbing of their stories, and they rarely persist in their efforts...
Oh come on, surely you don't have interns! You have minions. Or subjects.As a mod I don’t read any of the board, I have a cave full of interns for that sort of thing.
Last I heard he was working with The Barron Knights clearing up nuclear waste in that there Chernobyl.Anyone remember Fred Fibber from The Grumbleweeds? He was a hopeless case.
I'd heard he'd also become a mathematician, best known for his Fibber-Nacho theorem.Last I heard he was working with The Barron Knights clearing up nuclear waste in that there Chernobyl.
Does compulsive lying come from an inferiority complex? Or is it something else? I've known a few compulsive liars and I always wonder what they get out of it.
One of my oldest friends is a compulsive liar .. I loaned him some Spectrum 48k games on a cassette tape when were both about 12, he came out with some crap about how he couldn't give them back, my Mum was more streetwise than I was so drove me to his house to flat out get them back .. she always warned me that he was a bull shitter, she even went so far as to have a conversation with one of her mates who said "My Son's the same .. but that means our boys are loyal to their friends?" .. he continued to bullshit me but he was always a good friend at the same time so it was a strange friendship .. bullshitting was just what he did so I learned to turn a blind to it .. he came to my Mum's funeral last year, stood government allowed social distancing space away from me and the Mrs but every observation he made afterwards was spot on correct because he's known my family for so long. I was glad he was there anyway, that helped me a lot but he's always full of shit, some people just can't help it apparently.It might serve as a defensive tactic for folks believing themselves to be at a disadvantage (e.g., in a social situation). However, I wouldn't go so far as to claim this is the sole cause for pathological / compulsive lying.
You might think so, I couldn’t possibly comment.Oh come on, surely you don't have interns! You have minions. Or subjects.
I could. I won't though.You might think so, I couldn’t possibly comment.
Tell us more about the liar from Crewe.But what's the point in telling everyone, as an adult, that you've climed Everest/toured with Led Zeppelin/been married to the woman out of Dollar/been in the SAS... when you know it's all bull? That's what I could never understand with these types and I've met a few of them. Even went out with one (although she was from Crewe, so...). It's one thing to say that you Dad is Bruce Lee when you're 5, but when you're 45? - I suppose that's where the 'compulsive' bit comes in!
But what's the point in telling everyone, as an adult, that you've climed Everest/toured with Led Zeppelin/been married to the woman out of Dollar/been in the SAS... when you know it's all bull? That's what I could never understand with these types and I've met a few of them. Even went out with one (although she was from Crewe, so...). It's one thing to say that you Dad is Bruce Lee when you're 5, but when you're 45? - I suppose that's where the 'compulsive' bit comes in!