Lying about your age
is this ever acceptable?
I managed to secure a date with a 21 year old a few weeks back. I was clearly punching well above my weight as she was a 9/10.
Anyway, we went out, had a nice time, coffee and shit and things were cool. She was WELL into me. Laughed at all my jokes, touched me continuously and was generally in awe of my brilliance.
However, later in the date, she asked me how old I was. I am 36 and for a split second I considered lying as I have a young looking face. I told the truth and things went downhill rapidly.
With this in mind, I have decided to lie from now on. I am gonna snip exactly 10 years off, as this is nice and easy to remember.
This is OK, no?
YEAH
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Nah
who are you?
I am a man who think's lying is OK on occasion
and you?
He's the former dictator of Cuba, obvs
Frey Bentos
:D
Lie all you want, but you can't fool tha roolz, bud.
Half yer age + 7.
That's just the way it is.
What if your're 4?
Not OK.
I only lie about my age by accident, because I forget how old I am. Really helps my cause when I'm trying to buy alcohol and I stumble over my answer.
rookie error
*nookie error
*straight
My boyfriend thinks i'm 22.
I'm not.
I really don't get this, sorry.
think he might be implying you have saggy tits?
I hope not tho cos
a) that would be cruel
b) I think the same way as this berk
vacuous dullard
I think thats what he may mean
but I don't think thats true so no worries.
Confirmed
:)
i'm managed to convince people that i'm not contemporarious with Tom Selleck
when I was 21
A guy at Reading festival lied to me. He told me he was 19 but I found out later from his friends that he had just turned 14.
:DDDDDD
Crikey.
people wouldn't be so amused if a man posted this about a 14 year old girl
it saddens me that we live in such a sexist society
it'd still be pretty funny
considering it was the girl that lied.
don't be a dick, man
Hm. If we're talking about clear cut illegality...it makes her a statutory rapist.
She's not a pedophile because her sexual interest wasn't aroused by the adolescense of the person in question
What are you talking about?
He was a child.
Well, between puberty and legal adulthood.
Strong posting.
And marilyninthesky...have more sense than to promote this to a vocal group of penny-label internet ''humorists''
where in my posting does it say anything happened
to make me a statutory rapist?
Christ sake I didn't bloomin' sleep with him...and I never said I had!
Haha :D
The way it's worded gives that implication.
I can't make someone imply something
Must be the way your mind works.
^ This post doesn't make any sense.
does
I don't understand the concept of 'making someone imply something' then
I never once mentioned sex or anything physical
The thread is about lying about your age. That's all I said was a guy lied to me at a festival about my age. how you take that is your responsibility, not mine.
abouty his age* DOH
Yeah I know
I just don't know what "I can't make someone imply something" means.
I clumsily meant that I couldn't control
how anyone took my posting.
I was also slightly in a state of panic because a) I had been accused to paedophilia & rape b) ACCUSED WHILST ON ON MY WORK COMPUTER and c) General panic that I had done something wrong by befriending someone who was not legally allowed to have sex.
I didn't say I did anything with him?
no I didn't!
I didn't imply anything...we spent some time together and he was very flirty but for the record we didn't even kiss. It was only later on in the evening when his friends joined us that they told me he was 14 as they were so young looking ( he looked at least 17).
The only realising I'm explaining myself is because I have been called a rapist and a paedophile which is 1) unfair and 2) untrue and 3) WOW this has been completly taken out of context.
Dinner?
(I'm 33)
too old
:'(
I'm only joking
It's the best offer I've had all year
x
reason*
completly*
When I was 18
I pulled a hot girl on holiday who told me she was, and looked, 16. Turned out she was 13. Whoops. Fortunately "pulled" only involved kissing, but still.
you are a buffoon - this cannot be questioned
I positively encourage this behaviour
And you always ask for ID before drunken snogs do you?
See
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/social/4294002#r6113177
Your interpretation of the tone of my post is very odd
I'm bored of you now
Jog on.
Well, you're more immature than she was
Priceless
I have to salute your rapier wit.
You got a 13 year old drunk?
Player.
I think this might be your jump the shark post.
I did not imply that
Ha, excellent lawyers response
denying impying it, however no denial of actually doing it.
;)
In all seriousness, though, she hit on me when she was already drunk. I hadn't met her before that, let alone plied her with alcohol.
don't be a dick, man
younger...younger...technically a Polanski.
THIR-FUCKING-TEEN.
shut up
ghostpony to thread
This thread reminds me that twice when I was 31 I got asked out by 15 year olds
the fact that they chose not to lie to me about their age is making me feel oddly confused right now
how is that relevant to me?
You're 36?!!
By the way you write, I was genuinely expecting a 16 year old to be behind this post.
''Silkyskillz11''. Are you sure, mate?
100% man - ask my mum
Her mouth's full right now.
I often tell people I'm just fourteen
After I've slept with them.
That's true though.
erm
WTF?! D:
reverse jailbait
crafty
if people ask me how old i am, i say, 'how old do you think i am?'
they always say, '24?', which is fine by me.
you're so mysterious
its my 'thing'
And, after ''consulting'' with your ''thing''
...I'd say you were about 9.
ok.
:D
I once said I was 13 so I could get into a 12 rated film when I was 11
^ I did this to see Liar Liar
my dad once tried to get my sister into a 12-rated film when she was 11
cinema lady: how old is she?
dad: she's 12
sister: no dad! i'm 11.
cinema lady: hmmm...
dad: two tickets to finding nemo please
haha
i tried to lie for my sister to get her into a 15, the guy was like 'what year was she born' and i said 1994 when it was actually 1992 (and i should've said 1990)
i think the only way i lie about my age now
is by using my sister's under 18 oystercard for free travel on the buses. but lying to people you're dating etc isn't alright, especially with important things like age. you'd think age is just a number but it's not
Never acceptable.
Once, when I was 16, I ended up in the boudoir of a Parisian strip club and even there I did not lie about my age. I told the girls I was 16 and so instead of stripping we all just had a nice chat until the allotted time was up.
You're the poofter, mate.
How many Parisian strip club boudoirs have you been in?
I've noticed everyone on Facebook has started removing the year they were born from their profiles
Does this mean I'm getting on a bit?
nah, just them
But they're all the same age as me
:(
Nope. Don't need to.
When I was 29 I was briefly seeing a 19 year old. I had a way more of a problem with the age gap than she did. I ended it after a about a month.
i wouldnt lie
once i met a girl in rock city at an all-nighter (biffy clyro, gonga, minús, goldie lookin' chain). i'd won this radio one review thing a couple weeks before and zane lowe was djing so i introduced myself to him and he invited me to have a drink with him and i ended spending most of the night with his 'clique'. i was only 15 but looked reasonably old and i said i was 19. met a girl later in the night kinda through him and went back to hers. she was 24. we had sex and i told her a few days later i was 15 and she was horrified. looking back i regret it, but it was my first blowjob and to this date the best one i've had.
good skillz, man
you are my new hero
^Lad.
It really annoys me that people have a hang up about their age.
In the course of my job I generally ask everyone how old they are, and the amount of people who tut and say "I don't see how that's relevant" and get all offended really pisses me off.
I'm 23 but people generally guess I'm about 26 or so. I guess that's okay because I'm really mature. I don't really see a need to lie about it to anyone. If I was trying to impress a much older woman I imagine my youth might be my best asset, and I wouldn't really want to go out with a teenager at all.
You sound like a bit of an idiot
Why do you ask everyone how old they are?
...
?
I'm a doctor specialising in aging-related medical conditions.
:D
Said Andyvine, 27 from Truro, Cornwall
Our newspaper style would be 'of Truro' rather than 'from Truro',
but yeah, that's the thing.
But why do newspapers have to do it though? It’s not so common in the nationals and
I can understand it if it’s a professional footballer or similar and they’re being signed by a football club, but I’m not interested in the age of a man who damaged his car on a pothole.
I think it's a dying convention
used to be utterly routine — simply part of journalistic style helping to produce a sense of factuality (hence objectivity).
It's fast going by the wayside, though, possibly as a side effect of the disappearance, for very different and very good reasons, of race designation.
Fast going by the wayside?
Try telling that to my editor.
But you are interested, if you read the story at all, because that kind of context is essential.
Because whether or not the man is an 86-year-old who drives at 30mph or a 17-year-old boy racer who's just passed his test makes a massive difference to the context of a story. Today I've done a story about anti-social behaviour on busses - if I'm quoting people's opinions, it matters if I'm quoting a little old lady or a rugby playing lad. Age is an important part of building that context. I wish it wasn't, because it would make my life a lot easier, but as boydungud says, our editors won't be letting it slide any time soon.
^This
It's even more important if the 'protagonist' isn't pictured, which is often the case with court stories.
Would you quote the age of a policeman, or a councillor, or a solicitor,
if they’re being quoted in a professional capacity, or is it only members of the public?
For me, it depends on the context and subject matter.
I mentioned a councillor's age in a piece I did just after the local elections, because he was 24 - a lot younger than average. But yes, I wouldn't normally mention someone's age if I'm quoting them in a professional capacity (or ask, even).
Occasionally, people won't tell me their age (it tends to be middle aged women - younger people aren't usually bothered, older people have a strange pride about their age - those in the middle seem a bit more precious) and I can't really force them to tell me.
Depends.
Anyone speaking on behalf of an organisation - police, fire crew, councillors - will generally not give an age. That changes if the story has a personal angle - if a cop is being given a special medal for bravery, we'll want to know how old they are, how long they've worked for the force, etc. Anyone else - "the general public", will generally always have to. I've had my editor take quotes out my stories because the person didn't give an age.
I like knowing what age people in the paper are.
*26, Manchester
Yeah, I've just read the work experience thread. In my defence, ''in the course of my job I generally ask everyone how old they are'' does make you sound a bit like a mental.
Did you picture me sat a till asking it?
Do you have a club card?
No, I don't.
Do you want cashback?
Err, no, that's okay thanks.
How old are you?
Sorry?
What year were you born in?
Eh?
It's a simple question mate.
Fuck off and give me my tuna.
It is the sort of thing I'd do to be honest.
And everyone above me thought *I* was the idiot
I can see through your flimsy veil of a respectable profession and into the murky depths of your age obsession!
It actually does interest me, because I'm terrible at guessing ages.
People often think I'm being a horrible sycophant when I do the whole "oh, you're good for 70!" thing, but I usually genuinly am surprised.
In that case then, FYI
if you ever do end up working the checkouts at Asda, don't ask.
OH WAIT
If they're buying alcohol, you still need to ask. My brain no worky so good today.
you're 23????
i thought you were like 27. this is like the time i found out danielkelly is the same age as me. WEIRD.
I don't really know why I give off an older vibe.
I have a steady job and my own flat and whatever, but I would expect that to be the case for most 23-year-olds? I left uni, bummed around for six months, then got a job, so it's not like I'm racing ahead.
Really? Perhaps for Oxford graduates but for most of the rest of us
A steady, decent job and our own flat are but a dream.
He says, whilst completing his 2nd internship, working another job and living with his mother. Calm yourselves ladies.
Oxford? How dare you.
I don't know, I've been made redundant once already, I suppose I was lucky enough to get specific training for a specific job, which meant I'd always be able to get one if they were available and I was willing (which they were and I was, sporadically, as proved by me going to interviews in Hull, Stoke, Leeds, Essex and elsewhere). I certainly didn't walk into a job. And looking across my friends, most of them have jobs, and most of them live away from home (regardless of univeristy). Perhaps we've just been very lucky.
This is probably a debate for another thread anyhow.
*grimaces, sucks air through teeth at the wrong -bridge accusation*
Probably a good thing I was beaten to it - my way of phrasing it barely made sense
^UEA.
42
M
Stromness.
Wanna cyber?
Got to lie about my age in here. If the lads found out I was 55 and past my prime
I would suffer a similar fate to Boxer in Animal Farm, but probably with more stabbing and raping.
Prison_keith brings the perspective once more.
age doesnt mean anything after 21
except for in regards to the frames of reference that you developed before you 21 - ie you as a 36 year old will probably have had a different childhood to a 26 year old.
when i was young i thought the idea was ridiculous. now i reckon i might do it at some point
what an odd thread