Why do olds make up stories?

They are usually about how they put some young person in their place.

The bravest people on the internet are probably the most timid in the real world.

And this only applies to “olds”? At least olds have lived long enough to maybe have experienced some of the things they talk about.

It’s just an observation and had absolutely nothing to do with life experiences.

I’m talking about tales like this.
“I saw a young democrat at the market with earrings. I told him real men don’t wear those things and ripped it out of his ear”

Or..some of us, 'Olds' don't do very well in a real life face to face conversation. Due to years and years of getting grit from know it all young punks. Timid isn't the word. Its low tolerance for nonsense.

Aka, Long in the Tooth.


That's my theory.

Stories like that are just idiotic. I wouldn’t believe those regardless of the persons age telling it.

I have had some interesting experiences and if I told them as stories, I’m sure they would be labeled untrue. But I wouldn’t make em up

Not sure how you paint an entire age group with the same broad brush. Every age group exaggerates. Heck I heard a Gen Z telling a tale about eating a whole bag of flamin hot Cheetos and a 2 liter bottle of Mountain Dew while posting on TikTok and never missed a beat. Pure talent.

… I thought we already had the debate about “Corn Pop”?

It has been my experience that the ones who don’t talk are the ones who can or have done a lot, regardless of age.

My Dad is the one that filled my head with stories.


Like the time he was hunting bull frogs. He would hide in the weeds as a Blue Northern was going to hit. And at the moment it did hit and froze everything. He said he'd jump up and yell to scare the bull frogs into the water. Timing it just right. The pond would freeze halfway through the frog jump.

The pond was frozen with nothing but frog legs sticking out the top. Then all you had to do was go around and cut the legs off the frogs.


I believe that [censored] for most of young childhood.

I worked for this guy back when I was around 30 he was around 60 and knew everything about everything. I did not believe half of what he said but after some years most of what he said was good advice.

Ive got a good one. Wife and I were headed back from Mio Nonno in Allen having dinner. Some idiot starts weaving all over the place. Tailgating us, even got in front of us and kept riding on the brakes. This goes on all the way from stacey and 75 to stacey and 121. We are stopped at the light and he opens his door so I step out and do the same. Younger black kid in his mid 20's I'm guessing. I didn't know what to do at this point because I didn't want to get unalived on a random week night. So I did the logical thing and threw a full plastic bottle of water at him. Hit's his door so he picks it up. He trows it back at me and hits me right in the face. He laughed, got in his car and took off. I laughed, Mrs Spagnola laughed and we went on our way.

I think olds tell life stories in much the same way as fishermen tell fishing stories.

No fisherman ever wants to tell the story of the little dink that got away.

“Back In ‘72 I got kicked out of the Army cause I beat up my (insert officer or drill sergeant here). I don’t take orders from anybody” = I got kicked out of basic training for bed wetting