Should I lie about my age in college?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the question of whether one should lie about their age or year in college, particularly in the context of social interactions and perceptions as a transfer student. Participants explore the implications of such a decision, including social dynamics and personal identity.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses frustration at being perceived as a freshman instead of a junior and considers lying about their year in school.
  • Another participant argues against lying, suggesting that curiosity about transfer students is natural and can be addressed through honest conversation.
  • Some participants humorously engage in a playful exchange about their ages, with several claiming to be very young or using nonsensical numbers.
  • There are comments suggesting that lying about age may be more common among women, with one participant noting that college seems too early for such behavior.
  • A later reply questions the validity of lying in general, suggesting it leads to a false persona.
  • Some participants share anecdotes about their experiences with age perceptions and how they cope with being mistaken for younger students.
  • Technical discussions arise about using mathematical concepts humorously in the context of age and identity.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on whether lying about age is acceptable. There are competing views on the implications of such a decision, with some advocating for honesty and others suggesting that lying could be a viable option.

Contextual Notes

Some comments reflect playful banter and do not contribute to the main topic, while others introduce mathematical references that may not directly relate to the discussion of age and identity.

  • #31
According to einstein laws of relative motion, i should be......










meh, forget it, i don't like to calculate in my head
 
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  • #32
C'mon, if you're going to lie, come up with something better than that. Tell people that Osama bin Laden is your grandfather, when you were 11 he blew up a pony for your birthday, and that when you learned to drive you didn't learn how to park, so you have to leap out of the door and wait until it comes to a stop against the nearest convenient brick wall. Then ask to borrow their car.

I'm 1,012. In trinary. "When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good, you will not."
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  • #33
~christina~ said:
I look like I'm in middle school, but I'm in college.

I just say that everyone when everyone is old and decrepit, I'll be the young one! Mwahahahahaha!

Who's old and decrepit? I actually got carded a few days ago! (OK so as it turned out, the guy just wanted to know my name so he could hit on me, but still...it counts!)
 
  • #34
lisab said:
Who's old and decrepit? I actually got carded a few days ago! (OK so as it turned out, the guy just wanted to know my name so he could hit on me, but still...it counts!)
On my 30th birthday, the local "Sack o' Suds" had gotten a new cashier, and she carded me. I was the lead operator on a new high-speed paper machine, and was covered with flecks of stock from a sheet break before quitting time - the work clothes and pulp fiber should have tipped her off that I just got off work at the mill. There were 3 or 4 guys from my shift in line behind me (also buying beer - papermaking is hot, thirsty work) laughing at me because the cashier didn't believe I was 21. I had to go back out my truck for ID - you don't carry anything in your pockets on a paper machine, except vital tools like a knife.
 
  • #35
CaptainQuasar said:
C'mon, if you're going to lie, come up with something better than that. Tell people that Osama bin Laden is your grandfather, when you were 11 he blew up a pony for your birthday, and that when you learned to drive you didn't learn how to park, so you have to leap out of the door and wait until it comes to a stop against the nearest convenient brick wall. Then ask to borrow their car.

I'm 1,012. In trinary. "When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good, you will not."
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"Nanny Ogg had a practical mind about the truth. She told it when it was convenient or she couldn't come up with anything more interesting." - Terry Pratchet
 
  • #36
lisab said:
Who's old and decrepit? I actually got carded a few days ago! (OK so as it turned out, the guy just wanted to know my name so he could hit on me, but still...it counts!)
I never said lisab was decrepit. :biggrin:
 
  • #37
lisab said:
Who's old and decrepit? I actually got carded a few days ago! (OK so as it turned out, the guy just wanted to know my name so he could hit on me, but still...it counts!)

I liked the one liquor store that got caught selling to minors, so had to card everyone to keep their license. I felt bad for the guy who looked to be about 80 in front of me in line who didn't at all understand why he was being carded. :smile:
 
  • #38
St. Aegis said:
i'm 4
24? You're first! Giggity Giggity goo!
 

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