# A serious question for Sam Stone on Factual Errors **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 11, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881 "2021-12-11T12:32:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2145
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881/2145 "2024-02-23T03:30:46Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Instead of calling you a liar and demanding an apology, or calling you an idiot for not knowing what you are talking about, I am going to be charitable and assume you are talking about something other than multi-user realtime chat, which back in the day was called ‘teleconferencing’. Meanwhile, back in reality, people can’t **overhear** , and you certainly can’t **see someone perk up** when it’s a text conversation, no matter what you call it. I’m going to be charitable and still call you a liar for trying a dodge this pathetic. To remind you of what you tried to claim you were misremembering as a teleconference: > [@Warren Zevon Dead at 56](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-zevon-dead-at-56/200270/51): > > > [@Warren Zevon Dead at 56](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warren-zevon-dead-at-56/200270/51): > > > > I met my wife because of Warren Zevon. I was chatting with a bunch of friends one day, and mentioned Zevon. My future wife was in earshot, and she perked up and said, “You like Warren Zevon??” And it was like we were immediately old friends. We were engaged in three weeks, married in six months, and it’s now 13 years and counting. Or was “in earshot” what the cool kids called “being in the same text only chat room” in 1989? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881)._