Hell NO. you’d be surprised how many people didn’t think I’d survive my teens—twentys–.then I got married.
I haven’t lied yet, but people always think I’m older than I am. I’m only 27, but people constantly think I’m in my thirties. When I’m 40 will I look 65? :eek:
It’s actually ok though because I’m trying to break into the opera business, and it doesn’t hurt (as a guy anyway) for people to think you’ve got a few good years on you at an audition. Women, on the otherhand…(this business if full of “25”-year-old women with crows feet and 40-year-old husbands 
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http://mrshowbiz.go.com/people/julialouisdreyfus/index.html
http://www.harlean.com/interviews/golden.htm
Not only do the photos of Julia and Eve on the pages above look similar, but they are both about the same age, from NYC, etc. Although, Julia has a rounder face and her hair more curled.
I am 25. I see no reason to lie about it. I see no reason to say I am 39 when I am 43, and I seriously doubt I ever will.
Just to show you how I refuse to lie about my age, I will be sure to start a thread 2 weeks before I turn 26, just to remind everyone about my age.
I wear an XL in shirts, have a 38"inseam, and I like the colors green and blue.
We went right out there and refused to do accoustical versions of the electrical songs that we had refused to record in the first place.
I have no need to lie about my age, everybody does it for me. I have been mistaken for a 16 year old, a thirtysomething, and everything in between. I usually just gently correct people when it happens, and explain to them that I’m 22.
Heck is where you go when you don’t believe in Gosh.
I’d love to be able to lie about my age and get the job that I really want, damn insurance companies. I guess I’ll just have to be happy at my current one and wait the year out.
Kinooning it up for 20 years and counting
(It’s a New Mexico triple-post)
No need to lie. People don’t believe I’m 29. I look a few years younger. Hopefully I’ll be like my Dad - he’s looked 10 years younger than he is for as long as I can remember.
~handcrafted signatures since 1975~
I only lied about my age to run for president.
Ok, and I lied about running for president, too.
I don’t see the point in lying about one’s age. Who cares?? I guess some do, but I sure don’t. I do occassionally forget (I had a thread earlier this year or maybe December about how I kept forgetting my age) I am 28 but since about 26 I keep getting confused by one year in either direction.
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That’s bizarre! I have the exact same problem…must be a bug in our model year, lol. I’ll be 29 in a couple weeks. I don’t plan to start lying about my age any time soon, but I may start messing with the odometer. (I don’t know what that means, but it sounded witty in my head. ;))
Now there’s nothing unexpected about the water giving out; “Land” is not a word we have to shout.
I’m 28, and I too have that feeling that I should be further along in my career than I am, so I tend just to let people assume what they will-- they generally guess a few years younger. When I turned 27, I jokingly told a co-worker that I was going to be 19, and he believed me. It’s sort of funny and can be flattering, but the flip side is that people often assume that if you look (or are) especially young, you don’t have the brains/talent/experience/whatever they’re looking for (Rosebud has her looming job search on her mind…).
Gamera is really neat, he is full of turtle meat, we’ve been eating Gam-er-aaaa…
When I was about to turn 30, some of my younger friends were asking me if I dreaded the thought.
Hell no, in fact I was glad to get my 20’s behind me, at 31 I am proud to be 31 although at times it terrifies me…I should be doing better than I am in soooo many areas but that’s life.
It’s a waste of time to lie about your age, it does nothing for you!
I avoid answering and give a ballpark.
Why? Too many “good S’uthun” relatives. I remember a male cousin asking one (to me, elderly) aunt how old she was. He got backhanded across the room by my Uncle for DARING to ask a lady’s age.
Before I got so sick over the last year, I would try to avoid answering anyway, because I could easily get away with an answer in my twenties and be believed. Not anymore. Now I look my age and probably older. They still get the same ballpark answer.
Absolutely not… I am ancient!
I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature!
Eve said:
Sure, easy to say when you can pass for 30.
Hell yeah I lie about my age!
“Excuse me, can I see your bracelet?” (at parties they sell ‘drinking’ and ‘sober’ bracelets to determine who drinks.)
:showing him my sober bracelet:
“Mmhmm, do you have some ID?”
“Not on me” (No, really I am 21! Occifer Mishel!)
“Well, uh, follow me please”
At that point I usually just stagger home. I’ve managed to pass for 21 a few times though (or the guys are just nice).
I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail.
I lie about my age, off and on. Now that Im old enough that I dont think I look 19, I swear Im 19. Im quite willing to admit I was born in '75, but dammit, I’m not 24! I refuse to grow up! Won’t! Shan’t! Can’t make me!
Yeah, it’s kinda weird of me, but there’s a Hindu saying to the effect that we grow old and die because we see those around us growing old and dying. Holding in my head that I’m 19 will, I hope, help me hold on to a youthful outlook all my life. Some people can do that anyway, more power to 'em. But this little trick of mine doesnt hurt anybody, and people rarely believe me anyway, so why shouldnt I say Im 19?
Do chat rooms count?
Actually, I don’t see the issue. As soon as I turned 40 I started describing myself as middle-aged. (Both grandfathers died at 79; if 40 didn’t put me about in the middle, I don’t know what would.)
Tom~
Wally—You’re sweet, but not only is that NOT too recent a photo, but, umm, have you ever heard of gauze and airbrushing? That looks like me like Lucille Ball looked in Mame.
George—You’re sweet, too. Never heard I looked like J. L-D, whom I like a lot. I’ve heard Cher, Connie Selleca and Frank Zappa, but never her!
TechChick—30 didn’t bother me a bit, either; but watch out for 40! It can take ya by surprise.
When young, one lies & says they are older. When old, they prefer to say they are younger.
The whole idea is dumb. As if! poeple can’t tell just looking at ya.
Eve, who said anything about the photo?
I saw you on the television machine a couple of months ago. I even taped it.
You looked maahhvellous!