# Is it true, what they're saying about you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453 "2014-10-05T13:33:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/1 "2014-10-05T13:33:41Z")
People like to talk. The latest gossip and rumour going around about you - should we believe it? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/2 "2014-10-06T06:50:47Z")
Possibly. The people who are familiar enough with me to actually talk about me are not, on the whole, people who tend to make things up out of thin air. That said, those people also do not tend to talk about others behind their backs. Therefore, I’ll need some indication of what is being said, and some confirmation that the rumor mongering is actually taking place before I’ll be prepared to issue a definitive statement. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/3 "2014-10-06T07:08:31Z")
It’s not true! The truth is much much worse than that. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/4 "2014-10-06T07:46:00Z")
I’ve often thought if I saw a _60 Minutes_ crew pulling up in front of my house, I’d rush out yelling, “It’s true! It’s true! It’s all true!” ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/5 "2014-10-06T07:55:27Z")
It’s not accurate at all. The issue existed long before I came along and without my intervention would have come to a head way _before_ now. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/6 "2014-10-06T08:08:09Z")
Well, there’s no fire without smoke… ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/7 "2014-10-06T12:34:01Z")
People either seem to like me a good deal, or instantly not like me at all. I can see both sides and I’m assuming the reasons people don’t like me are the things they’re talking about so…yeah probably true. But I don’t eat cats, that’s a ridiculous rumor. I cook them so OTHER PEOPLE can eat them. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/8 "2014-10-06T12:56:11Z")
Depends. If they are still linking me to those four Playboy Playmates then it’s all true. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/9 "2014-10-06T13:18:42Z")
At times, yes. It almost seems like everybody has a “me” story… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/10 "2014-10-06T14:49:19Z")
Oh, very much so. The people who know me know me very well. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/11 "2014-10-06T14:56:28Z")
My attorney has advised me to nether confirm, nor deny anything at this time. However, we would point out that hypothetically, that things could depend on what the meaning of “is” is. Also, what is the meaning of “unspeakable,” “horrifying” and “unnatural sexual acts.” ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-what-theyre-saying-about-you/700453/12 "2014-10-08T21:35:23Z")
It’s half-true about my excessive self-doubt; I doubt everything else, too.