# Staring into a mirror

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staring-into-a-mirror/284767>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 14, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staring-into-a-mirror/284767 "2005-01-14T21:20:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staring-into-a-mirror/284767/21 "2005-01-17T00:10:49Z")

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Oh, dear. I stared into the mirror and accidentally said “Bloody Mary” three times.

You wouldn’t believe what happened next.

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**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staring-into-a-mirror/284767/22 "2005-01-17T14:51:43Z")

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> [@Eats\_Crayons](#):
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> Oh, dear. I stared into the mirror and accidentally said “Bloody Mary” three times.
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> You wouldn’t believe what happened next.

You got drunk? 🙂

I sorta have this problem. Even though I’m 30, my mental image of myself is stuck at 16. Every time I catch myself in the mirror I’m usually kinda surprised at what I see.

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**Author:** ![PussyCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@PussyCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PussyCow)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staring-into-a-mirror/284767/23 "2005-01-17T15:12:48Z")

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> [@slortar](#):
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> I sorta have this problem. Even though I’m 30, my mental image of myself is stuck at 16. Every time I catch myself in the mirror I’m usually kinda surprised at what I see.

No way, **slortar**! Me, too. Except I’m 30 now and I always think I’m 15. But that could be because I’m a pervert and like to pretend I’m going out with a guy WAY older than me.

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