Originally Posted by
Jimbo
Yes, I have heard, and in certain cases observed, that some people do not take every story they tell completely seriously. I myself do not understand this behaviour, but I do recognise that some people embellish, or even completely make up, anecdotes for a variety of reasons - humour appears to be one of the dominating factors under these circumstances.
Yes, straights are a lot of fun, and well worth the effort and occasional nick along the learning curve. I myself, on my first attempt, managed to completely sever my head from my shoulders. Despite my (slightly disembodied) protestations that it was merely "a harmless flesh wound", I was nevertheless hauled reluctantly to the Accident and Emergency where the good doctors kindly reattached most of the vital elements. Unfortunately, they were not able to reassemble the exaggeration and hyperbole centers of the brain, which is why I do now find it difficult to tell whether people are telling tall tales or not. I myself am certainly incapable of it.
James.