Why do people lie online are they living a fantasy or winding us up?

Thisismyname1953

@Barbadosbelle , I just received the same message. I was tempted to reply telling him to do one but deleted his message instead . It’s probably taken him a full day to message the whole of gransnet

I hope you both reported this to GN.

I’m miffed….no message.

Thisismyname1953

I was temped to play along.....

e.g. "How thrilled I am to meet someone who understands and appreciates me. I'm a Nigerian Princess whose tens of millions of $$$ are tied up in Switzerland but my father has cut off all my money and I just need $1,000 to
buy an air ticket and escape to Geneva. I'm the only one who knows all the passcodes. If you can FedEx the money and meet me in Geneva then I can transfer some of the money and we can travel together five star....."

Could have been fun but then I decided I just couldn't be arsed with the saddoo!
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Brilliant MissA and Sago

MissAdventure

If it had been a bra that had been "tampered with" that'd be a storm in a B cup.

Love this.

that is the pressure of social media. people living perfect lives, all white teeth smiles and perfect homes. piles of gifts at Christmas and perfect Summer holidays with not an argument in site

@Barbadosbelle , I just received the same message. I was tempted to reply telling him to do one but deleted his message instead . It’s probably taken him a full day to message the whole of gransnet

MissAdventure

If it had been a bra that had been "tampered with" that'd be a storm in a B cup.

You’re on fire MissA.

Clearly keeping abreast of things and not scared to make a tit of yourself.

😉

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I've just received a Private Gransnet message signed Todd but with an user name of Trueeve!!

By all accounts he/she thinks my comments are wonderful and i sound fabulous. So much so that they'd love to meet me. Distance no problem. Age no problem.

So tempted. But sadly I'm cutting my toe-nails tonight. I hope that they won't be too offended

The message they sent is the length of a short novel. So much effort for so little reward .........

(....... unless any of you Gransnetters can add to the story!!!)
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If it had been a bra that had been "tampered with" that'd be a storm in a B cup.

Aley I believe the thread in question said this person lived alone so knew it wasn’t anyone in the house that had moved her blue knickers, but she did have a workman in the house at the time so thought it must be him …..however someone remembered past posts where the same poster had a husband and wife it seemed at the same time. perhaps she had got rid of them both who knows
It’s all a bit of a knicker storm in a tea cup

I don’t see the point of this thread either.

I belonged to a sewing forum where one of the younger members made perfectly normal sewing related posts but also reported on her chaotic love life and job as a police officer. These were generally humorous and I think we all knew they were exaggerated for comic effects. We were fond of her and felt protective towards her.
Alarm bells rang though when she claimed to have been head hunted by the FBI!
Shortly after she posted a photo of a very glamorous blonde claiming it to be her and it wasn't. That's when she was banned from the forum. I think we all felt duped and left wondering if any of it was true

Am I not allowed to be pedantic, if I so chose?
This seems to be a 'fun' Thread.
The scenario is actually possible, but as you say not probable.
We are both correct.
I shall not get my white/ blue or black knickers in a twist. 😃

You get some scenarios on Reddit asking for advice that just cannot be real, they seem to get the most responses!

I don't think I would like to try and give a different image, it seems very hypocritical...

I’ve missed all that. I’m really annoyed with myself 🩲🩲🩲

I try to always tell the truth, even if it's boring - but not always all of it.

I take it out by writing fantasy tales... I'm sure my characters are much more interesting!

Could somebody please message me and tell me what I have missed? Not been online for a couple of days.

Maremia

It's just that a question was raised about the veracity of someone having a husband and a wife.
It can be done, consecutively.

I think you are being a little pedantic.

It’s just on the unlikely side that you would have a husband then a wife in the space of 18months!

Yes possible I know but unlikely.

The OP said she/he and her husband had parted company, no mention of the wife.

It's just that a question was raised about the veracity of someone having a husband and a wife.
It can be done, consecutively.

Seriously, yes, i remember.
He said his wife and most of her friends wore stockings.

I bet it was pulled.... 🤭

Do any of you remember one of our male posters (I think we scared him off)

He started a thread asking why were women not aware of the wide range of hosiery available to women.

He particularly wanted to know about stockings and suspenders and why they were no longer in vogue.

I couldn’t believe how many posters engaged with him on this!

I eventually reported it after warnings and it was pulled.

eddiecat78

Please ladies - we must be accurate - the knickers were white not blue.

Oh, don't mind me.
I'm making it up as i go along!!
My memory isn't so good.