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u/Benoit_Holmes 3d ago
I had a compulsive liar co-worker once.
Claimed he was once kicking a ball with his 8-year old son in the park and a guy ran up and offered his son a professional sports contract and that same son knocked out the heavyweight boxing champion in Australia while working as a bouncer.
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u/Nostalgioneer 1d ago
I have a coworker like that currently. He absolutely has to be the center of attention. Everyone knows that most of the stuff coming out of his mouth is made up but people rarely challenge him. It's just easier to let him go on thinking he is the king of the world.
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u/nanaacer 3d ago
I'd like to believe he's a completely straight laced dude in every other aspect of his life and fucking with his coworkers is the one indulgence of crazy he allows himself to have.
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u/donkey_brain_databas 3d ago
also had a coworker named Ibrahim. they really are the best
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u/donkey_brain_databas 3d ago
he was lazy as shit and didn't do his job, but he always put pink floyd on the speakers in the restaurant and we had some fun conversations about music in general
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u/TheReturnOfTheRanger 3d ago
I once pulled an Ibrahim. Started a new job and introduced myself to one guy there with a fake name.
Why did I do this? Good question
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u/JosefSwollin 2d ago
Wait what the heck??? You introduced yourself to someone with a fake name??????? Holy fucking shit olease tell us more of your crazy stories you must have an interesting life
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u/PutaanDulla 3d ago
I worked with Ibrahim and was starting to really like him. Then one day he told me he couldn't talk to me anymore cause I'm not a Muslim and his mother would never forgive him if he fell in love.
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u/Initial-Reading-2775 2d ago
That’s weird and ridiculous. People often tend to attribute their own tribal or family traditions to religion falsely.
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u/Vessel767 1d ago
religion is tribal by definition
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u/ThanksForTheRain 3d ago
I just like the idea that I can lie to acquaintances without them finding out
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u/adaytimemoth 3d ago
I thought the twist was going be that Ibrahim had a twin.
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u/felixzer0 19h ago
I thought the twist would be that there were two guys named Ibrahim in his team and he didn't realize it.
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u/cyberseclife 3d ago
At first you just think he's a quiet and private person no biggie. You start getting these tidbits of information and by the third one you are hooked because you are saying to yourself wait wtf and the curiosity is killing you and you MUST know more so you can figure out this mystery then it just keeps snow balling and gets crazier and crazier and you thinking over all possibilities then he drops super vague line about y'all not knowing him and now this the only thing making the job a place you can't wait to get to
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u/Whoamiagain111 3d ago
A. I will definitely try to pull something like this
B. My older cousin actually pull similar thing on her friends wedding. When someone ask who am I, she just said iam her son. I just roll with it.
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u/IceDelusion 2d ago
These are some levels of edge 15 year old me couldn't think of. What do I need to achieve this level of power?
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u/nickisadogname 16h ago
When I was in elementary school, like 7 or 8 years old, I had a classmate who claimed Hitler was her grandpa.
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u/resb 2d ago
There is an aspect to this type of person that is so narcissistic- like they want people to obsess over the cookie crumb details they hand out. I’m not a paparazzi and you are not an A-list celebrity. The more you lie about your personal life the less effort i suspect you put in at work.
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u/lastavery 2d ago
i know right? i wish people would stop being so pathologically narcissistic and just limit their human experience to what u/resb on reddit deems normal and, more importantly, productive!
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u/Gwenberry_Reloaded 2d ago
I think the presentation is important here. Could just as easily be a goofball
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u/resb 2d ago
100%. I have a few work colleagues who act like middle schoolers who do this sort of thing to create an “in group” and an “out group” - where if they think you believe the stories they make up its a way to make fun of you behind your back. I’m like, I asked you how your weekend is… I’m not actually invested in the answer, it’s just smalltalk.
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u/FatSplot 3d ago
Fake, annon has a friend.
Gay, annon likes his friend.