Londoner Joel Golby is fascinated with a very specific concept. He believes there is a kind of “character” who plagues small towns. And the character in question is a pathological liar. While I didn't grow up in a small town, it can definitely be alarming to witness people confidently flaunt untruths. There was the girl in my elementary school who announced that she went on a date with Jonathan Taylor Thomas over summer vacation. And, of course, I cannot forget the kid who was pen pals with The…

When I was a bartender, customers would often rack up huge tabs over several hours, ordering martinis at the busiest moments and shots for everyone at the bar minutes before closing. The most ostentatious customers were usually the ones who would ditch the bar without closing their tabs, and 90% of the time, those cards would decline. It's a risky scam, but people who work in the service industry know better than most that customers can be shockingly audacious. As much as we wish we could expos…

Embarrassing

FFS

If you're into r/thathappened, we'd like to introduce you to Didn't Happen to the Year Awards, a very amusing Twitter account that exposes people who tried to pass off their far-fetched tall tales as true stories. If you ever see a tweet that starts with 'my 4 year old said...' be very, very dubious. Take a look at some of the funny and cringe posts we collected from @_dhotya

Embarrassing.

Dunning-Kruger in full effect

Oopsies! Didn't mean to send that.

Embarrassing stuff

Picante.

Stolen valor taken to the next level

These deceivers got what they deserved

Come ON.

The internet is full of liars

Got 'em.

True stories that totally 100% happened