Lying language

Another man remarked, "I'm an old man, too".

Sensing a bore I retreated to my father's ploy. His deafness became even more evident when he sensed a bore trying to make conversation. I said, "Can't hear you. Deaf, you know."

He yelled louder, "I'm an old man, too. How old do you think I am?"

"Can't guess."

"Oh, c'mon."

"Can't tell."

He yelled, "I'm 72!"

I introduced him to Marie, "Meet an old man".

As I walked away I saw him expostulating. She later remarked that he was a bore.

The woman on my left at the concert said, "Why the badge? Anyone can see you're an old man."

That is the point of the matter. Why deny reality?