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| Type | Created | Category | Creator | Sort | Votes | Hides | Rating | |
| single | 29-Mar-2012 | personal experience | bill | by votes | 26 | 1 | 61.5% |
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| User | Comment |
|---|---|
| LJD | posted 29-Mar-2012 9:55am Stop, and apologize |
| LindaH | posted 29-Mar-2012 9:58am I'd mention that I think I've told it before, because I don't want to seem oblivious. Then I'd keep telling it because if it is a good story, it is worth telling twice. |
| Enheduanna | posted 29-Mar-2012 11:27am I'd stop, although I'd say something about having told it before, and I might say something about why I was telling it in the first place--maybe the ending was relevant in some way. |
| Lysannus | posted 29-Mar-2012 12:31pm Change it on the fly and see if they notice by saying that's not how it goes. I love messing with peoples heads |
| dab | posted 29-Mar-2012 1:07pm Mention that I think I've told the story before and stop if my listeners confirm they've heard it. |
| they | posted 29-Mar-2012 4:03pm The closest option was stop, but I would say, "Have I already told you this?" When I try to repeat a story to my kid, she stops me. |
| labjog | posted 29-Mar-2012 4:09pm Mention to them that you think you've told this story before, apologize but keep telling the story until the end |
| Biggles | posted 29-Mar-2012 6:33pm I usually trail off a bit and then tell the rest of the story very quickly in order to come to a conclusion or make the point I was trying to make in the first place. If they make it clear to me that they recall the story (by saying so or through body language/expression), I'll just move on. I have a couple of friends who will retell it with every detail, even if someone tells them that they remember being told before - it's a bit annoying! |
| FordGuy | posted 30-Mar-2012 10:52am Other: Ask if they've heard this before. If they have, stop telling the story. |
| Zang | posted 30-Mar-2012 12:02pm That happens to me a little too often. I just can't quit once I've launched into an anecdote. More often than not, I'll admit that they've likely heard it before, but continue with an abbreviated version. |
| Icarus | posted 1-Apr-2012 2:36am I'd apologize and stop. I find it annoying when someone tells you a story more than once, but usually I will just humour them. |
| cloudhugger | posted 1-Apr-2012 3:37pm I would stop and apologize/ Some people get angry hearing the same thing. |
| Gomezy3k | posted 2-Apr-2012 6:06pm Keep going.. |
| LindaH | (reply to Icarus, cloudhugger) posted 6-Apr-2012 10:05am It's funny how people don't like hearing the same story retold, but they will watch movies more than once and reruns of shows. |
| cloudhugger | (reply to LindaH) posted 6-Apr-2012 10:10pm Good point. I can act |
| CarlHalling | posted 23-Apr-2012 12:38pm No big deal for me, I am often to be found telling the same story more than once, I never get any complaints...mine are good stories that bear repeated re-tellings. And I can't see myself telling them the same way twice. |
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