i asked brian at the family reunion, last august, if he remembered me teaching him how to exaggerate when we were at a breakfast at barb & paul's house....i'm 73 now, i was 30-ish that day...i had just said i tripped when i was out camping and slid 150 feet...he looked so shocked as if i were hurt..i said ''no ,no, don't you know how to exaggerate? i'll teach you.'' so i told him to add 100 feet or a million dollars to all his stories and when you're tired say things like '' i haven't slept in a year!''....he thought it was so funny and practiced . i think we were all playing cards and at one point he said ''i have 50 spades! is that how you do it?'' absolutely!! joyce bracy