When I was 16 I aced my driving test in Pennsylvania

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The six foot six inch state trooper who accompanied me in my tiny Triumph Herald 1200 with tears in his eyes said, “Sir, if I may have the temerity to call you Sir at such an age which you are, I have never ever seen anyone manipulate a motor vehicle with the dexterity and outstanding judgement which you have shown. It is my privilege and honor to bestow upon you the privilege of driving a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth.”

Yep…that’s exactly how it happened.

Except that I failed my first test because I was so nervous I couldn’t process his directions and what he actually said was, “Kid, you need more practice in control of your vehicle as well as listening to what people in authority are telling you to do during a test. Maybe you’ll do better next time.” With that, he exited the “vehicle”.

Of course the point here is that the truth of what happened differs markedly, actually ENTIRELY from the “story”, just like someone we know