Yeah, the whole story has that quality where you half expect the entire bus to stand up and give an applause at the end.

It seems at least as likely that a Roe Jogan listener might enact that story with a friend, as that they would just hear it and then make up a story where they ask the question.

It's of course quite pointless to speculate about the truth or fiction of an Internet story starring people you don't know.

I wonder about the people who think it's implausible however. Do you never discuss difficult things with your friends? Whether to marry the girl/guy/human, how many times you'll see your parents again, how's your cousin's health, that kind of thing?

That's supposed to be normal, I worry that what y'all would call friends is what I would call colleagues or casual acquaintances.

Or, once someone has heard the story, they are more likely to bring it up again, continuing the cycle.

I genuinely plan on mentioning this to my wife this evening. Not in a "let's move to live near my parents" way, but just as a way of bringing up that time is valuable.

If she then mentions to someone that I said this, will they say "I don't believe you, I've heard this story before?"