The Twitch streamer “Slime” made a joke out of pretending to be a teenager in front of his youthful teammates. However, this backfired bitterly when he revealed the truth.
Note: Yes, the cover image is a symbolic image. The collage consists of material from Valorant as well as a photo by Andrea Piacquadio (via Pexels).
What was the situation like? The Twitch streamer “Slime” was playing a few rounds of Valorant when he found himself in a lobby full of much younger players, apparently in high school. The 33-year-old made a joke out of pretending to be a teenager as well.
However, this turned out badly when Slime revealed his true age to his teammates.
MontanaBlack is even older than Slime at 35 years and regularly has to endure retirement jokes at his expense.
“I sometimes forget that there are old people who don’t have a wife”
How did it go for the streamer? In fact, Slime apparently managed to convince his teammates with his “youthful persona.” Supported by his chat and some quick Google searches for youth slang, the 33-year-old held his ground.
After a few rounds, however, the streamer was plagued by guilt, feeling like he was deceiving the young players. But he was already “too deep in” to tell the truth, Slime stated. He eventually decided to reveal the joke in the last round.
When the moment came, the streamer confessed: “Guys, I tricked you, I am a 33-year-old bald man.”
How did the teammates react to the truth? They initially burst into loud laughter. One player murmurs in the background: “My dad is bald,” which probably stung Slime a little. Nevertheless, he generously offered to answer the young players’ questions about adulthood.
However, after the first question, he regretted his decision – as well as probably all the decisions in his life that led him to this point.
Because one teammate wanted to know what he got his wife for Christmas. In the next moment, it seems to dawn on her that this question could appear rude under the wrong circumstances.
In her attempt to save the situation, she ultimately makes things worse for Slime: “Wait, do you have a wife? I sometimes forget that there are old people who don’t have a wife.” The 33-year-old admits to being unmarried despite his mature age before turning to his chat with a laugh.
You can see the pivotal moment here:
Aging catches many by surprise
The clip ended up in the subreddit r/LivestreamFail, one of the largest communities for everything related to livestreaming. There, many viewers were apparently suddenly confronted with their own old age:
“33 isn’t that old, right guys?”
– “Yeah, I heard 30 is the new 20… or?” (via Reddit)
Others shared similar experiences or discussed how quickly time passes since they were no longer teenagers. “I regret everything I said about how people in their 30s are old,” confessed one user.
One user had exactly the right words for all those who were suddenly caught off guard by adulthood: “Life is not a race where you have to reach certain milestones at a certain age.”
Gronkh probably feels similarly, who has strong words for critics who claim: “You’re too old to play”
