[Lazamataz]

Take a swig every time he says “folks”, you won’t make it past the first question.

A little 'street knowledge' helps here. Trav, I included you because you like these.

In the 'urban setting', people who live in the urban lifestyle will say "folk" quite a bit, dropping the 'lk' in the pronunciation, as in "Dat is too a full eight-ball, fo'."

When challenged, they can deny they were calling you a fool. "Ah was callin' you FOLK, fo'."

Been there, challenged that.

Another street term, they call police "folk" too. Same pronunciation.

[Kanzan]

You’re on to him. I, too, have confirmed that everytime he says “folks”, he is winding up to tell a whopper. A sure ‘tell’.