# 3 biggest lies in the world

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 26, 2000, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170 "2000-02-26T12:34:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Nen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nen)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170/41 "2000-02-28T19:36:00Z")

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“No dear, she’s not prettier than you…”

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**Author:** ![Imthecowgodmoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Imthecowgodmoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imthecowgodmoo)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170/42 "2000-02-28T19:50:00Z")

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No, it doesn’t hurt that much.

Of course I’m 21, I just left my ID in the car.

Of course I’ve done this before, I’ll be done in five minutes.

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“People must think it must be fun to be a super genuis,  
But they don’t realize how hard it is  
to put up with all the idiots in the world.”  
– Calvin and Hobbes  
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**Author:** ![Linney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58956e/32.png) [@Linney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linney)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2000, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170/43 "2000-02-29T09:21:00Z")

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One of the largest lies around is the one where Satan (not the SDMB regular) has convinced the world that he does not exist.

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“If we submit everything to reason, our religion will have no mysterious or supernatural element. If we offend the principles of reason, our religion will be absurd and ridiculous.” Blaise Pascal

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**Author:** ![ConMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ConMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ConMan)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2000, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170/44 "2000-03-01T01:39:00Z")

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The five biggest lies in the English language are (in no particular order):

1.) The check is in the mail.  
2.) This won’t hurt, I promise.  
3.) Some of my best friends are \_\_\_\_\_ (fill in your own ethnic group)  
4.) Trust me.  
and  
5.) I promise not to cum in your mouth.

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At least, that is what I’ve always told people whenever I hear them say one of the above.

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“Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore.’”  
E A Poe

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2000, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-biggest-lies-in-the-world/14170/45 "2000-03-01T03:28:00Z")

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Guns don’t kill people.

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