I suppose there are a lot of variables here but on average do you find it easy or difficult to lie?
I was hanging out with my SO and his mom this weekend and I was a bit taken aback by the ease with which he concocted a story about what he did on his day off.
I find it very, very hard to lie.
Trust me.
My entire on-line life has been a lie. I am actually a 16 year old young Asian woman from Hoboken, and a navy SEAL.
…until you became a blind paraplegic, right?
… and I just wanted your opinions on these <redacted racist sites> arguments.
Hello. I’m Tommy Flanagan. And I’m here to tell you that my client, Oliver North, is completely innocent. You know how I know? Because it was… it was me! Yeah, that’s the tic-… uh… isn’t that special! [ smiles ]
See, I was working for the CIA with my wife, Morgan Fairchild… whom I’ve slept with. And we were spies. Yeah! She was on the cover, and I was under-… water! Yeah, that’s it! I was disguised as a fish in the Hudson River! Yeah! And I was about to bite into a worm when I was caught. Yeah! And they dsold me to the Russian Tea Room, where I was filleted and eaten. And the next thing you know, I was… I was back in the Hudson! [ shifts eyes ]
So I got on a jet, and I flew to Switzerland with my wife, Morgan Fairchild - whom I’ve slept with. And we were gonna hide… deposit the money, when my plane crashed in the Himalyas. Yeah, that’s it! And to stay alive, we ate the survivors. 'Cause the dead ones were rotten! Yeah! So there I was, fighting over the tall co-pilot, with my wife, Morgan Fairchild - whom I’ve seen naked! When suddenly, the co-pilot woke up, and he kicked me in the head, and I blacked out! And the next thing you know -
I can lie very easily and smoothly. I choose not to do it. I learned it from my mom, who is a consumnate liar and lies better than anyone I have ever met.
I don’t like lying, and I try not to, but when I do, you’d never know. I’ve found honesty works better most of the time though.
I believe you.
Damn! you are good!
If it weren’t for Witness Protection, I wouldn’t be here at all.
I’m a Vulcan
I cannot lie
I am Spartacus!
(First in)
No, I am Spartacus!
I can lie to get out things, but I can’t bold-faced lie (to get into them?).
Examples of what I mean –
Easy
You: Would you like to spend the day with me and my invalid mother?
Me: (thinking, I would rather set myself on fire) I’m so sorry, I can’t – I already have plans!
Don’t even bat an eye. On the other hand…
Impossible
Doorman: Sorry, ma’am, only people with tickets can go past this point.
Me: Oh, my friends are holding my ticket for me and they’re already inside. I’ll just go in and get them…yeah, that’s the…ticket…
I guess the difference is whether I know I’ll be caught and what the consequences will be. You probably would never find out I didn’t have a real reason not to hang out with you and your mother, and if you did, it would be long after the fact and you’d just be disappointed. (It’s also sort of socially acceptable to tell white lies to get out of doing things with friends.) But the doorman could very easily and quickly find out that I didn’t have a ticket, and the consequences would be painful for me.
When I was younger, I could lie effortlessly till my tongue turned black. These days, I can’t be arsed…I feel like saying to the person, “Look, we’re both adults here. I’m about to make up some total bullshit to get my way. Is that really what you want to hear?”
Yup, this right here. My friends, SO, and I all have an agreement that we don’t lie to one another, not even on the little stuff like how we’re doing. To everyone else? If it’ll get you ahead, lie 'til your tongue shrivels up. I’d prefer to just be honest though, if society could handle it.
I don’t go out of my WAY to lie (so I don’t try to work merchandise scams in stores as an example), it’s just if I am presented with a situation where I have to respond and a lie is better and easier than the truth, I will lie. Sometimes I surprise myself with the quickness of my own brain while lying when I barely have a shred of wit in me.
I have never told a lie in my life!
Ok, Ive told ONE lie in my life.
Ok, I’ve told TWO lies in my life.
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I remember this now!! Thanks for the memories…
I return you to your non stop barrage of lies, all lies!!
In Feb of 2013 I took a polygraph. I thought the questions were a bit personal so I lied. I passed with flying colors, so apparently I can lie fairly easily.
However, I really have no need to lie to friends or coworkers so I don’t. Someone I will never see again is one thing but keeping up with lies would be too hard.
The first lie is easy
Remembering it and all the follow up lies is too much work.
Having a reputation of being a liar is not a good thing.
I’m a terrible liar. It makes me very uncomfortable to lie, even when I’m supposed to*, and I’m terrible at it on the few occasions I’ve tried.
*Politeness and the like.