# Lies **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 4, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839 "2011-07-04T20:05:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YaraMateo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/58f4c7/32.png) [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/1 "2011-07-04T20:05:57Z")
In a recent thread I made I came across information from various posters I didn’t find to be true. Now, I have mixed feelings on it. Have you ever thought someone was lying on The Dope? Are there certain topics you don’t think people are truthful about? Has a Doper ever been caught in a lie? I mean really caught, not just everyone accusing them. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/2 "2011-07-04T20:11:29Z")
This is the internet. Even though it’s the Dope I still expect about 50% to be outright lies. On the general internet that number rises to 95%. Oddly when there is no particular benefit or value to lying the incidents are more common. People are nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/3 "2011-07-04T20:20:45Z")
[Moderator Note]If you accuse by name _any_ SDMB poster(or hint broadly enough to make it obvious who you are talking about) in this forum you will receive a Moderator Warning.[/Moderator Note] ---
**Author:** ![YaraMateo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/58f4c7/32.png) [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/4 "2011-07-04T20:22:50Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Moderator Note]If you accuse by name _any_ SDMB poster(or hint broadly enough to make it obvious who you are talking about) in this forum you will receive a Moderator Warning.[/Moderator Note] Even if they were actually caught in a lie? Note, I don’t have anyone in mind but just asking. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/5 "2011-07-04T20:26:19Z")
> [@YaraMateo](#): > > Even if they were actually caught in a lie? Note, I don’t have anyone in mind but just asking. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/6 "2011-07-04T20:33:52Z")
Sure, I do. Or let’s say, exaggeration. It’s like how no one in the IQ threads ever has average IQ, for example. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/7 "2011-07-04T20:53:44Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Moderator Note]If you accuse by name _any_ SDMB poster(or hint broadly enough to make it obvious who you are talking about) in this forum you will receive a Moderator Warning.[/Moderator Note] And here I thought this was going to be a fun thread. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/8 "2011-07-04T21:06:29Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > And here I thought this was going to be a fun thread. ☹ Sorry. [Link to fun thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=614756) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/9 "2011-07-04T21:19:31Z")
Heh - I totally thought you were going to Rickroll me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/10 "2011-07-04T21:24:49Z")
> [@YaraMateo](#): > > Has a Doper ever been caught in a lie? I mean really caught, not just everyone accusing them. I can think of twice when members were banned for being caught in a lie. One guy, in order to score points in a debate, claimed that his parents were killed on 9/11. Unfortunately, he had earlier made posts indicating that his parents were alive. Another time, a poster claimed to be a transgendered and made up a whole life around it but there was an earlier posting history with a completely different set of circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/11 "2011-07-04T21:38:30Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Moderator Note]If you accuse by name _any_ SDMB poster(or hint broadly enough to make it obvious who you are talking about) in this forum you will receive a Moderator Warning.[/Moderator Note] Is there a forum where such behavior would not result in a warning? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/12 "2011-07-04T21:42:06Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Sure, I do. Or let’s say, exaggeration. It’s like how no one in the IQ threads ever has average IQ, for example. Not sure it requires lies. It just requires that only people who can boast about their IQ are willing to post. I tend to abstain from posting in threads where responding to the OP truthfully would cast a negative light on me. I’m sure plenty of posters do the same. Similarly, I assume people abstain from mentioning that anecdote about when they were a loosy worker or a jerk with their girlfriend, while they’ll post about this time when they were totally right and their boss an idiot, or their girlfriend a piece of shit. That results in dopers all appearing to be perfect workers and ideal lovers, without any lie being told. This is compounded by the fact that the SDMB isn’t very forgiving. So, you’re better off shutting the fuck off if what you have to say about yourself isn’t completely stellar. If you’re, say, unemployed, saying “well, last week I procrastinated and instead of spending 16 hours/day searching for a job, I played on my console, slacked off and went out with my SO spending some money” you bet this post will be dug out if you ever complain about being unemployed and not having enough money, and a hord of hyenas will tear you apart. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/13 "2011-07-04T21:44:33Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I can think of twice when members were banned for being caught in a lie. One guy, in order to score points in a debate, claimed that his parents were killed on 9/11. Unfortunately, he had earlier made posts indicating that his parents were alive. > > Another time, a poster claimed to be a transgendered and made up a whole life around it but there was an earlier posting history with a completely different set of circumstances. What about this guy who posed as a lawyer and was torn apart by SDMB’s actual lawyers? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/14 "2011-07-04T21:44:42Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > Is there a forum where such behavior would not result in a warning? The Pit, surely? That was a lie. This is a lie too. Or is it..?! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/15 "2011-07-04T22:14:59Z")
There was the time that people found out I wasn’t actually Batman. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/16 "2011-07-04T22:30:55Z")
Well, if it was in GQ you could dispute the fact without attacking the Poster per se. Or you could PM the Poster to let them know what you think is innaccurate. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/17 "2011-07-04T22:41:02Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > There was the time that people found out I wasn’t actually Batman. ☹ Yeah. Well, I can assure everyone here that I, for one, am most assuredly not a dog. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/18 "2011-07-04T23:10:21Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Moderator Note]If you accuse by name _any_ SDMB poster(or hint broadly enough to make it obvious who you are talking about) in this forum you will receive a Moderator Warning.[/Moderator Note] Okay… Hmm… Let’s see how far we can take this… I accuse myself of lying to myself on this board. Will you: 1. respond like LANDRU from the Star Trek episode, “The Return of the Archons”, with a fabulous **PopTech** meltdown, or 😃 2. provide a snappy answer, 😉 3. a boring answer, :o 4. Ignore this post altogether. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/19 "2011-07-04T23:13:37Z")
My penis is nine feet long and perfectly cylindrical. Except for the head, which is a perfect 1/240th scale reproduction of the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Also, diamond-studded. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839/20 "2011-07-04T23:18:37Z")
Diamond studded? You had those surgically installed, those aren’t natural! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies/587839.md?page=2)