# What's the last lie you told? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270 "2012-01-22T02:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/1 "2012-01-22T02:53:20Z")
According to some experts, most people lie as often as 3 times per 10 minutes of interaction with others, and almost everybody at least three times a day. So what’s the last lie you told, who did you tell it to, and why did you lie instead of telling the truth? I can’t remember mine because I’m a freak, but I’ll ponder on it… I do lie, but it’s incredibly rare and pretty much without exception it is to representatives of companies, not to people I have personal relationships with. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/2 "2012-01-22T02:57:11Z")
I never lie. That one ^ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/3 "2012-01-22T03:21:01Z")
“I’m not sure when I’ll be back, I’ll call you.” To my brother, because I didn’t want to get pinned down into complicated logistics about something that wasn’t that complicated. Then I did call well within the time frame that I said I would, and he’d resolved his problem without my help, so I was off the hook anyway. That was around 10 this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/4 "2012-01-22T03:46:49Z")
The last time I submitted my time card. No, I actually wasn’t working every single minute I said I was. Or even close. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/5 "2012-01-22T04:32:56Z")
I’ve never told a lie. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/6 "2012-01-22T05:18:22Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > According to some experts, most people lie as often as 3 times per 10 minutes of interaction with others, and almost everybody at least three times a day. Those experts were lying. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/7 "2012-01-22T05:50:13Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Those experts were lying. Now _you’re_ lying. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/8 "2012-01-22T07:36:43Z")
I never lie. OK, I lied. 😃 > [@](#): > > According to some experts, most people lie as often as 3 times per 10 minutes of interaction with others, and almost everybody at least three times a day. Seriously, you have a cite for this or are you funning us? This morning I called a painting client to make sure she was happy with the job I did, which included a purple accent wall in her master bedroom, at her request. She said she loved it and I agreed it looked great. That was a lie, I thought it looked horrible. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/9 "2012-01-22T07:47:27Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > This morning I called a painting client to make sure she was happy with the job I did, which included a purple accent wall in her master bedroom, at her request. She said she loved it and I agreed it looked great. That was a lie, I thought it looked horrible. She was probably lying when she said she loved it. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/10 "2012-01-22T07:57:39Z")
I have some upcoming travel that for boring reasons I won’t go into, I had to tell my mom about. I told her I’m visiting friends, plural. Actually I’m visiting friend, singular, but if I told her that it would cause a whole chain reaction of questions about my sleeping accommodations and accusations of poor morality and just, blah. I genuinely don’t care about her opinion, so to minimize conflict I just lied and said I’m visiting a whole group of people. That was two days ago, if anyone is keeping track. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/11 "2012-01-22T07:57:55Z")
> [@don\_t\_ask](#): > > She was probably lying when she said she loved it. Ha, touche. Well she chose the colors. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/12 "2012-01-22T09:38:23Z")
This is a well thought out and interesting post. 😃 Ok, seriously I can’t remember my last lie. ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/13 "2012-01-22T09:45:50Z")
One person told me something about another person. The second person asked me if the first person told me about it; I lied and said no. That was yesterday afternoon. Probably the only reason I haven’t lied since is because I haven’t seen anyone since. I think I lie a lot, especially at work. Sometimes it’s the only way to keep people happy. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/14 "2012-01-22T09:48:26Z")
> [@Nobody](#): > > This is a well thought out and interesting **post**. :smack: I meant to say thread instead of post. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/15 "2012-01-22T10:10:33Z")
I’m fine. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/16 "2012-01-22T10:15:30Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Ha, touche. > Well she chose the colors. Well we only have your word for that. And you are, after all, a self confessed liar. Just saying… ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/17 "2012-01-22T10:29:06Z")
It’s been quite a longtime, I don’t lie. But, to quote Skynrd, “Don’t ask me no questions and I won’t tell you no lies.” ---
**Author:** ![BeaMyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/18 "2012-01-22T10:32:23Z")
It looks good on you ---
**Author:** ![Teacake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/19 "2012-01-22T13:20:17Z")
Friday. I told someone I’d misplaced my phone to avoid hurting her feelings for not answering a text she sent me. Since then, nothing, and before then, I can’t remember the last lie I told. I know I really don’t lie nearly as much as your experts think I should. Which experts are these, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270/20 "2012-01-22T13:28:21Z")
“I won’t pay more than 300,” then made to leave. I would have paid up to 400. I got it for 300. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-lie-you-told/610270.md?page=2)