Liars are not the kind of company we seek to keep.
But bad liars can be entertaining enough to have around long enough to expose them.
"Oh yeah, I saw that too," he said, as a self-invite.
When asked what parts he liked about the movie, he described all the snippets that were shown in the trailer. He couldn't for the life of him recall specific details about key plot points and consequently told us to screw off.
Plot twist: the pathetic liar trying to fit in was meeeee.
Curious about strangers who had been hoodwinked, Redditor KlingyYT asked:
"What is the most obvious lie you have ever been told?"
The Smashed Omega
"My first watch was an omega and I saved up on high school to get it. One of my good friends back then asked to wear it for 1 period and would give it back at lunch. He begged and begged so as a hs kid I gave in or couldn't keep saying no I guess, weak on me, obviously.
Well, He smashed it (apparently smashed the glass to test it) gave it back and said it was a fake and that's why the glass cracked and said he didn't do it and it just fell apart. A**hole became a medical doctor and is now involved in politics and holds state office. I'm still pissed about the watch he never admitted he broke cuz he was salty and jealous."
Same Backstory
"When a co-worker told my own story back to me as his own. Twice."
"I had a friend do this once, he was hanging out with a large group of my friends that he hardly knew and my best friend (still my best friend too) just went 'wow it's so crazy you had ver-betim the exact same childhood story that Jason has told us all before, right down to the small town in Kansas where it happened' and the color drained straight out of his face. Didn't say a word to me for like 3 days. Dude turned out to be a pathological liar on many levels, very strange to think how I spent 4 years of high school with someone lying straight to my face constantly and didn't realize it until that moment."
Je Ne Comprends Pas Français
"I speak French, though I'm losing it from lack of use. But one of my college guy friends started dating a girl 'from France.' He was all excited because she could talk to me in her native language and I could help translate. So he brought her to a party at my sorority house and introduced us."
"I greeted her in French with a very simple, 'bonjour, bienvenue, comment ça va' which is just hi, welcome, how are you."
"Blank stare and red face in response. She then said, in what I thought was a kind of strange accent, that she's sorry, she didn't understand me. I looked at the guy and said 'I thought you told me she was French?' Because maybe she was a different nationality and he was confused."
"He looked at her and she just turned and left. He followed then returned a bit later and said he had caught up to her and she started screaming at him in perfect Midwestern accented English that he was a jerk for setting her up to look like a fool."
"He had genuinely been excited that he could introduce her to someone she could talk to so he was blown away by her accusations and then angry that she lied. She apparently felt faking an accent would make her more appealing or something."
"I would see her around on campus after that but she avoided me like the plague. TBH, I felt bad for her, but if you're going to fake it, at least pick a country with a language you can speak."
Solo Artist
"When I was a kid, the internet wasn't a thing so, my friends were whoever happened to live in the neighborhood. One kid was a well-known liar and exaggerator. We were maybe 14 years old at this time."
"This kid could play guitar and was always talking himself up about it and talking about 'his band.' He actually could play, but 'his band' did not exist."
"One day, I called him at his house, from my house. I don't remember what it was about, but a few minutes into the conversation, told me, 'by the way, I'm in Florida with my band', just out of the blue. This was before even pagers were a common thing. I called him. At his house."
"I just said something like , 'uh huh. Ok.' and ended the conversation. I then proceeded to tell all the other kids in the neighborhood."
Going Nowhere Fast
"My friend told me that getting a Peloton changed her life. I looked up her workout stats & she had used it 4 times in 5 months of owning it. Her husband fared a little better with using it 9 times."
"Don't know why this annoyed me so much."
Shopping For Sympathy
"My little girl told everyone in the supermarket that our cat died and she was sad. We don't own a cat."
Please Don't Quit
"We cannot give you a raise right now, but we will compensate you as soon as the budget allows".
"Turns out 'when the budget allows' is 'when you already have another job offer and put in your two weeks notice.'"
Does Not Compute
"As a tax accountant, I'm told lies about how much money people actually made all the time during tax season."
"My favorite was a guy telling me he's broke because he only makes $35,000/year in NYC so my (very reasonable) fee is too much for him. He says this after he asks me if he can deduct the new BMW 5 series he just bought his son all cash."
Oh, Gullible One
"My brother told me I was a dragon and I totally believed him. Man I was a dumb kid, but now I'm a dumb Adult."
Recipe For Disaster
"When my little brother mixed like 50 condiments, including sprinkles, ketchup, cereal n stuff, into a bag of popcorn an ate it telling us it was delicious when his face looked like hed just ate 10 extremely sour warheads at once. He later admitted he just wanted us to eat it but we never did."
Shady Dealer
"I was picking up a sofa from a guy I found on Kijiji and he stopped me right before leaving to see if I wanted to buy a mirror he was also looking to get rid of. I wasn't really interested but my wife seemed keen so we stopped in the hallway to check it out. He said 'It was a gift from my son in law. It's a beautiful mid-century antique. I'll let it go for $75.' He went on about what an amazing mirror it was and even told me 'pick it up and feel how sturdy it is!'. I picked it up (it was really heavy actually) and took a peek at the back and saw a sticker from Value Village with a $30 price tag. I kinda chuckled to myself and asked if he would go any lower than $75. He said 'I really couldn't'. Then I said 'Well, I can see a tag from Value Village on the back here...' We ended up getting the 'mid-century antique' mirror for $15 and me and my wife still laugh about the amazing deal we got on it."
– Draculad
"The Accident"
"My ex told me he was in a car accident, totaled his car, broke a few ribs. (He was trying to get sympathy so i would get back together with him.) Blaming the accident on me, since he was 'Distracted' after the break up."
"He sent me a photo of his car smashed in, i google searched it. First pic of his make/model that was wrecked. He formulated the story after the picture."
"But here's the deal, the wheels didn't match. So i drove by his house that evening, car was fixed and in his driveway. 'Oh yes, i paid the shop extra to get me in today. So i could have my car to come see you if you wanted me to.....'
"HAHAHA bro."
Underwear Thieves
"My son takes every opportunity to get naked. It's a struggle to get him to even wear underpants half the time."
"We found him sat around naked one time and asked him where his pants had gone."
"Bees. Bees came in through the window and stole his pants."
"Lying little sh*t - Everyone knows that's its gnomes who steal underwear."
– metans
People Reveal How A Lie They Told Snowballed Out Of Control
Lies will always find a way to take over you life! Keep it simple.
Why can't we all just settle with truth? Lies will always get out of hand and often get us into a world of trouble. Often a lie will start simple and small and then get to a place where we're not even sure what the origin of the tale was. Too often we think we're smarter than we are and we can handle, nine times out of ten.... we'd be wrong.
Redditor u/19you1 wanted to know who has let things spiral because they were a little afraid of the simple truth by asking.... What's a lie you've told that has gotten ridiculously out of hand?
School Janitor Slammed With 10-Year Jail Sentence For Lying About Her Education 😮
Maybe people would think twice about lying on their resume if they knew it could result in jail time. In Greece, an unnamed woman who's been working as a cleaner at a school for the past 18 years has been fired and now faces jail time for that very crime.
According to The New York Times, the woman "doctored a certificate to show she had completed six years of primary education (roughly elementary level) instead of only five." To be totally fair, she was caught lying. However, what she forged was an elementary school certificate. It's unclear whether or not the woman actually finished elementary school but, either way, it had very little effect on her ability to work as a custodian for 18 years.
After 18 years on the job, HR realises a school cleaning lady had faked her 6th grade diploma. Best course of actio… https://t.co/a25RyRKo0S— 🎄 Grinch Ducayne 🎅 (@🎄 Grinch Ducayne 🎅) 1543218461.0
The woman's case is currently under appeal by Greece's supreme court, and her story has gained the attention of more than 47,000 people who signed an online petition to see her exonerated.
Another reason not to #lie on your #Resume: This woman is serving 10 years in prison for lying to get a job. https://t.co/LIzpJrbspS— John Murrel, PHR (@John Murrel, PHR) 1543257436.0
In Greece, lying on a resume is taken far more seriously than in the United States, where most lies go uncaught and, if noticed, usually result in nothing worse than rejection for the position.
In other countries, the same offense can result in jail time.
what the heck? https://t.co/XI4fEY83Q8— arthurlandry (@arthurlandry) 1543157489.0
This particular instance may seem especially ridiculous considering the woman's clear ability to do her job, but many governments, including the United States, set licensing requirements for jobs that make little sense in practice.
According to Inc.:
"...many states require hair braiders to have cosmetology licenses, even though braiding isn't taught in the training. Interior decorators, florists, gas pumpers, and upholsterers must all obtain licenses to do their jobs in certain states."
You shouldn't lie about your qualifications, but you probably shouldn't go to jail either. @realevilhrlady https://t.co/bp2YmBdlNy via @Inc— Suzanne Lucas (@Suzanne Lucas) 1543291778.0
In other cases, licensing requirements are a clear sign not of skill-level, but of prejudice. For instance, when large fires break out in the United States, local prisoners are often enlisted to help fight the blaze—hundreds are helping fight the California fires even now. They work on an incredibly small salary and for days taken off of their sentences. However, once they are released, they are considered unqualified to do the jobs they've already done because California, like many states, requires all firefighters to be licensed EMTs, "and the EMT licensing board is allowed to reject anyone with a conviction."
@IamShaneMorris I so agree with everything in this thread. And, re prisoner firefighters, they learn the job, gai… https://t.co/nGxXuCKd3Y— Gurukarm Kaur (@Gurukarm Kaur) 1543283858.0
Our prison system is a privatized gulag, in some states felons can’t vote after serving time making them unable to… https://t.co/pNmRYsH8bc— the best limp bizkit song (@the best limp bizkit song) 1543259500.0
@democracynow @iamlisamuhammad America is so wrong for this, because they will not hire these men when they get out… https://t.co/agoyp7furE— sakinah muhammad (@sakinah muhammad) 1543165650.0
Twitter thought the unnamed Greek woman was getting a raw deal:
@marshawright It's absurd... Strange sentence.— CDE (@CDE) 1543074577.0
@marshawright Was it necessary to put her in jail just for that? I mean, forging a legal document is wrong from all… https://t.co/UbAcNl7gqA— Terri Thrush Garcés (@Terri Thrush Garcés) 1543074143.0
Can't make this stuff up... https://t.co/qtPUFJWBr8— Brighter Futures Inc (@Brighter Futures Inc) 1543267429.0
Licensing is not an inherently biased form of government regulation, and can be necessary in cases when a livelihood requires a very particular or dangerous skill set. People like this unnamed Greek woman, however, shouldn't be barred from the work, especially when it's clear to all that she's more than capable of doing it.
H/T - Inc., The New York Times