Lies That Sound Like Good Lies

[wcc-curtis]

The following is a student explaining to a college instructor why he did not have his homework completed: "My dog chewed my flash drive. Can I get an extension on the homework assignment?" Does this sound like a good lie?

[YesNo]

I wonder what a "good" lie is. Perhaps "good" here means "believable". I would say it is not a believable lie, but unless there was a problem with receiving the assignment late, I would give the student the extension just to see if the cat chews the next one.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I wonder what a "good" lie is. Perhaps "good" here means "believable". I would say it is not a believable lie, but unless there was a problem with receiving the assignment late, I would give the student the extension just to see if the cat chews the next one.

Well done, YesNo, although truthfully I'm amazed to see you able to comprehend the proposition so well, what with your disadvantage. We all know how much difficulty you have with words like 'cat' or remembering not to push a door open when the sign says Pull. It's not your fault, mate, honestly. These things happen. That time you unwittingly donated blood to the parakeet next door instead of the clinic down the street--we understand. Take a load off.
As for well-crafted lies, curtis, if that's what you're after, bloody hell, we're in the middle of a presidential election. All you need do is turn on the news and you'll hear lies so well-crafted they are written, literally, but professional liars who are paid fortunes by political campaigns to come up with convincing sounding hogwash. It's an art. Well, not so much an art as a disease, but you can make a lot of money at it.

[YesNo]

It is probably best to assume everyone is lying during a presidential election which isn't easy to do since eventually we pick one of the candidates and believe that candidate is not lying at least in some critical way only to find out after four years of being in office that he (or she) was lying about that as well. Then we vote for that candidate for a second term.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

It is probably best to assume everyone is lying during a presidential election which isn't easy to do since eventually we pick one of the candidates and believe that candidate is not lying at least in some critical way only to find out after four years of being in office that he (or she) was lying about that as well. Then we vote for that candidate for a second term.

I always wonder what would happen if nobody voted. I haven't voted in years 'cause I dun figger out the whole lying liar thing long ago, but you're right that most people line up on election day, grease up, bend over and Wham!