Crazy Lies

[jimmy olsen]

What's the most wacked out lie you've ever told that's been believed for a significant amount of time and went on to have serious consequences?

Inspired by this question to a Dear Abby type writer at Slate.

Dear Prudence,
I have done something so vile that I can't stand to look at myself in the mirror. I have a younger sister who is stunningly beautiful, while I'm rather plain by comparison. Growing up, my boyfriends all lost interest in me once they set eyes on her. When I was dating the man who is now my husband, I was afraid that the same thing would happen. As a preventative measure, before he even met her, I told him that she slept around a lot and as a consequence had contracted HIV. Needless to say, he never showed any interest in her. Several years and two kids later, my husband is always asking about her health. She's even asked me why my husband always seems so concerned about how she's doing. He's the sensitive type, and I know that he worries about her. I want to come clean, but how can I explain such a horrible lie?

[Faeelin]

 

Oh, probably helping my father in his elaborate web of lies to my mother to keep her from finding out about the former fiance who rents out a house from him.

[Admiral Yi]

It's not true that all Languish posters are Mi.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

my lies have been pretty obvious I'd say, and small potatoes(sic)

[Ed Anger]

I invented the question mark.

[The Brain]

I cannot tell a lie.

[garbon]

I invented the question mark.

Say what?

[Razgovory]

I invented the question mark.

Say what?

Now you owe him a royalty.

[garbon]

Now you owe him a royalty.

How can I pay?

[Liep]

I deliver a pretty decent lie every now and then, but it turns out no one believes I'm the prince of darkness.

[Josquius]

I do have a tendancy to lie when drunk, its fun.
Once I had a lie going for a whole year with one group of people that I was a Dutch person called Tyr Van Diemen. I just met them randomly as freshers at the beginning of the year and...ended up going out with them more during the year.
I just lost touch with them normally, never admitted the truth.

[Mr.Penguin]

I am a lie...

[Grey Fox]

I don't lie much, I'm way to lazy for that.

My dad on the other hand lies all the freaking time. I am known for putting him in a lot of trouble because I keep outing his lies with his GF. I told him to run them by me first, might be easier that way.

[The Brain]

Occasionally people think that I am being serious when I am joking. I often don't bother correcting them.

[Martinus]

I once told someone I'm a lawyer and had to kinda run with it ever since.