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TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:57 pm

do u lie?

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:06 pm

Every one lies to a certain degree. If you say you don't, you are lying.

Zoop! · Post by **Zoop!** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:48 pm

My "lies" are less lies, but more misleading.

Vertigo 99 · Post by **Vertigo 99** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 10:42 pm

JOKAH

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:36 pm

I don't, and I don't have to. I see no point in it anyway.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:33 am

what possible reason would I have to lie?

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:53 am

What possible reason would I have to tell the truth?

Other then you don't have to remember anything if you tell the truth.

I don't really tell the truth, but I don't lie either, I just don't tell anything.

Skyalmian · Post by **Skyalmian** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 3:50 am

I rarely lie outright.
But I am very misleading.

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:43 am

I can lie to myself. Not to someone else

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:07 am

Honesty? Whats that?

Does that word even have a place in this forum?

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 6:35 am

I've lied through my back teeth at various points in my little life, but i don't feel the need for it anymore. I've not lied on line (except that i'm not Flabby, and not a chick).

The line Krom quoted is true, lying just makes a big mess of things.

Those of you that don't proclaim to be angels, whats your biggest lie?

Mine was telling somone i loved them when i most certainly didn't. (heh! it's amazing how much you confess when your cooking with wine and most of it goes down yer gullet)

sheepdog · Post by **sheepdog** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:29 am

Oh FC everybody says "I love you" when they don't. But that's a prime example of "the mess" that lying gets you into.

I think mentally healthy adults lie out of fear. Sometimes out of laziness or arrogance I suppose. As a parent, my kids' lies are very troubling. It seems to be a sign of some sort of fundamental barrier that exists in spite of my best efforts.

I lie in real life, to the suburbanite jocks in my town. The internet is a place to be honest, especially here.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:47 am

I'll admit to creatfully bending reality but thats about it.

Will Robinson · Post by **Will Robinson** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:57 am

I would lie to spare someones feelings but that's where I draw the line.
I found out a long time ago that if you tell the truth then it makes life easier.

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:05 am

Ferno wrote:what possible reason would I have to lie?

X2

Phrased exactly as I was gonna post it ...

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:26 pm

Iceman wrote:
Ferno wrote:what possible reason would I have to lie?
X2

Phrased exactly as I was gonna post it ...

To save yourself the agony of something you did?
To not hurt someone else's feeling even though it will hurt them more later on when they find out the truth.

Remember, lying isn't just covering up something, it's not telling the entire truth also.

I still stand by what I posted earlier. Everyone lies at some point in their life.

You tell me you don't lie to your kids? Yes son, Santa is real. <-- biggest lie there is.

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 12:28 pm

"it's not you... it's me."

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 1:21 pm

LOL!! Copsy you crack me up sunshine.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:26 am

so I'm supposed to lie in order to not hurt their feelings...

If they have a problem they need to deal with it. i'm not gonna surgarcoat the ugly truth.

sheepdog · Post by **sheepdog** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:29 am

I agree with Ferno, even though I do lie espcially when I'm in a depression. My case just goes to support the notion that most people lie out of the anger and/or fear that arises out of a sense of their own weakness.

I know people who rarely lie, but they aren't rude. Sheepdog people are masters at just shutting their mouth if they can't say something nice or if they must say something controversial or unkind they use an ultra-tactful code.

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:52 am

sheepdog wrote:I know people who rarely lie, but they aren't rude. Sheepdog people are masters at just shutting their mouth if they can't say something nice or if they must say something controversial or unkind they use an ultra-tactful code.

isn't that called 'social grace'?

the original intent of the poll was to determine online honesty... which none of us can prove. it popped into my head because of some post in the cafe about a kid getting killed in a highway accident. the following posts were very cold hearted and i wondered if these people would say these things if not for the "internet shield" protecting them.

in real life i'm a fairly quiet cat... with close friends i'm a loud mouth... but perty quiet overall. the way i portray myself on the net you'd think i was a drunk frat boy yelling at the top of my lungs all day long.

i guess i'm a liar.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:30 am

How you act online is closely related to how you are in real life. You may not be as vocal IRL but you are the same person. Online you can say what you want without any repercusions.

I'm more vocal online because I don't like confrontations IRL due to childhood trauma. I've tried getting around this problem but have yet to find a way around the major discomfort I feel when the adrenaline kicks in.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:12 pm

Lie? Hmmm. No I don't deliberately lie. And I do represent my opinions as accurately as I feel at the time. I do however reseve the right to change my mind on any issue.

Without notice.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:00 pm

I'm honest, although I tend to mess with people more online... (Hi, Ace!

)

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:28 pm

I don't think people lie over the internet. Quite the contrary; I think people are most honest over the Internet, because they can say and express exactly how they feel about a subject without having to face consequences. it shows their true nature; their true reaction to life with all the social graces and cultural expectations stripped away because they can hide behind their anonymity.

And people can come up with all the stories that they wished were true about their lives over the Internet; their dreams of flying helicopters for the Air Force Reserves and being in the Witness Protection Program...things that in real life would be impossible. But they can make it up over the Net. Its the same reason reality TV shows. People's lives are mundane and they want to escape into something more exciting.

So do people lie over the Internet? nope...they just become who they see themselves as.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:12 pm

To tell you the truth, I'm more myself on the Internet than I am in face-to-face conversation. I'm what you'd call very introverted, so I generally dislike talking to people, even people I know fairly well (family members being the exception). Online, however, when you've got time to think out what you're going to say before you say it (unless it's a drunk post

), I find that I'm much more capable of expressing my true self and my opinions.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:11 am

I learned very early on (with the help of the San Diego county court system) that I am a very bad lier. So I gave it up completely.

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 9:22 am

ack, I agree with Top Gun! I used to be a pathological liar when I was younger. Usually trying to avoid situations that I felt were best left untraveled within the family. Interestingly enough the internet helped me voice my true opinions on most things and it has been much easier for me to be more vocal and truthful in real life since.

Then again...

Darkside Heartless · Post by **Darkside Heartless** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:45 pm

I'm too lazy to lie

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:09 pm

Tyranny wrote:I used to be a pathological liar when I was younger.

and now that you are older we believe you.

i don't believe the poll is at 75% 'honesty'. just from going to 1 lan fest in chicago i can tell you that people don't represent themselves accurately... big typers not talkers.

merry birth of jesus! (erm... it's not april)

have a nice holiday ya'll!

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:12 pm

Most kids are pathological liars.

Why would I have any reason to lie here? I rarely ever post threads of my own and the majority of my posts are sarcastic at best. The others happen to be personal commentary on already existing threads.

Besides, just because you choose not to believe me doesn't mean I'm the one lying. Another facet of written discussions.

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:41 pm

Tyranny wrote:Besides, just because you choose not to believe me doesn't mean I'm the one lying. Another facet of written discussions.

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:07 pm

attention whore

Pun · Post by **Pun** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:12 pm

I have a small p3nis.

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:55 pm

punisher wrote:I have a small p3nis.

you guys want truth?
i have never had sex before... in 32 years of living in this mortal coil. all my references to sexuality on the dbb have been from having a live-in brother who worked at a strip club.

i couldn't tell you how to make a woman cum... i'm much better at pre-pressing acrobat files and doing taxes.

this here boys tounge can't make asian women scream in delight... it's all a lie.

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:30 pm

roid · Post by **roid** » Sun Jan 02, 2005 6:18 am

i have a diverse and unsecretive internet presence, any lies that i tell won't add up to anyone who wishes to research. as it should be.
boosting ego is just chasing your own tail. IMO we should all be trying to transcend that, leave it behind.

TheCops wrote:i don't believe the poll is at 75% 'honesty'. just from going to 1 lan fest in chicago i can tell you that people don't represent themselves accurately... big typers not talkers.

i'm all ears. can you give any examples?

Robo · Post by **Robo** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 6:17 pm

I'm British.

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:55 pm

I love the New England Patriots.

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:00 pm

Mint CHocolate Chip Ice Cream Rocks.

honesty.net

do you tell the truth on the internet? or are you 'misleading' us now?

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