People Are Sharing The Most Obvious Lies They’ve Been Told (20 Stories)

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“We’re not playing favorites.” — Malzun

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“Used to have a friend that spewed bulls**t all the time. Told me her bio parents, who live together, were divorced and seeing other people, and also that she had 25 siblings. Brought it up to her mom one time, which was an interesting conversation. She also told us she had cancer, and then a week later it was miraculously cured.” — thursdayplurbonym

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“A childhood friend and I met up for coffee one day after not meeting for a few years. He casually ‘let it slip’ that ever since he earned a black belt he has had to register with the state as a ‘human weapon.'” — Readordie5

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“‘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.'” — Daikataro

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“I can finish this CIV game tonight…” — Apol_lopA

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“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.” — reusethisname

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“The company is in a great shape so don’t pay any attention to rumours about financial trouble.” — ping500

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“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 he’d just ate 10 extremely sour warheads at once. He later admitted he just wanted us to eat it but we never did.” — PancakeOnMyForehead

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“My co-worker once tried to convince me that centaurs exist. She said they lived in a gated community in Hollywood and did all the horse stunts for movies. Did we both know it was a lie? Yes. Did she ever admit it was? No and I admire that about her.” — ThursdayNextian

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“Your call is important to us.” — GuidingLightPony

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Patricia Grisafi, PhD, is a freelance writer and educator. Her work has appeared in Salon, Vice, Bitch, Bustle, Broadly, The Establishment, and elsewhere. She is passionate about pit bull rescue, cursed objects, and designer sunglasses.