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To a lesser or greater extent, we all lie. And if you say that you don’t—somewhat ironically—you’d probably be lying. Spinning the truth is a common human behavior. However, it can lead to a lot of negative consequences for your relationships if used carelessly and frequently. The members of the r/AskReddit online community can attest to that.
In a surprisingly honest online thread, they spilled the beans about the biggest lies they told that got completely out of their control and took on a life of their own. We’ve collected their most intriguing tales for you to read below. Scroll down to check them out, and let this be a warning not to lie (too much).
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#1
One Easter I took my girlfriend to my parents house for dinner. We had ham, deviled eggs, and baked beans. Afterword we just went out for a drive, and wandered up into the mountains where a new neighborhood was being developed--houses were in progress but no one lived there yet. And it stunk. It was vile. She theorized there was a dead animal, or a backup in the sewer system ...
... but it was me ...
The deviled eggs and beans chemically conspired in my belly to convert my digestive tract into a clandestine, invisible, and silent chemical weapons program.
That was more than 20 years ago. I married that girl. To this day if someone says they are looking at a home in that area, she warns them that sometimes the wind changes, and ushers in a wave that smells like someone scraped a roadkill skunk off the asphalt one hot July afternoon, and used it as toilet paper. One day over the summer my son and I went up there for a bike ride, and she worried if we could exert ourselves in that thick putrescence. She tried to warn us away.
And it's too late to confess, right?
Kitty Smith 1 year ago
From all the ladies out here, we agree take it to your grave.
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XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
Ha! 🤣 I mean, ham, deviled eggs, and baked beans...she probably has a little secret of her own buddy...😉
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
So she thinks it is Dowifsetrepla Like from How i Met your Mother? It was the term the real estate agent used It was a combination of the letters from down Wind of Sewage Treatment Plant.
MushroomHead22 1 year ago
that depends on your relationship, and if its been 20 years and you dont know if you should say anything or not, is a little sad.
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#2
Told some friends i knew a language i barley did. Ended up learning said language… Now im a language nerd because i just discovered my love for learning languages.
Scott Rackley 1 year ago
I'm trying to learn that language and Faroese. It's not easy.
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#3
I can only tell this story because I later fixed it.
In 2012 I was supposed to be in my final year of undergrad. My school had a graduation requirement they called "languages of the world" that required you to take one of a handful of classes. I could have just taken Stats, but I really hated math. So I decided to take Russian 202 (second year, second semester Russian). But to get there, I had to commit to two years of Russian classes. I passed the first three semesters of Russian classes, but in my final semester of my senior year, I failed Russian 202, which means I did not have the required credits to graduate. I already had a cap and gown, my family was already scheduled to come out. So, I walked at graduation, got the empty diploma folder and moved on.
My first job out of school was working for an attorney as a paralegal. I did not put on my resume that I had graduated, but I did put what school I attended and how long I attended, and the attorney made the assumption that I had a degree. I worked there for 4 years and my degree would come up pretty infrequently. I was good at my job and at one point the attorney offered to help me financially if I decided to go to law school. So in 2016, while applying for law school, I also signed up for an online Stats class. I finished my Stats class (and undergraduate degree) in June 2016 and started law school in August. The only person that ever knew, during that time, that I was not a graduate was my wife.
I ended up doing really well in law school, getting on law review, and have passed the bar in two different states since then. But for about 4 years I lied about graduating undergrad and suddenly found myself having to fix it when my boss offered to pay for part of my law school.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago
IB program? I’m in it and yeah it’s very strict you have to be an “international scholar” which includes learning a language plus meeting a bunch of other requirements. PS: if you’re in a school that offers IB, don’t do the full diploma unless you want to sacrifice every shred of sanity you have.
WebMD notes that there is a difference between dishonesty and pathological lying. Usually, there’s a clear reason for lying, some goal that the individual is trying to achieve. However, pathological liars often spin the truth “for no good reason.” For instance, they might make up stories or constantly exaggerate real events.
The consequences? Not so great. They can end up ruining their relationships or losing their jobs. Interestingly enough, not all pathological liars are the same. Some admit that they were lying when confronted with the truth. Others, however, firmly believe their own lies!
If you know someone very well, you probably know how their body language changes when they’re dishonest. Otherwise, if you suspect someone is lying to you, look for contradictions in their stories. Meanwhile, look for details in the person’s story that can’t be verified. Furthermore, if the tale you hear is excessively long or overly dramatic, then it’s either a lie or the truth’s been exaggerated a great deal. Real life is often messy and the ‘script’ doesn’t match that of a movie.
#4
When i was 15 my birthday was in a week when I met my new group of friends. So I told them I was 16. When my birthday actually came around they bought me balloons saying happy 17th birthday.
I'm now 44 and they all still think I'm a year older. It's kinda weird.
Happy_Pandalover 1 year ago
Just tell them. It was just a misunderstanding and noone actually cares about that one year ☺️.
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
This one isn't bad at all. I wish I could tell the OP that probably no one cares 🤷♀️ Not to sound blunt, but unless their friends are weirdly obsessed with them being a specific age, OP could likely slip back into being 44 without so much as an eyebrow raise. It's just a year, and at a certain point in your life, time goes so fast that occasionally even you'll forget how old you are.
Justin Tyme 1 year ago
45 is the person's Korean age. Up vote if you are aware of "Korean age".
MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
will never understand the thing with women and their true age number, just be glad you can still remember it!!
#5
“I know what I am doing”.
Now my work colleagues expect me to know what I am doing. .
Scott Rackley 1 year ago
Never admit to mastery when you can admit to adequacy. Old saw, but true. Never reveal your true capabilities unless it is advantageous to you.
Jallamedalla 1 year ago
I always say, in the voice of Sledgehammer, "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing".
#6
I lied to my school class that I was in the running to be Harry Potter, that I'd gotten down to "the last 3", and that I'd met Daniel Radcliffe. This was in UK year 7, at a new school, and I was the right age for it. Anyway, it kind of took hold through the whole school and I was too embarrassed to come clean, so I maintained the fiction until we all finished school.
I don't really know why I did it, nervous and wanting to be liked probably!
I also said Daniel was a bit of a d**k. So Mr Radcliffe, please accept my apologies for lying about you to all my school mates. If I ever meet him in person I plan to come clean (although I already dodged one chance to do that when I saw him struggling with some luggage in London Victoria train station years ago...).
Svenne O'Lotta 1 year ago
Why on earth would acclaimed actor Daniel Radcliffe care that you lied to your friends?
Harvard Business Review explains that underneath our (un)intentional lies are various unmet needs that we should strive to identify. Then, we can look for healthier ways to fulfill those needs instead of telling fibs.
Another important step when caught in a lie is to assess just how much your credibility has suffered. Look at how the people around you respond to you. For example, they might ask for your opinion less, you might not get invited to certain meetings, and you might no longer be asked to join in on new projects.
If you have a reputation for lying and want to be known as someone trustworthy, then you’ll inevitably have to put in the effort to be more honest and humble from now on. Your reputation won’t get better overnight, though, so don’t have any illusions about that. Words are wind; it’s easy to make promises about how you’ll change. Real change requires consistent honesty and transparency over a long period of time.
#7
I told a girl I know kung Fu when I was like 9, so I had to go out and actually learn Kung Fu to prove it.
#8
I'm not proud of this one or any of the implications, but I was 14 years old, so bear with me.
We were in 9th grade. A girl I was friendly with was talking about how her ex boyfriend was lying about her, saying they had sex or something. She seemed really upset. So I chime in, thinking this is so funny and absurd,
"Just start telling people he asked you to put a d**do up his a*s."
We laugh, I think nothing of it after this moment. The dude she was talking about was a grade or two above us and not in my social circle. Let's call him... Ben Smith.
Towards the end of the school year, I heard a rumor in passing. "Ben Smith wants to be f****d in the a*s." I do a literal double take. I ask my friends about this. Apparently, there are rumors he's secretly gay and people KNOW he sticks things up his butt because he asked his ex to do it.
I didn't know how to handle this. At the time I felt like he deserved it because of how upset the girl was, and he was lying about her first. I laughed about it, didn't really admit that was my lie until after graduation and the story happened to come up again.
As an adult, I just feel guilty. It was homophobic 😬.
Abe Hartman 1 year ago
It literally has nothing to do with being anti gay (homophobic is such a misused term)
michael Chock 1 year ago
Straight people have been known to do this too. Its your school that's phobic
#9
Told my coworkers I was "really into running." Now they keep inviting me to join marathons… and I’m over here struggling to jog up a flight of stairs.
Glix Drap 1 year ago
Same suggestion as someone posted earliet - fake an injury. Just don't make it you've lost a leg (sometimes extra lies just make things worse).
zims 1 year ago
"My doctor told me to stop because it was destroying my knees and I'd need surgery in a couple years if I kept it up. I'm trying to get into something more low-impact now, like hiking."
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Gandalf the Pink 1 year ago
You could also lie you mean 100m so you have speed but not stamina for marathons :D until someone asks you to run fast :D
Lying—or rather getting caught in a lie—isn’t just embarrassing. It can also be socially devastating. In short, if you’re constantly bending the truth, you’re burning bridges and damaging your reputation. If you’re known as dishonest, untrustworthy, and lacking commitment in your social circle and among your colleagues and clients, why would they want to have anything in common with you?
You might notice your career prospects suffering. You might start feeling socially isolated because you’re not seen as great company at family dinners and friends’ parties.
On top of that, you might find that any relationships that you do make are superficial: why would anyone open up to you if they know that you won’t be honest in return? Deep relationships require a give-and-take dynamic and vulnerability. You can’t have that if one party is a chronic liar.
#10
When I was a child. I told my sexy drama teacher that I did ballet outside of school, so she would use me as a partner to dance with in lessons to show the rest of the class. I even told my mum to go along with it on parents evening. Man, I cried so hard when she got married to the P.E teacher :/.
Fellfromthemoon 1 year ago
I didn't understand at first, why was OP devastated when she (mother) got married to the P.E teacher. Then I realized 'she' in the last sentence was the drama teacher.
LavenderHippoInAJar 1 year ago
Okay what is this picture??? Bc it doesn't look like the ballet I'm used to....
#11
That me and my coworker are brothers. We have the same two last names, kinda look similar, and said it as a joke to one of our students, who told the rest of them. At some point he didnt correct one of their parents and now a lot of the school community believe that we are the brothers.
I’ve had to lie about why we barely have photos with our parents (they are divorced), why we didn’t spent Christmas together (he was traveling) etc. It’s so silly, but at the same time I feel a rush every time they ask something and I need to embezzle the lie.
Glix Drap 1 year ago
I was in a crowded pub once and a couple of times people just came up to me and started talking as if they knew me. Turns out my doppelganger was there as well. Shout out to Fergus.
ucp 1 year ago
I once sat next to a girl in a pub, and had a friendly chat with her for about ten minutes. Then I realised she *wasn’t* the ex with whom I was still friendly. Apologised profusely, but the girl was very gracious.
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Tell them about the sister you lost in a tragic accident with your brother and he has complete amnesia of the event.
featherytoad 1 year ago
My cousin (our maiden name is Bolen) told someone in grade school (70s) that her family owned the Bolen Tractor Company. They asked, so she just said, yes.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
Need to come clean, otherwise this is going to get deeper and deeper. Or hope one of your co workers sees this and realize this is you. Then the proverbial s**t will hit the fan.
#12
"What is a potato?" I said at a dinner.
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago (edited)
Omg you need to read the backstory! 🤣🤣🤣 I am snort laughing so hard at the story & the responses (especially the one about the potato religion) I might actually die. https://old.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/2tdbig/tifu_by_enraging_the_parents_of_my_girlfriend_by/
Skogsrået 1 year ago
I know i read about someone lying about not knowing what a potato is before. Wonder if OP is the same person or if this is stolen?
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
The OP's is a joke about the original story. I posted the link to the original story.
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Have you ever told a lie that got way, way out of hand, dear Pandas? What’s the most embarrassing situation you’ve been in where someone caught you lying?
Do you think that a perfectly honest human society is even remotely possible? We’d love to hear what you think about all of this, so grab a snack and a drink and share your thoughts in the comments.
#13
This is really embarrassing.
I went to uni and met someone i thought was chill. for some reason, based on how i look etc, he thought i was a massive stoner. I have not smoked weed in my life, tried gummies, nothing like that. I'd definitely like to try it at some point it just never presented itself conveniently in my 23 years of life.
This person started texting me, asking my opinions about weed, how much he should take, what store to get it from, etc. Reddit, let me tell you, instead of owning up to my s**t i did enough research to write a dissertation to not give this person bad advice about how many mg to take, the types of m******na strains, even which dispensaries are owned by whom in our location just in case they wanted it sourced a different way.
at this point they've smoked and thank me for my help, and still send me pics/vids about them being all excited about their weed.
Lila Allen 1 year ago
because there are other definitions of weed that are not d**g related
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painttheyellowsubgreen 1 year ago
I think in a way he has redeemed himself for the lie. (Obviously the right thing would have been to come clean, or have not lied in the first place) But he worked hard to research and learn to give this guy really good advice. He got good solid advice and was directed to people who could give him even better advice. There are a lot of ways first timers can go wrong, especially with all the different types of products there are now.
Jenna Kay 1 year ago
Great for arthritis and getting some sleep when your body says you aren't as young as you used to be
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I lied to myself and convinced myself I loved my ex. Enough to marry her and become a shell of myself over the years as I withdrew from friends and family.
It took me 5 years to realise.
#15
I told my Co-workers that we have a car, and now I have to Uber every day and pretend like a personal driver is coming to receive me.
#16
When i was in primary school i made up that my older brother is getting married. I ended up photoshopping wedding pictures.
#17
I told my coworkers i’d totally run a marathon just to sound motivated, and now they keep asking about my training schedule. like, i’ve barely jogged a mile, and now i’m panicking about actually having to run one.
VikingAbroad 1 year ago
Unfortunately during your daily training routine you slipped on a banana peel and now you have to take it easy on the strained (calf, ankle, something or other)
Alexandra 1 year ago
Or you can plead stress fractures which make it impossible EVER to complete a marathon or anything else even remotely similar.
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Schmebulock 1 year ago
Tell them you strained your levator ani muscles and must take a break for a while.
#18
We had a “big I am” work in our office, was running marathons left right and centre, one of the girls said she would run the next one with him but she was worried she couldn’t keep up with him, about 3 weeks out he did his knee in and even brought in crutches 🩼 and we opened the doors for him and fetched his lunch etc , he quietly left the company, we later discovered on his partner’s social media photos videos of them at a water park the weekend of the marathon , it was all baloney …. 🤦♂️.
Janissary35680 1 year ago
I see a pattern here. What's all this lying about running? Marathons, no less? Is this a thing?
#19
Saying everything is okay to my parents, now it is hard to tell them when Im not.
#20
I told this guy I was from Winchestertonfieldville. Turns out it actually exists and he took me on a surprise trip there!! I had to pretend I knew the town!
Laura 1 year ago
It's from a movie mr Deeds. Winona Ryder's character makes up a lie, that she is from a small town called Winchestertonfieldville and Adam Sandler's mr Deeds takes her there and all kinds of funny situations
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Schmebulock 1 year ago (edited)
Just go around pointing out all the places you had sex and describe the different acts. Problem solved!
ucp 1 year ago
In that back alley, my back alley was invaded mall consensual, of course
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I once told a friend I loved hiking just to fit in, and now they keep inviting me on these long hikes. I’ve been pretending to enjoy it, but I’m dying inside every time. Now I can’t back out without looking totally fake.
Skogsrået 1 year ago
LoL, why complicate things? Peoples hobbies and interests can change with time.
Phoenix 1 year ago
Break your leg. Then have constant recurring pain for the rest of your life, leaving you unable to do the thing you love... hiking.
Schmebulock 1 year ago
This is not rocket surgery stuff. Tell your friend that you are only into natural hiking where you do it in the buff, but don't want to be arrested again.
#22
It’s no longer out of control. But when I was in high school I was getting in trouble for attendance. The attendance office called me down to discuss and wanted to call my parents. That’s when I used my theatre classes to my advantage. Started the water works and told the attendance lady to not call my house. Because my mother had recently passed and my father was working two jobs to keep the house a float and the stress might be too much for his weak health. They sent me back to class, and never called my parents. Didn’t think I’d actually convinced them and figured it was a matter of time before the lie caught up to me. But at least I had bought myself some time. Well the attendance lady started coving for me and attendance was never an issue again. Until I was 24 and the attendance lady ran into my mother at the local Walmart. Not my proudest moment but I had completely forgotten about it until my mother grilled me about the situation. Mom still gives me s**t to this day, but hey I saved everyone the drama of dealing with my attendance.
moody goody 1 year ago
Once, i had a friend who.lied about her mother suffering from the 'big C' stage 4. 2 years later whn i met the mom, she denied ever have any illness, let alone big C. 10 years later, I bumbed into the same friend, who says her moyher actually died of Big C, and it was all her bad doing as she woshed it upon her healthy mother ao that she could get some sympathy among friends.
#23
I told a guy that I was working at a X place because I didnt liked him and than afterwards he went to the place everyday and text me why dont i see you? Which days are you working etc while I dont work at that place.
UKGrandad 1 year ago
Why give her number to someone she doesn't like in the first place?
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Kalikima 1 year ago
I can't tell if you're painfully naive, or a troll.. just in case it's the former, he was obviously a stalker, and she did the right thing.
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I once told my friend I could cook a gourmet meal, but now they expect five-star dinners every week. My microwave is starting to feel like a chef's hat!
Maisey Myles 1 year ago
If you feel the need to lie to your ‘friends’ then maybe they’re not really friends at all
#25
I just say that I am bout to s**t the hell out of my pants and I get out of every inconvenient situation every time.
Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
I'd love to read various classy ways of expressing his urge. (British accent, I suppose.)
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Jeremy James 1 year ago (edited)
Diarrhea is an excellent excuse for many occasions. People tend not to ask too many follow-up questions. And, if they do, just be very descriptive until they ask you to stop.
Captain Awesome 1 year ago
I'm amazed how often I'm notified my Crohn's is acting up when someone wants to leave early. No one says an eye
onceuponahaley 1 year ago
While my friends are glad I no longer have cancer, it was a pretty great get out of anything card. Friend wants to skip work? They suddenly have to take me to an appointment. Bad date? Haley needs someone to help out. I couldn't get mad, I used that excuse too, mostly when I just wanted to rot in bed instead of go out.
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ElvenFairy 1 year ago
The trick is to c**p yourself often enough that it is very believable....don't ask me how I know!
Regina Holt 1 year ago
If I am stuck in a long, sometimes meaningless, conversation I start to do the little dance, ever so slightly, increasing very slowly, and the I eventually get a pained look on my face, and tell the person that I really need to use the facilities.
#26
I know that I have ADHD. I've known my whole life. I am the most ADHD person that's ever had ADHD. I am combined type. I tick every single box. It's blatantly obvious to every single person who knows me. I'm a teacher and I know a lot about ADHD and what it looks like on young people. I know I have it. The thing is, I'm not diagnosed. Why? My parents think I'm perfect and never thought there was anything wrong that required them to get me checked for anything (despite me being completely off the rails as a kid and them being in front of the school principal on a weekly basis). As an adult, the process to get diagnosed relies on a certain level of organization and memory that I simply don't have, because of the ADHD. I almost got diagnosed once but I had to call back on a certain date to make an appointment and I forgot then I had to wait again. Anyway, I've known for the past 30 years I have it, but right now there's a lot of stigma around being self diagnosed. People think everyone is pretending to have it. I don't think that's the case, I think there's just more awareness now. But if you say you have it, people judge you. I try not to say it anymore but I'm so used to telling people I have it that sometimes it slips out. Then people ask me if I'm diagnosed and give me a look that says they'll judge me based on mt answer. So then I lie and say yes. Then there's always follow up questions. How old were you? What was the process like? Are you medicated? How did being diagnosed change your life? I either have to lie or try to quickly change the subject.
Lila Allen 1 year ago
Just go get diagnosed. ADHD in adults is real and lots of people got diagnosed later. Seriously the meds are a game changer. You can finally sleep and focus, and everything is just not so frustratingly impossible
Meagan Glaser 1 year ago
You do know that when people ask you for detailed personanl accounts of your medical history you can say No, right? They ask when you were diagnosed, what medicines etc, you tell them it's none of their business.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
My daughter told us she has ADHA. Wasn't a surprise, we noticed long ago. Why didn't WE have her diagnosed? Good question, but she is a high achieving person. If she wasn't, we would have.
onceuponahaley 1 year ago
As an adult with ADHD, I know it's hard but complete the tests and get on medication. It's helped me so much. Was diagnosed at 5 but was unmedicated from age 12 until a few weeks ago. I don't know how I made it just raw dogging life.
Kalikima 1 year ago
I've told a few people about my having adhd, and literally no one has asked follow up questions. Who are these people in your life that feel obligated to your personal medical information?
Dorian Gabriel 1 year ago
Strangers, family, work people, friends, especially acquaintances who have only a tiny peek into your life—and ESPECIALLY those who've decided that they have some sort of expertise on mental health and development. Education and child development students (note students) are some of the worst.
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nuberiffic 1 year ago
I call BS on not getting diagnosed because you're a teacher. Like being a teacher requires zero organization skills
#27
That i know what the f**k im doing in life.
Skogsrået 1 year ago
Hahaha, most of us don't know what we are doing most of the time. We wing it through life.
featherytoad 1 year ago
By the time I can say, "I know what I'm doing." I'll be on the my deathbed.
Load More Replies... Bored Trash Panda 1 year ago
I think everyone has told that lie.... I certainly have, many times. In all honesty, I have no idea WHAT I am doing. Basically just going through the motions of my job, being a wife, mom and caretaker for my disabled mom. It's actually very stressful and I really just want to drive out in the middle of nowhere and scream.
Child of the Stars 1 year ago (edited)
No one knows what they're doing. We're all just making it up as we go. That's the true big secret of life.
#28
I told my neighbors I knew how to fix household things. Now I’m their unofficial handyman, sometimes I give excuses, and other times I do it with help from YouTube tutorials.
Schmebulock 1 year ago
Tell them due to your recent brain injury you are unable to do handyman activities without it causing you to s**t your pants.
Aleksandras Tvardauskas 1 year ago
At least you do it for free and learn something new in the process. I've been charged several times for a work by people who were claiming they are professionals but clearly had no idea what they were doing.
#29
I could cook a gourmet meal for a dinner party. It started as a joke, but then everyone took it seriously and expected me to deliver! I ended up scrambling to learn a few recipes and praying for the best. It turned into a hilarious evening, but I definitely learned my lesson about overpromising.
Schmebulock 1 year ago
This scenario has been repeated multiple times here and sounds dumber in each instance.
#30
I would go visit my friend at his beach house, and their family called me "cousin [my name]" just because I spent a lot of time with them and was the only non-family member. For some reason they decided to tell one of the cousins' boyfriends that the reason they called me cousin was because I was recently adopted into the family by an aunt who wasn't there, who sent me down to connect with the family (I was 18 at the time). Dude bought it with no problem, and eventually everyone abandoned the payoff of telling him because it was just so fun saying "Cousin [my name]!!!" This went on over 2 summers. Turns out they broke up, so he'll never know that we made it all up and I'm not actually an adopted member of the family.
Heather Menard 1 year ago
But you are. They adopted you by calling you cousin and committed to it
#31
I told myself I would finish my degree. 3 years later...
Child of the Stars 1 year ago
The question is are you still working towards it? I'm taking mine a single class at a time. It'll be a decade before I'm done. But I'll be damned if I don't keep chipping away at it.
#32
I lied to my manager that I know a technology which I have no clue about. It somehow spread to the whole org who now considers me SME on the topic.
#33
Started a rumor senior year in high school that we put mescaline in our teachers coffee. 30 years later that rumor refuses to die.
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
They were told it wasn't in the dictionary so they never looked it up.
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#34
Living with my girlfriend, without telling my family and friends. One of my brother got to know last week , and being from a third world country, my life is f****d.
Schmebulock 1 year ago
Since you are from a third world country and not there anymore I'm pretty sure you will be ok.
Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
"Third world country" confuses me. Like, isn't it a cultural thing if it's (not) acceptable to live together without being married? Maybe I'm missing something, but in this context "third world country" sounds like "Africa is one country" to me.
#35
Back in the day I convinced another kid that my name was something else, and (a week or two later) I watched him argue with my friend on what my name is and it was hilarious. It’s all cleared up now, we’re friends, and he calls me by the fake name sometimes for fun.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Wasn't anything I said, but this dude called me the wrong name. I thought, "eh he'll find out that's not me"..after a few YEARS it was quite awkward to tell him.
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
W***y Strange? ( in English sound like they are saying really strange with an accent)
#36
I started high school and jokingly told a guy my name was James. Idk why. Anyway now I’m known as James even tho I’ve told everyone that’s not actually my name.
Rebekah 1 year ago
I started a new school in 2nd grade. There was a student named Chito. That was his name, even called him Chito in the yearbooks. When we graduated, he was announced as "Louis", when walking to get his diploma. WTF??? Turned out his name WAS Louis, but he wanted to be a Chico, from a TV show Chico and The Man, so he told the kindergarten teacher that's what his name was, and she misunderstood his little voice, and Chito was born. Chito, if you're out there, HI.
Glix Drap 1 year ago
Good job it wasn't James James Morrison Morrison Weatherby George Dupree.
Serena Myers 1 year ago
"Took great Care of his Mother, though he was only three" Loved this poem when I was little!
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I am not stressed or I am regulating my stress well.
I got evident health problem from my f*****g stress now. My body is worse than I thought.
Now that I make this comment I will consult with a doctor later.
Thank you stranger on reddit.
Chonky Panda 1 year ago
The first sentence is abt them lying to themselves about being stressed, the latter part is after another user said they should look it up.
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#38
One lie I told that kinda got out of control was when I told a friend I was really into a show just to have something to talk about. They started asking me about it all the time, assuming I’d watched every episode, and now I feel like I’m stuck pretending to know way more about it than I actually do. It’s gotten to the point where I’m avoiding the topic entirely because I don’t wanna get caught!
Schmebulock 1 year ago
Tell them you now hate the show because (google something about it) and anyone who watches it is stupid.
BarfyCat 1 year ago
I actually do have a weird kind of amnesia when it comes to TV shows and movies. I may actually, in fact, be watching the same show as you, but I can't remember any plot points or character names to discuss it with you. Frequently, I say to my husband, "why don't we watch Movie X?" and he says we already have! Oops, my bad!
Regina Holt 1 year ago
Fall and hit your head. THEN plead partial amnesia.
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I told someone I was really into a hobby I barely knew about, and now they think I’m an expert and keep asking me for advice!
#40
I told my friends I could play guitar really well just to seem cool, and now they keep asking me to perform at gatherings. I’ve had to fake my way through a few songs, and I'm scared they'll realize I barely know how to strum a chord.
Glix Drap 1 year ago
Sometimes you need to put some effort in to correct a lie.
Load More Replies... Regina Holt 1 year ago
Maybe they know you were lying about knowing how to play guitar, they just enjoy seeing you make a fool of yourself.
Schmebulock 1 year ago
Cut a finger off Yakuza style and tell them your career as a guitarist is over.
#41
I’m a political pundit on TV. I didn’t correct a news anchor when they introduced me as a contributor - now they always introduce me as a contributor. Contributors are paid - I am not. A white lie but where’s my check if I’m supposedly a contributor 😜.
#42
A small lie being BUSY has now turned into me constantly avoiding plans i never wanted to make.
Chonky Panda 1 year ago
Yeah people of Reddit can rarely write sentences that makes sense. They don't use commas or periods and it's just so annoying imo, especially if they're supposed to be a native English speaker. Like wtf???
Load More Replies... Meagan Glaser 1 year ago
How ...how did *pretending* to be busy with fake plans lead to you somehow having plans made for you?
#43
I once spread a rumor at work that I was fired loved everyone's reaction when I came back
Made me feel like George Costanza.
#44
So, a while back, I casually mentioned to some friends that I knew Sabrina Carpenter. It started as a joke, but they actually believed me. Now it’s gotten way out of control—they keep asking me questions about her, wanting to hang out, and expecting stories. I’ve had to invent these wild scenarios to keep up with it, and now it’s gotten to the point where I’m not sure how to get out of it without looking like a complete fool. It’s spiraled so far that I’m even considering moving to a different friend group, haha.
Schmebulock 1 year ago
You sound dumb so tell them you received an injury from closing the refrigerator door on your head and now don't remember any of your friendship with her. Your friends sound dumb as well so they will believe it.
Fellfromthemoon 1 year ago (edited)
I knew may mean "her great-uncle was our neighbor and I saw her a couple of times as a baby."
#45
When I was 15, a girl told me that I was probably colourblind. Later to struck up a convo I said yes cause I liked her (wtf?). Thing is: my dad and my aunt (yes, aunt, I know it's super rare) are actually colourblind. Now that lie stood the test of time, and now I'm 37 and I still have to lie about being colourblind and it breaks my heart. At this point it's too late to admit. I'm taking this to the grave, but it's annoying to sometimes say "pass me that long thing" instead of "green thing".
Hey hey hey 1 year ago
I'm partial colour blind. There are certain colours I can't differentiate.
#46
In third grade, I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade, I stole my uncle Max’s toupee and I glued it on my face when I was Moses in my Hebrew School play. In fifth grade, I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog…When my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids and then they served lunch I went nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out…But the worst thing I ever done — I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa — and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life.
#47
That i hate eating crispy food.
Glix Drap 1 year ago
Unfortunately I like crispy food. Our future relationship is doomed (offers to share open bag of crisps in condolence). For our American cousins our crisps are the same as your chips. Whereas our chips are the same as your French fries. OK let's stop there before we get on to what a pavement is.
ucp 1 year ago
Biscuits and crisps are my kryptonite. I love the texture of crispy food. So much so, that I ensure that there is always something crispy on every meal, in the same way I have to balance acidity or seasoning.
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Definitely lies about my school progress to my parents. They are under impression that I am doing amazing but if they ever found out boy oh boy.
Lila Allen 1 year ago
Kinda depends. As long as they are getting. mostly C's with some D's they still get the same diploma as everyone else. No one puts a GPA on the diploma
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BookFanatic 1 year ago
Ah, yes. It's all fun and games until Mom beats you to the mail and sees your report card...
#49
Told a girl I was the mayor of Whoville.
#50
I'm ready to commit in this relationship.
What do you think ?
Happy_Pandalover 1 year ago
While most of these are hilarious and bring no harm: It‘s still so much easier to keep quiet or tell the truth. Saves you alot of hassle afterwards ☺️
Child of the Stars 1 year ago
I don't get why people think they need to make up little stuff like this. The only time I can think a lie is acceptable to when you believe you or someone else may be in danger and the lie may help get you or them out of the situation.
Load More Replies... Svenne O'Lotta 1 year ago
Oh, this is just like when Bored Panda lied about being a normal website and not a member's only hellhole that keeps spamming you, asking for money to not override your browser's dark mode.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago
When my mom went on sabbatical in the Pacific Northwest I went to this bougie as f**k school there, I mean RICH, they had a private chef make their school lunch. One time he made this fancy Thai curry, and I ended up saying I was allergic to coconut so I didn’t have to eat it because I could tell the texture would be bad. I only had to keep up the lie for a semester before we went home but probably the dumbest and weirdest lie I’ve ever told. He just looked so disappointed if you didn’t eat his food. To be fair most of it was delicious.
nonbean 1 year ago
When i was like 8 my mom was making set with pineapple and pork, and I didn’t like pork so I didn’t want to try, i pretended to take a bite, then said the pineapple was giving me a reaction. Apparently it was a convincing lie cause she still tells people I’m allergic to pineapple, and I’m not allowed to eat my favorite fruit 😭. My friends know I’m not but I’m too scared to come clean to my mom, and i eat it whenever i get a chance, although i do have a bit of a reaction but i do for most citrus fruits.
nonbean 1 year ago
As in, i do have a slight reaction, i made it sound much worse when i was 8
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Dorian Gabriel 1 year ago
A girl in ROTC showed up out of uniform. When questioned, she told Sarge that her house had caught fire the night before and the uniform had been trampled by the firemen in the rush. Sarge immediately talked to admin and by the end of the day there was an announcement for a fundraiser for her family. The next day he called her mother (another member of staff, who hadn't heard the announcement) with his condolences and to offer any help he could give. She said, "what are you talking about?" The student had lied to get out of uniform day...and her mother was staff.
Happy_Pandalover 1 year ago
While most of these are hilarious and bring no harm: It‘s still so much easier to keep quiet or tell the truth. Saves you alot of hassle afterwards ☺️
Child of the Stars 1 year ago
I don't get why people think they need to make up little stuff like this. The only time I can think a lie is acceptable to when you believe you or someone else may be in danger and the lie may help get you or them out of the situation.
Load More Replies... Svenne O'Lotta 1 year ago
Oh, this is just like when Bored Panda lied about being a normal website and not a member's only hellhole that keeps spamming you, asking for money to not override your browser's dark mode.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago
When my mom went on sabbatical in the Pacific Northwest I went to this bougie as f**k school there, I mean RICH, they had a private chef make their school lunch. One time he made this fancy Thai curry, and I ended up saying I was allergic to coconut so I didn’t have to eat it because I could tell the texture would be bad. I only had to keep up the lie for a semester before we went home but probably the dumbest and weirdest lie I’ve ever told. He just looked so disappointed if you didn’t eat his food. To be fair most of it was delicious.
nonbean 1 year ago
When i was like 8 my mom was making set with pineapple and pork, and I didn’t like pork so I didn’t want to try, i pretended to take a bite, then said the pineapple was giving me a reaction. Apparently it was a convincing lie cause she still tells people I’m allergic to pineapple, and I’m not allowed to eat my favorite fruit 😭. My friends know I’m not but I’m too scared to come clean to my mom, and i eat it whenever i get a chance, although i do have a bit of a reaction but i do for most citrus fruits.
nonbean 1 year ago
As in, i do have a slight reaction, i made it sound much worse when i was 8
Load More Replies... Dorian Gabriel 1 year ago
A girl in ROTC showed up out of uniform. When questioned, she told Sarge that her house had caught fire the night before and the uniform had been trampled by the firemen in the rush. Sarge immediately talked to admin and by the end of the day there was an announcement for a fundraiser for her family. The next day he called her mother (another member of staff, who hadn't heard the announcement) with his condolences and to offer any help he could give. She said, "what are you talking about?" The student had lied to get out of uniform day...and her mother was staff.
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