Who'd a thunk it? According to a University of Massachusetts social psychologist, Robert Feldman, ordinary people tell about two lies every 10 minutes, with some people getting in as many as a dozen lies in that period. Feldman also found that liars tend to be more popular than honest people.
Well gee, *I'm* as honest as the day is long!
Erm... okay, that was a lie.
What do you think of Feldman's findings? Do you lie twice every 10 minutes? What kind of lies do you tell, and what kind do you hear? Do you think lying can be a good thing, or is it always wrong? Care to share the worst lie you ever told (or heard)?
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Zelda, does this shirt make me look old, fat & bald?
It's true.
And that's why I just say "Mornin'"...
Biggest lie I've heard has to do with the current administration's reasons for going into Iraq.
Okay, here goes.
Bless me (sister Nunzilla), for I have sinned. It's been... uh... 30 years since my last confession.
(thinks a bit)
Never mind. This would take TOO DARN LONG!
*Z exits the confessional
Dream Police is the best album they evar did!
Thanks Seel!
Me, I say white lies, to avoid hurt feelings. Well, most of the time.
(Did I just lie about that? Mmmmmmaybe....)
I don't lie that much. I distinctly remember as a young pup (4ish years old) I hid a toy truck from one of my brothers and I wouldn't tell him where it was. My mom asked me if I knew where it was and I said no. She then told me that lying was a sin and if I sin on purpose I was going to go to hell. I then promptly told my brother where his toy truck was.
Since then, I've had a hard time lying about anything. I came to view my honesty as a flaw in HS and college and even now sometimes I wish I could just tell a lie and not feel all guilty about it. Especially since I no longer believe in heaven or hell or all that other hooey my mum and pop fed me as a kid.
She likes sticking her hand in the VCR (we have a tape in there at all times, so she can't get her hand stuck). If the TV is on (which is rare when she's awake) she pulls up on the TV stand (which is very sturdy) and cranes her head up to watch whatever's on. I know that the whole "sitting too close to the TV will ruin your eyes" thing is bunk, but 6 inches away is just a bit too close. We'll have to make something up eventually to get her to stop doing it. Something along the lines of, "if you're that close to the screen then the government cameras inside the TV will be able to analyze your DNA and they'll clone you and then UPS will send a new you to our home and we'll have to kick you out because the new you will be superior in every way." Something like that.
She's eating solids like a champ. Sweet potatoes are her favorite. She used to like peas but now despises them. She usually scarfs down oatmeal and apples for breakfast.
All in all, no complaints. And being a stay-at-home dad rulz. Much like Frogtown.
one of our cats has taken to sitting 2 inches from the computer monitor while watching YouTube or videos about cats. She's obsessed by her "Kittieos" as we call them.
Cubit's up. Gotta go.
G'bye.
Katz saves everyone who doesn't shave himself. Who shaves Katz.
(NO LIE: Cubit is one of the most adorable baby girls I've ever seen. OMG, those chubby pink cheeks and huge blue eyes... aaaaaah!)
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