Ever since we were kids, we’ve been told that lying is bad. I mean, that’s what the nursery rhyme “Johny Johny Yes Papa” is all about. But as we grow up, we realize that sometimes white lies are necessary if we don’t want to hurt someone. Bigger deceptions, however, can’t be shrugged off.
For instance, people who fib and traumatize others should be held accountable. But not everyone can cook up a convincing lie. Some are so bad at it that no one falls for them. When netizens shared the most obvious lies they’d ever been told, we pulled together the wildest ones below. Just scroll down to laugh at their sheer stupidity!
#21
An ex-friend told me he was hired by Disneyland to be Jack Sparrow.
Supposedly, some reps saw him at Anime Expo cosplaying as Jack, and they were so "overwhelmed" by his impersonation that they hired him on the spot.
He told this to me, the Disney fangirl who knows well that's not how Disney hires people. He's also too short to even try out for the role (he could have been Pluto...). He also lives too far from the park.
He also said that in Fantasmic they were going to replace the Peter Pan sequence with PotC, and he was going to star in it. Maybe in Disney World where the shows are more modern, but not here in California.
Unfortunately, everyone believed his lies. I called him out on it, and just 3 months later he claims he quit because there were "Too many Jacks at the park." Riiiiiight.
Supposedly, some reps saw him at Anime Expo cosplaying as Jack, and they were so "overwhelmed" by his impersonation that they hired him on the spot.
He told this to me, the Disney fangirl who knows well that's not how Disney hires people. He's also too short to even try out for the role (he could have been Pluto...). He also lives too far from the park.
He also said that in Fantasmic they were going to replace the Peter Pan sequence with PotC, and he was going to star in it. Maybe in Disney World where the shows are more modern, but not here in California.
Unfortunately, everyone believed his lies. I called him out on it, and just 3 months later he claims he quit because there were "Too many Jacks at the park." Riiiiiight.
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The two experts also explain, “Every time you decide to lie, even if that lie is intended as a kindness, you feed the cynical side of yourself. Psychologists call this ‘deceiver’s distrust’. The reasoning goes: ‘If I’m lying, other people are probably lying to me too.’ You start to distrust others, ironically, because you are being dishonest.”
“Each time someone chooses to lie, no matter how small or seemingly inconsequential, a thread unravels. No big reveal that deception has occurred is necessary, no treachery named, no betrayal felt, no punishment to the deceiver doled out; rather, it is the act itself that harms.”
#22
Not told to me- but by a friend about me.
Back in high school one halloween, I was up to no good and wanted to stay out all night with my friends. However, I had a midnight curfew, so I hatched a brilliant scheme to have a friend call my dad pretending to be another friend's mom. Here's how the conversation went:
Friend: "Hi... ummm... Mr. Pickphlow's dad? This is Mrs. [friend]'s Mom, and I was wondering if Pickphlow can stay over?"
Dad: "[Friend], put Pickphlow on the phone. NOW"
Not my friend's finest moment.
Back in high school one halloween, I was up to no good and wanted to stay out all night with my friends. However, I had a midnight curfew, so I hatched a brilliant scheme to have a friend call my dad pretending to be another friend's mom. Here's how the conversation went:
Friend: "Hi... ummm... Mr. Pickphlow's dad? This is Mrs. [friend]'s Mom, and I was wondering if Pickphlow can stay over?"
Dad: "[Friend], put Pickphlow on the phone. NOW"
Not my friend's finest moment.
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#23
“I have a pool in my house” // he didn’t, I know this guy for like 20 years, went to his house all the time, don’t really know why he tought he could get away with a lie like that.
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#24
"Me and my friends used to live near an RAF base and so we'd sneak into the hangars, get into a chinook helicopter, hover it to a few metres off the ground and jump out of the back!"
Yep, he claimed a bunch of 13 year olds could do this. He was 30.
Yep, he claimed a bunch of 13 year olds could do this. He was 30.
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Lastly, they advise that you might not choose to be honest in every situation. But they believe that thoughtfully considering the potential positive outcomes of honesty will help you counter the tendency to jump to the worst-case scenario.
“You’ll better understand where those missed opportunities for honesty lie, and seize them when they come. By building trust in your individual conversations, you can change your own sense of trust in others,” they sum up.
#25
Had a house party when I was a teen (whilst my parents were away) and broke the ironing board by riding it down the stairs. I threw it in the river to hide the evidence (I know, not cool. Idiotic 15 year old).
My parents came back and asked about the ironing board and I gave it the, “what ironing board?” “Are you sure there was an ironing board before you left?” “personally, I don’t ever really remember seeing an ironing board in this house”
They were unimpressed at best.
My parents came back and asked about the ironing board and I gave it the, “what ironing board?” “Are you sure there was an ironing board before you left?” “personally, I don’t ever really remember seeing an ironing board in this house”
They were unimpressed at best.
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#26
Seriously, there's nothing going on between him and I. We're just friends. There's nothing to worry about.
Catch them making out about 3 beers later.
Catch them making out about 3 beers later.
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#27
This prince from Nigeria told me he would give me like $15,000 if I lent him a grand.
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Well, bad liars can definitely learn something from this. After all, their lies only end up harming them. So, what did you think of this list? Did any of these terrible fibs fool you? Which ones made you facepalm yourself? And which ones gave you secondhand embarrassment? Give them an upvote or write your thoughts in the comments. Also, if you found this list funny, check out some more laughably unconvincing lies!
#28
While I was married to my first husband, my mother told me that she had intimacy with said husband. He said she was lying. Obviously, someone was lying. Oh, how classy my life has been.
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#29
In my early 20s, when I was with my best friend from high school in the mall. This very attractive girl, a year younger, walks by us. My friend tells me about the intimacy he had with her and her friend back in high school and how they slept together a few times after that.
He had no idea I was close with her and had known her for years. I called her, told her I just saw her walk by me and to wait up for me. His face when that went down, plus when she introduced herself to him was awesome. I ragged on him relentlessly.
He had no idea I was close with her and had known her for years. I called her, told her I just saw her walk by me and to wait up for me. His face when that went down, plus when she introduced herself to him was awesome. I ragged on him relentlessly.
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#30
A guy my SO knew casually bragged that he breached the local Uni's security to access restricted sites and when pulled up on it he said he deserved some kind of recognition for exposing flaws in their system.
I guess he figured the nerdy looking guy he was talking to wouldn't have seen The Social Network, which came out just months prior...
I guess he figured the nerdy looking guy he was talking to wouldn't have seen The Social Network, which came out just months prior...
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#31
I'm a lawyer. I was working on a child welfare case where the father was ordered to undergo hair follicle testing for substance use. Then he shaved off all of his hair - head, facial and body - but insisted to the social workers and even the Judge that it was just something he'd been planning to do all along and it had nothing to do with substance testing.
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#32
My three year old son told me he was stronger than the Hulk, he informed me he had smashed my Jeep with his powerful fists, and he would throw me all the way to work in the morning.
I looked out the windows and told him he lied and my Jeep was still there. He said he smashed it but then repaired it with his magic repair hammer so I wouldn't cry.
He's a pretty obvious liar.....magic hammer. RIIIIIIGHT. How stupid does he think I am?
I looked out the windows and told him he lied and my Jeep was still there. He said he smashed it but then repaired it with his magic repair hammer so I wouldn't cry.
He's a pretty obvious liar.....magic hammer. RIIIIIIGHT. How stupid does he think I am?
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#34
Kid in second grade told me he had a remote control helicopter that could turn invisible.
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#36
A kid I went to school with told me he had a chimps as pets and said I could have one. His mom made him get rid of all the chimps the day before he was going to bring me one. I still want to believe.
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#38
When I was younger, I would be dropped off with my brother at the police station for my mother to pick us up(parents are divorced). One night she didn't show. We go to the gas station to use the pay phone(early 2000s) and we called her home phone. The excuse she gave us for not being there was "I'm in kentucky for work right now, I'll be home tomorrow." My brother who was talking to her believed her and told my dad who responded "we called her home phone, tell her to get over here."
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#39
Back in the late 90's:
"Did you hear the Red Wings traded Steve Yzerman for Wayne Gretzky??"
"No they didn't"
"I swear! It's all over the news right now!"
"Did you hear the Red Wings traded Steve Yzerman for Wayne Gretzky??"
"No they didn't"
"I swear! It's all over the news right now!"
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#40
Found other girls hairs on his pillows. "My friend uses my place and must have brought their girlfriend here. They must have slept on my bed"... Yep. Doesn't explain why theres more than one type and questionable stains on the sheets. I got out of there so fast.
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