Lying is a social lubricant. A little fiction here, a convenient untruth there, and suddenly the dinner party goes smoothly, and nobody has to have a conversation they were not ready for. We all do it, we all receive it, and most of the time we just agree to let it stand because the alternative is a level of honesty that nobody actually wants.
But the lies are so transparent and unconvincing that the ones that really demand some active participation from us all. The crown jewel of this category is the corporate "we are one big family here" speech, delivered by a manager who will lay off half the room before Christmas without losing a minute of sleep. No, Dereck, family doesn't make you clock out before using the bathroom.
Other honourable mentions include "your call is very important to us," "we are committed to your privacy," and "this won't hurt a bit." Reddit asked people which obvious lies they have cheerfully pretended to believe, and the thread shows us the human capacity for being polite, strategic self-deception.
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When they asked for the office wifi password at lunch and I told them password123. Definitely got a good laugh from that one.
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Truth or dare with a group of friends when we were younger. Troy was very obviously very very gay. Tori was smoking hot with big chest. Troy was dared to kiss Tori, and promptly declined because he wasn't feeling well and didn't want to get her sick. We all pretended to believe him when he said he was straight throughout the years, but the atmosphere in that room when people were trying to "believe" him about not feeling well was one of the most awkward situations I've ever been in. He's married to a guy now and Tori ended up blowing me on one of our group camping trips. All's well that ends well.
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