Lying to someone is an art, a skill. And it’s fair to say that not everyone can lie with as much finesse as others. Yeah sure, you do get better at lying with age and experience. You begin to justify a lie by giving it a category: white lies, deception, omission and what not. But let’s face it, we’ve all had some pretty bad liar moments!
And so, when writer and comedian @elizaskinner asked the Tweeple to share the dumbest lies they’d ever told, there was no dearth of responses! Viral toh hona hi tha!
What’s the dumbest lie you’ve told?
— Eliza Skinner (@elizaskinner) June 17, 2018
Dumbest lie, eh? Well, Twitter did not disappoint with their replies for sure. And a lot of it were lies we all have uttered at least once in our lives! But full marks for creativity!
Okay confession time! Are you ready to LOL, and hopefully, if the lies are too dumb, then ROFL too?
1. As someone who only until recently had glasses, I must confess I’ve always wanted to know how this would turn out!
When I was in 3rd grade I thought having glasses was REALLY cool. I told my mom I was having trouble seeing. She set an appt with the optometrist and I purposefully said all of the wrong letters during the test.
— Steven Lucas (@stevenclucas) June 17, 2018
2. This is so, so cold! And I know so many parents who come up with such genius lies to tell their little ones for some peace of mind!
When she was little we told our daughter that the ice cream truck only plays music to let you know they're out of ice cream– worked for years until she was at Siobhan's house and they busted me😂
— #EndSuperdelegates ⏳ (@pppatticake) June 17, 2018
3. Oh yeah, THAT’s believable!
when i was 16 my driving instructor told me to press on the brake and i pressed on the gas instead and then i said, “in my car its the other way around” https://t.co/D09bztRc0J
— arati (@ayoarati) June 18, 2018
4. Listen dude, as long as you got the deal, it is not dumb at all! Women lie all the time when they’re bargaining with shopkeepers!
I was buying an engagement ring for my now wife when the sales lady asked if I was a Christian. I had a feeling that a yes answer meant a better price. So I said yes. Then she wanted to know what church I went to and all sorts of specifics. 20 lies later, I got the deal.
— Ryan Court (@2ryan1) June 17, 2018
5. *plays Harry Potter theme in the background*
In elementary school I told my friends I was a real wizard and when they asked me to do magic I said I couldn't cause I'd get in trouble, exposing all wizards.
— – (@Sickassacosta) June 17, 2018
6. And that’s why folks, staying single is an art too!
i faked appendicitis to get out of a date i decided i didn’t wanna go on
surgery details and everything https://t.co/gnJVHeFU15
— matt (@BigPoppaMatthew) June 17, 2018
7. Ah! The abused-to-death ‘evil twin’ lie!
In 2nd grade I was so afraid I had a giant late fee for a library book that was months late I said I had a twin named Claret Chantal who had taken it out. ☹️ Needless to say they did not believe me.
— chantal claret (@chantalclaret) June 17, 2018
8. That must have taken double the courage to keep lying right to the end! Double! Geddit? Haha!
https://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker/status/1008263739148324864
9. It all works out if you’ve got the perfect partner in crime who can lie as convincingly!
In 2nd or 3rd grade, my older brother had his water gun taken away from him by the principal so he asked me to call the school and pretend to be our dad and demand she give it back. She totally would've bought it, too, if knew how to pronounce 'confiscate' correctly…
— Alex Schmalex, esq. (@AEC_PA) June 17, 2018
10. The teachers. Or the lie. Only one of them had to be dumb. I’m guessing it was NOT the teachers.
I used to tell my teachers I hadn’t peed my pants when I had clearly peed my pants
— Emily Heller (@MrEmilyHeller) June 17, 2018
11. Such a cruel, cruel thing to do to your sibling! Breaking her heart twice!
When My sister told me she was starting to think that Santa wasn’t real, I told her that I had seen him, so she would continue to believe. She’s still mad at me about this.
— Kerrentine (@Kerry_McGuire) June 17, 2018
12. Ooooh, you, Sir, are a master manipulator! Not dumb at all!
In the 1st grade a girl i liked told me she liked another boy instead of me. So in the morning before school i wrapped my hand tightly with toilet paper, went to school and told her that the boy she liked broke my hand.
— HamJenkinsIII™️ (@hamjenkinsIII) June 17, 2018
13. Ouch. There was no way you ‘bouncer’-ed back from that lie!
I was 22-ish outside a bar. Told a guy I went to grade school with that I wasn’t me but my name is Kyle. Trip down memory lane avoided. Then tried to walk into the bar and he said he needed to see my ID. He was the bouncer. https://t.co/xuUypGeOlA
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) June 17, 2018
14. Genius! Just telling people you’re playing with cousin John Cena. If they can’t see him, they can’t call you out!
i tried to convince some of my friends in primary school that @JohnCena was my cousin https://t.co/o3gU0CJtFO
— Michael Barker (@thatismichael) June 17, 2018
15. However, the best, most epic lie in the kingdom of lies, and also probably the dumbest has to be this one here:
Ma'am I did the homework but I forgot the notebook at home… #StudentOfTheGame #School 😂😂
— Nayeem Iqbal (@nayeemiqbal_) June 17, 2018
What do I say, Twitter, I just ‘Love The Way You Lie’!