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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #45 - Mar 3^rd, 2012, 11:00am

Quote from Dan on Mar 2^nd, 2012, 8:44am:

Yes! Allright I got a couple.

"The War to End All Wars" WW 1

"The Unsinkable ship" The Titanic

Is that better? Tongue

Much better thank you

Okay truly huge lies:

Democracy (that's it, nothing else needed lol)
the speed of light is a universal constant
Einsteins theory of relativity is correct (so how come it doesn't work for sub atomic particles - because it's wrong)
quantum theory is genius (so how come it doesn't work for macro atomic particles - because it's wrong)
richard dawkins is an atheist (oh really, his fanatical obsession that he's right and everybody else is wrong sure sounds like religious fervour to me)

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don't eat apple cores or the seeds will grow in your stomach
don't swallow chewing gum or it will tangle up your intestines
a mars a day helps you work rest and play (lol)
hard work never killed anybody

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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #46 - Mar 3^rd, 2012, 12:03pm

Quote from curious_aardvark on Mar 3^rd, 2012, 11:00am:

Quote from Dan on Mar 2^nd, 2012, 8:44am:

Yes! Allright I got a couple.

"The War to End All Wars" WW 1

"The Unsinkable ship" The Titanic

Is that better? Tongue

Much better thank you

Okay truly huge lies:

Democracy (that's it, nothing else needed lol)
the speed of light is a universal constant
Einsteins theory of relativity is correct (so how come it doesn't work for sub atomic particles - because it's wrong)
quantum theory is genius (so how come it doesn't work for macro atomic particles - because it's wrong)
richard dawkins is an atheist (oh really, his fanatical obsession that he's right and everybody else is wrong sure sounds like religious fervour to me)

That was mindblowing...in a good way. Love it.

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Rockman Interfector Viris Spurii Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1193 Gender:	Re: Most outrageous/funny lies Reply #47 - Mar 3^rd, 2012, 12:29pm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLLLTntnqjk Reefer madness.
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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #48 - Mar 3^rd, 2012, 3:15pm

"I don't need to write that down, I'll remember it."

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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #49 - Mar 3^rd, 2012, 4:20pm

Quote from Eoraptor on Mar 3^rd, 2012, 3:15pm:

"I don't need to write that down, I'll remember it."

lol, my mom hates when I do that cause she knows I'll forget. There is just something about her voice that escapes my head. It's also harder to hear, but I've heard there is actually science behind guys being able to hear men's voices better. Idk.

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"Rambo."
"Everyone in the military is uneducated"
"The Govnernment can get out of debt by making more money."
"That seems interesting"
"All of your problems can be solved with more money"

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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #50 - Mar 3^rd, 2012, 11:46pm

So how is "lie" being defined? I really don't see lies being posted.

Looks like people are only posting statements they think are wrong, or statements that have been wrong.
Yes, that is one definition of lie, but is that really how you use the word in real life? I think intention to deceive another person plays a much larger role in defining a lie than the amount it's being applied here.

The quote about peace in our time, I'm sure Chamberlain truly thought that he had succeeded.
People truly thought the Titanic was "unsinkable".

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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #51 - Mar 4^th, 2012, 12:24am

You're absolutely right Woonilsra. The original intent of the thread was for people to talk about experiences/stories they had themselves or knew of personally where someone really told a big one and it turned out somewhat humorously or really strangely. It kind of evolved into this though. Either type is fine. I know I've told some whoppers in my time... especially as a teen but nothing comes to mind. smh...

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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 9442 Gender:	Re: Most outrageous/funny lies Reply #52 - Mar 4^th, 2012, 3:53pm Excellent point, Woonilsra. They aren't lies if the people who said these things believed them. They're misconceptions, something completely different.
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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #53 - Mar 5^th, 2012, 7:23am

Quote from Woonilsra on Mar 3^rd, 2012, 11:46pm:

So how is "lie" being defined? I really don't see lies being posted.

Looks like people are only posting statements they think are wrong, or statements that have been wrong.
Yes, that is one definition of lie, but is that really how you use the word in real life? I think intention to deceive another person plays a much larger role in defining a lie than the amount it's being applied here.

The quote about peace in our time, I'm sure Chamberlain truly thought that he had succeeded.
People truly thought the Titanic was "unsinkable".

I agree with your definitional point. The best definition for a lie I've heard is "A lie is a statement made with an intent to deceive", and many of these do fail that criterion.

I disagree with you about Chamberlain though. I don't think he really believed it. I think he hoped, but I think that he knew that there would be no peace. But then that's just my interpretation. Who knows?

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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 9442 Gender:	Re: Most outrageous/funny lies Reply #54 - Mar 5^th, 2012, 9:10am I don't agree. When Chamberlain returned from his meeting with Hitler he was triumphant. I think he really believed that he'd achieved peace in his time. Of course, this is just my interpretation, which is no more valid than yours.
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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #55 - Mar 5^th, 2012, 11:14am

Quote from Rat Man on Mar 5^th, 2012, 9:10am:

I don't agree. When Chamberlain returned from his meeting with Hitler he was triumphant. I think he really believed that he'd achieved peace in his time. Of course, this is just my interpretation, which is no more valid than yours.

It was peace in his time. His time was just a little shorter than he thought it would be.

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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #56 - Mar 5^th, 2012, 1:05pm

Quote from Eoraptor on Mar 3^rd, 2012, 3:15pm:

"I don't need to write that down, I'll remember it."

This one is a lie beacuse I tell myself that even though I know that I will not remember. Maybe it is not a lie for everyone, but it is for the most the people I know.

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"Yet the finer they were the frailer; the cleverer, the more wrong-headed." -North

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Morphy Interfector Viris Spurii Checkmate Posts: 2432	Re: Most outrageous/funny lies Reply #57 - Mar 5^th, 2012, 1:13pm Here's a lie for you. I think the story behind this one is the woman who gets hit was talking crap to this other woman while she was trying to give her speech to a city counsel. (I think) Enough to get a smack at least. Check out her reaction... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrtSvCPaygs
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Re: Most outrageous/funny lies
Reply #58 - Mar 5^th, 2012, 9:27pm

Morphy, this sort of thing happens a lot in cities in south LA County. In one city council meeting one of the councilwomen slugged a councilman who was like 70 years old, claiming he groped her (in front of the whole council). I think the guy was the only one on that council who wasn't indcited for corruption. That whole part of the county is noted for civic hanky panky. The video was from Carson, one of those cities, BTW.

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xxkid123 Past Moderator Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4798 Gender:	Re: Most outrageous/funny lies Reply #59 - Mar 5^th, 2012, 9:29pm Here's a double cross http://www.snopes.com/history/hoaxes/sawingny.asp Two business partners swindle a bunch of simpletons into getting a lot of money. A lie in itself, but the actual lie is that it never happened. Somewhat like a lie in a lie....INCEPTION!
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