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Toadman: We All Lie

The fact is, people lie. We all lie. We lie to each other, we lie to ourselves. I lie to you. If everyone on the planet was honest one hundred percent of the time, society would have never evolved as far as it has. These are the "socially acceptable" lies. The "oh yes, I love this gift you've given me!" lies, the "oh don't worry about breaking that, it was old." lies. Or even the "why yes boss, our work IS our passion!" lies that we tell to keep our jobs, our situations, and our incomes. Nobody really wants to hear the truth. The truth does not set you free, unless by free, you mean, free of people who want to be around you/Toadman, Synaptic Disunion. More here.

Question: Do you lie much? What about usually?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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