Congressman Joe Wilson - you know, the guy who skyrocketed to fame for yelling "You lie" during a speech by President Obama - is technically correct. Kind of.
According to this new "study" by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It finds that men lie an average of six times a day - twice as much as women:
Researchers found the average man tells six fibs a day to their partner, boss and work colleagues - a total of 42 each week.
That amounts to 2,184 a year or a staggering 126,672 over the average lifetime.
Top ten lies men tell:
1. Nothing's wrong, I'm fine
2. This will be my last pint
3. No, your bum doesn't look big in that
4. I had no signal
5. My battery died
6. Sorry, I missed your call
7. I didn't have that much to drink
8. I'm on my way
9. It wasn't that expensive
10. I'm stuck in traffic
Go to Daily Mail to read the story and find out the top 10 lies women tell: Link
"I did not eat your dog"
"I forgot the kid was in the backseat when I went in to shop"
"I'm sterile"
# The woman with a chronic fear of... kneecaps
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SUZANNE MOORE: Man, woman or dignified hermaphrodite? Caster must decide, no one else
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Pictured: The Queen staying at a Best Western hotel (or is it really her?)
PETER HITCHENS: Our children can't hold a knife and fork, so what does UNESCO teach them?
Also note that in the top ten are only lies that men with overbearing wives tell to benefit their wives feelings.
It's not a lie if it's a deflection. That's called diplomacy.
Men lie the most,
women tell the biggest lies.
''l'm at Kenny's house.'' That's a man's lie.
A women's lie is like, ''lt's your baby.''
I also believe age and maturity levels need to be accounted for,, to make an accurate reading on how common,, and maybe needful some lies are for some..
DrJ
E.g.
'I'm bored' -> Find something for us to do
'I'm just going to have a quiet night reading' -> Take me out somewhere
'I've heard that movie's really good' -> Let's go see that movie
and so on.
@ el cad: LOL!