Do you think that everyone lies to the dentist?
I know I do. Today was the 6 monthly check up and polish, and so of course my consumption of cups of coffee with sugar in any 24 hour period was duly trimmed back from 6 to 2. And my flossing history was similarly upgraded from a truthful "most days when I remember" to a frankly fraudulent "morning and evening your honour, without fail". Still I haven't done too much damage, still got my own teeth, albeit with fillings, and no nasty gum disease. Goody good.
So who else do we routinely lie to?
Traffic wardens; obviously "I was just going to get another ticket to put more time on !"
Husbands; "Of course this isn't a new dress, I've had it ages" (but frankly they ask for that, if their powers of observation are that feeble!)
But no one else really, not Doctors or Accountants - but is that because they can plainly see the truth of the situation for themselves? Hmmmmm
Followers
Listening to/reading/watching
- Spooks, Heroes and Little Dorrit
- The Ascent of Money
- Fountains of Wayne, Dusty Springfield, Nickleback, Talking Heads
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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3 comments:
I lied today when the guy teaching the boot camp class asked me what I eat on a daily basis. I told him..but missed out the 4pm munchies, the kettle chips on getting home, the 3 JDs on the soda...and the kitkats.
Friends - my nose is running coz its a sniffle, yeah right not colombian flu then .....
My Boss - Yeah its all in hand - is it fuck it all going sideways and I am trying to sort it out
Tickersoid morality:-
Don't lie to anyone diagnosing a problem you want fixing or to anyone you wish to have a long term relationship with. However lying to an organization you wish to have a long term relationship with is, depending on the probability and consequences of being caught (similar to doing a risk assessment) permissible if the outcome is critical.
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