everyone lies, just not as much as you

look, im the last person you need to convince of the virtues of lying or bending the truth in some situations -- either because no one will benefit from the truth, or youre saving face for yourself or someone else, etc. you get the idea, and if you say you havent lied in your life, show me the holes in your sides and the nail marks on your wrist

but i will say this -- lying is a fickle thing. i think theres a sliding scale, and that lying appreciates according to the law of diminishing returns.
a little lying is okay and probably better than all truth: think, "no mom i wasnt drunk when i drove, i only had two beers" or "she has a pretty face" (total classic)

what i dont understand is people who seem to base their life around lying -- i wonder if they even know the extent of their lies at this point. i have a friend who falls into this category. he or she lies so often that you cannot take him/her at "their" word [fuck it, im just gonna use 'him,' and you can figure out if its a guy or a girl]

the thing is "he" doesnt know most of the time people either KNOW he is full of shit or just assume he is -- he has negative credibility at this point. ironically enough, if you met him, he would hold himself out to be super-moral (not super moral, i mean super-moral. if you dont know the difference, stop reading right now and give yourself a hot coffee enema).

i dont know if this person is in denial about life or thinks he's smooth, or if its a game, or if he even knows he does it...but i feel like the lying has reached epic proportions in the past year or two. at this point, this person lies about trivial, inconsequential things, which raises some questions

1) why dont you trust your friends? youre lying about personal AND unimportant things, both of which you should be able to trust your friends with
2) do you not think people are going to figure this out? you cant spin that many lies and keep track of them. sorry, costanza, but thanks for stoppin by
3) did something traumatic happen in your life to cause you to constantly lie? is it a defense mechanism? i guess ill never know since you have trouble telling the truth
4) your true friends arent out to get you - what are you afraid of? why are you so out of line?

theres no harm in coming clean when youre in it this deep -- friends are usually willing to forgive each other. youre not gonna save face by continuing to lie [contrary to your current modus operandi], so you might as well own up to your bullshit and shoot straight. otherwise i will respect you about as much as a 15 year old cocksocket (a 'max hardcore' term for females)