This could explain why my last boyfriend could easily text "I love you" but when he said it in person he always looked like he was about to hack up a furball.

This post is a lie.

imontheinternet: This post is a lie.

I see what you did there. Or didn't do.


Also, Greater Internet Farkwad Theory.

While I agree this is due to psychological distance from the person, I believe this is not causing a greater willingness to lie but a perceived greater need to lie. When we communicate electronically, people only have our words to work from to determine confidence, intelligence, spontaneity, etc.. Behaviors, appearance, and mannerisms in person help to draw a better picture in addition to our words. Therefore, I imagine we lie as often in person, but those lies are more about how we alter our behaviors, tone, manner of dress, and so forth than outright fabrications about our accomplishments.

TheSpaceAdmiral: CitizenTed: I had difficulty reading that article because my gigantic penis kept blocking the 30" LCD display. *sigh*.

Assuming you live in North America, it doesn't really matter. Even if you somehow moved your penis, mine would still be in the way.

Pah, my dick is so big it has it`s own dick, and even my dick`s dick is bigger than yours.

imontheinternet: This post is a lie.

Eh, true, I'll go true. That was easy. I'll be honest; I might have heard that one before, sort of cheating.

In a study of undergraduates' 15-minute conversations with same-sex individuals, those using email had 5 times more lies per word communicated than those speaking face to face.

Could it just be that people tend to lie in a more verbose fashion when talking? Or maybe that the 15 minutes is a completely arbitrary time frame? Or that the people having face-to-faces had to spend time actually listening to the other person? A lot more information about their procedure is needed for this to be interesting.

GIS for astronaut police tiger:


I think my internet is broke.

MoronLessOff: GIS for astronaut police tiger:
t2.gstatic.com

I think my internet is broke.

I think you found the portal to the next level

So if people are going to rely more and more on things like FB and twitter to find out what's happening in their world, and people are more likely to lie when using electronic methods, what does that mean for the future of communication? Will we be able to rely on anything we read on-line?

brantgoose: I'd say more but I have to get to the gym in 26 minutes.

A day without exercise is a day wasted in my book.



YOUR book ? You plagiarized that whole thing from me.

One Bad Apple: brantgoose: I'd say more but I have to get to the gym in 26 minutes.

A day without exercise is a day wasted in my book.



YOUR book ? You plagiarized that whole thing from me.

"7 days without exercise makes one weak."
- MoronLessOff

I knew my ex was lying to me when she told me she loved me online then slept with all those coworkers of hers!

they could have learned that be checking the politics tab. If those people were as dumb in real life as they pretend in there, they wouldn't be able to tie their shoes, let alone drive to work.

FloydA: groppet: I knew my ex was lying to me when she told me she loved me online then slept with all those coworkers of hers!

You should never leave a loved one alone with coworkers.
Anyone who is depraved enough to ork a cow will do anything.

What is this I don't even...

Lligeret: I guess I must be lucky, my dinky dick never gets in the way of anything.

You are lucky. My breasts are so big that I have to walk in a very delicate sliding way or I'll hit myself in the face. It's such a burden.

miss diminutive: This could explain why my last boyfriend could easily text "I love you" but when he said it in person he always looked like he was about to hack up a furball.

I love you.