You wouldn’t, would you?

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Tell a Lie Day is on April 4 and it gives us permission to tell a lie within reason. It comes only a few days after April Fool’s Day and it makes for the perfect companion holiday for those still in the trickster spirit. There are certain times when lying is acceptable. One of which involves bluffing during a game of poker. It’s better to keep a straight face and act as if our hands aren’t as great as they are. Afterall, sometimes being as good liar can pay off!

Tricksters have been around since the beginning of written myths. They’ve appeared in folktales all over the world as gods, goddesses, spirits, and animals with human traits that have the propensity for causing trouble.

“Aesop’s Fables” is a collection of fables from a slave and storyteller in Ancient Greece that was published in 1876. In his story, “The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf”, a boy lies to villagers about a wolf eating his flock of sheep. The boy was actually lying to create a bit of excitement. When a wolf actually came, he told the villagers but they had caught onto his game and they didn’t believe him. The shepherd boy’s sheep were eaten and a wise man tells him that a liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

In 1940, Italian author Carlo Collodi’s novel “The Adventures of Pinnochio” was adapted to an animated film. In “Pinnochio” an elderly and impoverished woodcarver was so lonely that he wished for his puppet to come to life. The Blue Fairy appears and grants him his wish, bringing life to Pinnochio, but he’s still made of wood. Through Pinnochio’s trials, he has to make a series of choices that test his goodness and if he tells a lie, his nose grows.

The Washington Post Fact Checker began as a temporary project aimed at fact-checking the 2008 presidential campaign. Veteran reporter Michael Dobbs served as the Post’s Fact Checker columnist during its first temporary run. Dobbs started the column's use of its "Pinocchio" rating scale in September 2007. Statements ruled misleading receive one to four Pinocchios, with more misleading claims receiving the most Pinocchios.

Today, being a liar isn’t seen as an admirable trait in most circumstances, but Tell a Lie Day offers people a chance at pretending for a little while.

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 27,192]

[Pullstart 64,381]

No, I didn’t buy another tractor.. 

[Achto 28,586]

I do not have 1 tractor stored at JIm's.  @WHX??  

[Pullstart 64,381]

52 minutes ago, Achto said:

I do not have 1 tractor stored at JIm's.  @WHX??  

That’s probably true.  It’s probably more than 1 

[wallfish 17,390]

"Wait a minute honey, calm down. I bought this tractor for YOU"

She still believes she has one and asks about it every once in a while. LOL It'll be my death bed confession

[Handy Don 13,260]

3 hours ago, Achto said:

I do not have 1 a single tractor stored at JIm's

Yep.

[WHX?? 50,507]

I preferred to call it creative bull$hitting...

[Beap52 1,133]

In 47 years of marriage, my wife had NEVER worn anything that made her look fat!---and I doubt she never will!

[MainelyWheelhorse 930]

I don’t like Wheel Horse Tractors….😁