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Making things up January 19, 2013 3:14 pm TB

A pretty good example here:

It’s a lot funnier when it’s just people on the street than it is with major political figures.

As I see it, it’s not so much lying, i.e. telling someone something you know isn’t true, as it is generating a personal reality that’s better than the actual one, and deciding to live there.

  • I have had several people in my life over the years do this sorta thing...embellish the truth. It is very ... by Jody 2013-01-19 16:19:21
    • Must have been an SF convention in town. by TB 2013-01-19 15:19:17
      • ? by Jody 2013-01-19 16:19:44

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