So. A question:

[zotz]

Which five lies would you find it most amusing to tell somebody who didn't know me? They don't have to be mere lies - they can be slanders or libels if you prefer. And you don't have to stop at five, either, if you don't want to.

NB: Do tell me if you actually use these. I wouldn't want to accidentally deny them to someone you'd fooled. I shall forever regret correcting someone who'd come to the conclusion that my friend Tom and I were brothers.

Comments

[zotz]

Fantastic. And was that a story that you corrected or encouraged?

[nickys.livejournal.com]

Corrected.
Sadly the person who heard it was sufficiently vanilla to be deeply disturbed by the idea that original_aj might be batting for both teams and I had to correct it on humanitarian grounds.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Those tend to be the people I allow to continue to be disturbed, unless their disturbedness might make them likely to make life unpleasant for the subject of the rumour.

[nickys.livejournal.com]

I guess it depends.

If someone is basically a decent person but is just easily shocked because they had a sheltered upbringing then that's different from if they're a deliberate bigot.