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Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 09:45 AM Sep 2019

An old strange story about a stupid liar who told the truth.

...This happened in November of 1963. I was in high school and one fellow was well known as a "stupid liar." We all talked about him and knew who and what he was . So at about 1:30pm (or was it 2pm) on November 22, he is running through the halls saying that " President Kennedy has been shot. " He said he had seen this news on TV. So for a moment, I thought, this is just another lie. But then I thought, why would he make up such a lie? Maybe this is true. A minute later, it was verified. But that moment sticks in my mind. I heard this first from a stupid liar, and I didn't believe it, till it was verified. He made up lies about everything. So why would he tell the truth about anything.

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An old strange story about a stupid liar who told the truth. (Original Post) Stuart G Sep 2019 OP
The boy who cried wolf. Fozzledick Sep 2019 #1
Aesop defined it better than anyone could. total truth. Stuart G Sep 2019 #2

Fozzledick

(3,860 posts)
1. The boy who cried wolf.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:56 AM
Sep 2019

The moral of Aesop's original story was "No one believes a liar, even when they tell the truth".

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