Susang
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Fri Mar-02-07 03:25 AM
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Poll question: Do you ever lie in your internet interactions with others? |
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I'm not speaking specifically of what you do on DU (though I'm not excluding it, either). I'm talking about blogs, internet forums, groups, email, dating sites, I think you get the gist. Basically, all the places online you can express yourself. I'm not talking specifically about trolling, after all, we know that no DUers would ever do that, right?
Have you ever lied online and if so how/why? Do you regret it?
Bonus question: Would you have the nerve to talk to people face to face the same way you talk to them online?
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Fri Mar-02-07 03:42 AM
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Edited on Fri Mar-02-07 03:52 AM by Omphaloskepsis
I don't do shit like, "I have a million dollars, wanna fuck? I will give you half after I'm done." My Modus operandi for fibs is usually based on my lame attempts at making a joke or snarking at someone.
edit -- billyskank has a huge penis.
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Fri Mar-02-07 03:48 AM
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2. Yes. Really I pay someone to do all my drawings for me. |
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Fri Mar-02-07 09:04 AM
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You son of a....
Well then, whoever drew me was a very talented artist anyway. ;)
:hi: :hug:
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Fri Mar-02-07 01:53 PM
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Fri Mar-02-07 05:44 AM
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3. Hmmm... asking liars whether they lie... hmmm... |
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Fri Mar-02-07 05:45 AM
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4. I am honest with everyone |
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Fri Mar-02-07 06:38 AM
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5. I Can't Recall Doing So ... Really! |
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I post here and on a couple usenet groups, and I don't post a lot anywhere. I'm pretty sure I haven't posted anything untrue about me because I try to keep details to a minimum (other than the endless bitching about my kidneys) and I'm pro-choice, so when I post a stat, I can back it up. I've been online for 15 years, though, and my memory isn't that good anymore.
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Fri Mar-02-07 06:41 AM
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6. I can't stand the taste of potatoes. |
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There I said it. I feel better.
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Fri Mar-02-07 06:42 AM
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7. I've never lied online. |
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Maybe that is why I get very few replies here at DU.
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Fri Mar-02-07 07:37 AM
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8. Only small ones like "No, your post made PERFECT sense!" |
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"Really, I understand totally what your saying".
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Fri Mar-02-07 07:51 AM
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9. i told the truth about something and totally regret it. i should have lied like everybody did. |
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it was on the cheating thread. i then got a flood of pm's from du'ers who claimed they have never cheated or were silent on that thread, stating they wouldnt have the balls to admit to it but ofcourse they did cheat.
Would you have the nerve to talk to people face to face the same way you talk to them online?
yes i would, i am actually much more assertive in real life. the only difference is in real life i sometimes try to educate people on issues (esp related to feminism and glbt rights) whereas online sometimes i can just dismiss someone as a troll/phobe/sexist etc.
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Fri Mar-02-07 07:55 AM
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10. What do you mean you can't do that in real life? |
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I've totally said "Go away troll" to people in real life!
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Fri Mar-02-07 01:07 PM
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24. I fessed up in that thread |
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ain't no shame in my game!
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Susang
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Fri Mar-02-07 06:17 PM
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26. I think you & Midlo win the bonus points! |
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Fri Mar-02-07 08:00 AM
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like real name/location. I used to have a sensitive job, and we were urged to protect our identities.
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Fri Mar-02-07 08:02 AM
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I say I am average looking but I am actually drop-dead gorgeous.
Ok, I was just gonna leave it at that but I have to admit I am laughing too hard.
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Fri Mar-02-07 08:46 AM
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13. We in Culinary never lie. |
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Especially about Our cancerious Tumors and the murder Downstairs.
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Fri Mar-02-07 12:59 PM
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(But only if it all is a lie. I'm not some kind of sadist.)
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Fri Mar-02-07 09:14 AM
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15. You mean to tell me that |
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people are lieing on the internets. I am shocked, shocked, I tell you! LOL
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Fri Mar-02-07 10:36 AM
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16. I'm the same person in person as I am online. |
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People who have met me can attest to that.
At my age, I'm fairly comfortable in my own skin, so I don't need to make stuff up. Plus, there's a good chance I wouldn't remember the lies anyway.
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Fri Mar-02-07 10:38 AM
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17. Every single thing I say on here is a lie |
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Except that, that is the truth.
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Fri Mar-02-07 10:39 AM
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no different in person than I am online. (others may feel differently)
aA
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Fri Mar-02-07 10:44 AM
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I've never had a need to.
But, if I'm being humorous and joking around I will make up fictions.
Hopefully, people can tell the difference.
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Fri Mar-02-07 10:54 AM
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20. i just lied in your poll and i'm not going to tell you |
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Fri Mar-02-07 01:01 PM
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22. YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!® |
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I never tell the truth online, you'ld discover I was a FReeper sleeper.
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Fri Mar-02-07 01:05 PM
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23. I tone myself down online |
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Edited on Fri Mar-02-07 01:06 PM by dropkickpa
but don't lie (why waste the effort). I have a much more caustic and sarcastic sense of humor IRL, but, in the out-of-context world of the interweb, a lot gets lost and most people just get offended. And I swear a lot less here in the ether (why yes, my mother was a fishmonger and my dad DID hold a job for a while teaching sailors to swear :sarcasm: ). I've been online for about 15 years, and have learned my humor rarely translates well to the written word.
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Fri Mar-02-07 06:19 PM
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27. Mostly WRT my name or location ... |
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... just some stuff you don't give out an honest answer to until you're sure they're not a psycho.
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Fri Mar-02-07 09:12 PM
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28. I never give my real legal information when I sign up for sites |
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Edited on Fri Mar-02-07 09:22 PM by idgiehkt
so if that is considered lying, then yes. I just don't think it's safe when you are dealing with unknown entities to use your legal name. Other than that, no. There is nothing that happens on a website on the internet that is worth a shred of my integrity, because I don't think there are different rules for this media than for the rest of life.
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