The reason why men lie

[Sub Atomic]

One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river,
his ax fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked,
"Why are you crying?" The woodcutter replied that his ax has fallen into
water, and he needed the ax to make his living.

The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden ax. "Is
this your axe?" the Lord asked. The woodcutter replied, "No."

The Lord again went down and came up with a silver ax. "Is this your axe?"
the Lord asked. Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."

The Lord went down again and came up with an iron ax. "Is this your axe?"
the Lord asked. The woodcutter replied, "Yes."

The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes to
keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.


Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the
riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord
again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?" "Oh Lord, my wife has
fallen into the water!"

The Lord went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez. "Is this
your wife?" the Lord asked. "Yes," cried the woodcutter.

The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!"

The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding.
You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, You would have come up with
Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I also said 'no' to her, you would have
come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all
three. Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to take care of all three
wives, so THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez."

The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and
honorable reason, and for the benefit of others.

[IronLionZion]

1. As a man, I'll second that

:toast:

[Exultant Democracy]

2. I have never read a truer story

(and for sex)

[fishguy]

3. I thought the reason was not to tell a woman they are fat and/or ugly