I'm such a terrible liar, which is why i try not to. But recently i told a slightly big one which I can't undo without letting the guy know that I lied to him.
I sold my old laptop, told the guy i didn't have the receipt, which of course I do, but didn't want to pass on as it has all my details on it....
Now he says the pc doesn't work. (his fault, cause it worked when he left my house, and it's been working for 18 months), but if I give the guy the receipt he can go have it fixed in the shop. So it wouldn't be right to just keep it...

Hmmm. More lies - i hate lying!! Getting caught is sooo embarrassing.

Have you ever been caught lying?

you could just wait like a day and say you did some cleaning up and found the receipt along with 6 other receipts from that day and you are sorry for mucking him around?

just tell him it's his own fault, and that he shouldn't have loaded so much porn onto it

Thumbscrew, lol!

Yeah I vote for "discovering teh receipt" as well. And maybe offer to take it in FOR him so that he doesn't have the personal info that's on it, if that srsly has you concerned? It would be a schlep but...??

And in answer to the original question, I am a horrible dreadful no-good very bad abominable no-talent liar. Gave it up as a bad job years & years ago. Only one exception to that: When it comes to my kids, if it's necessary for their health and well-being, I can lie like no tomorrow. Usually cause I'm so angry that I couldn't care less if the person(s) ever did find out, cause they're triflin' no-account trash to put my family in jeopardy. Fkn Grrrrrr. But those occasions have thankfully been so rare as to not even be much of a blip on the screen.

Otoh I've no difficulty at all witholding info from folk who need to MYOB. I don't lie, I just don't tell. Sorta the "We don't lie. However, the truth is not for everyone" philosphy.

Anyway good luck w/the compy situation.! Caveat emptor and all that

Chyia

I am really really good at lying. great in fact.