Hey, It’s That Liar Guy
By Wyatt Earp | January 10, 2010
Remember Joe Isuzu? The pitchman for Isuzu Motors who would always blatantly lie in the commercials? Yeah, we all had a good laugh because his lies were rather painless. Unfortunately, there are a lot of folks in Washington who take their lying seriously. Some of them *cough* Nancy Pelosi *cough* have made a career out of it.
Lies and the liars who tell them are the topic of this week’s Family Security Matters article. Here’s a taste.
Prostitution is sometimes coined “the world’s oldest profession,” but the world’s oldest deceptive act is most surely the lie. The Bible teaches that the first lie was spoken during the time of Adam and Eve. Satan told the pair that if they ate the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they would become gods. They did, and were rewarded with pain, suffering and unsightly back hair. Gods? Eh, not so much.
The Bible also teaches that lying is an immoral, sinful act. Not that it has stopped anyone from doing it. In fact, lying is not only seen as acceptable in some circles these days (see Bill Clinton) it is also rewarded. Take this case of a Wisconsin man who won a bizarre honor:
The Burlington Liars Club has bestowed its highest award for this line: “I just realized how bad the economy really is. I recently bought a new toaster oven and as a complimentary gift, I was given a bank.”
The line gives Larry Legro of Sun Prairie the dubious – but serious – distinction of being [2009’s] World Champion Liar. The 58 year-old health inspector says he’s ecstatic. A judge says Legro’s lie won because it was both clever and topical.
How is it possible that some Average Joe can win the title of World Champion Liar when there are so many more notable and more deserving candidates?
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Topics: FSM | 5 Comments »
January 10th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
“How is it possible that some Average Joe can win the title of World Champion Liar when there are so many more notable and more deserving candidates?”
Because he’s an amateur liar; politicians are classified as professionals.
January 10th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
I believe it was the late great Alan King who said prostitution was not the oldest profession, begging is. Someone had to ask.
January 11th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
BobG – That’s why they can’t perform in the Liar Olympiad.
CP – Sounds like my high school years.
January 11th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Does telling the voting public that the healthcare debate will be televised on C-SPAN at least 8 times count as a big ‘ole fat lie or just a little bitty white lie. Crap I said white lie about our prez!!
January 11th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
High school, hell it sounds like most of my married years