White Lies

Oh well me and Ed are off to the beach now. He has to practice. I plan on entering him in the 2016 Iditarod i Originally Posted by Becky

MUSH!

Oh well me and Ed are off to the beach now. He has to practice. I plan on entering him in the 2016 Iditarod i Originally Posted by Becky

Hey Becky, you and Ed watch this movie before posting that last post of yours?

The Invention of Lying

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The film features a high concept narrative set in an alternate reality in which there is no such thing as lying and everything said is the absolute truth. In this world people continually make very blunt, often cruel statements, and remarks that people in the real world would normally keep to themselves. The concepts of fiction, imagination and speculation do not exist resulting in the movie industry being limited to lecture-style historical readings, television commercials being straightforward and an absence of religion.
Mark Bellison (Ricky Gervais) is an unsuccessful lecture-film writer who is cursed with writing for the 14th century, a "very boring" era to write about. One night he goes out on a date with the beautiful, charming and wealthy Anna McDoogles (Jennifer Garner). She bluntly states to Mark that she is not attracted to him, due to his looks and unsuccessful financial situation, but is going out with him to satisfy her extremely prejudicial mother and as a favour to Mark's friend Greg Kleinschmidt (Louis C.K.). After the date she admits that she had a better time than she thought she would.
The next day Mark is fired from his job due to lack of viewer interest in his films and his landlord evicts him for being short on his $800 rent. Depressed, he goes to the bank to close his account and use his remaining money to move out of his apartment. The teller informs him that the computers are down but, since society is one of full disclosure, she asks Mark how much money he has in his account. Mark has an epiphany and tells the world's first lie, that he has $800 in his account. The computer comes back online and shows his balance is $300 but the teller gives him the full $800 anyway assuming that the computer made a mistake.
Mark tests his discovery of lying through various means such as telling an attractive woman that the world will end unless they have sex (but later backs out by pretending to get a call from NASA), preventing a police officer (Edward Norton in a cameo) from arresting his friend Greg for DUI, getting money from a casino, stopping his neighbour Frank Fawcett (Jonah Hill) from committing suicide, and also helping others. He then writes a fictitious screenplay about the world being invaded by aliens in the 14th century and that the memories of all humans were erased. He becomes wealthy from the success of the film which he named "The Black Plague".
Mark convinces Anna to go out with him again hoping she will see past his looks and weight now that he is financially secure. On their date Anna congratulates Mark for his success and admits that he would be a good husband and father. She is not attracted to him because if they ever have children Mark would contribute half of the heredity to their children, making them "fat with snub noses" and Anna does not want that. Mark then gets a call that his mother had a heart attack and rushes to the hospital. There, the doctor tells him that his mother is going to die. She is terrified of death, believing she will go into an eternity of nothingness. Mark tearfully makes up a comforting story about a joyful afterlife, introducing the concept of Heaven to her, and she dies happy while the doctors and nurses present are awed by what he says.
After the doctors and nurses spread the word Mark soon receives worldwide attention for his supposed new information about death. Under pressure from Anna, and to satisfy their curiosity, he tells them he talks to a "Man In The Sky" who controls everything and promises great rewards in the good place after you die so long as you do no more than three "bad things". Some time later Anna and Mark are hanging out together in a park and Anna asks him if they marry would being rich and famous make their children not fat with snub noses. Mark wants to lie but doesn't because of his feelings for Anna.
Meanwhile Mark's film rival Brad Kessler (Rob Lowe) pursues Anna romantically, motivated by spite because of Mark's success. However Brad's blunt, rude manner makes Anna uncomfortable though she is still pressured by her mother to continue dating him and they become engaged.
Time passes and Anna comes to Mark to invite him to the wedding. Mark tries to convince her to not marry Brad but fails. Anna goes to the park she first went to with Mark and sees a slightly overweight child with an icecream when some thinner boys come and mush his icecream into his shirt. She yells at them and then they run away. She runs up to the boy and wipes asking his name he replies 'Short Fat Brian' to which she tells him: 'you are so much more than just that' and finally realises that looks aren't everything. However she does not end the engagement.
Before the wedding Mark's friend Greg shows up and tells him that he didn't lose her yet and Mark reluctantly attends Anna and Brad's wedding. There, he objects to the marriage, but the officient informs him that only the Man in the Sky can stop the wedding. Brad and Anna both ask Mark to ask the Man in the Sky what Anna should do but Mark refuses to say anything and leaves, wanting Anna to choose for herself. Anna walks out and Mark confesses his ability to lie and that his Man In The Sky was made up. Anna struggles to comprehend the concept and asks why he didn't lie to convince her to marry him; Mark states that it "wouldn't count". Anna confesses that she loves him and the two smile while holding hands.
Some time later Anna and Mark are shown married with a son, who has inherited his father's ability to lie.

Yesterday I took Ed to the beach, and we met an 17 year old Husky in the parking lot.The Husky's father started to tell me that his dog had run in the 2008 IIditarod .I was already excited that a dog Ed's size could even make it to 17, because Ed is 8 and that gives me hope for us, but now I am starting to do the math, and I realize that there is no way in hell that a 15 year old arthritic dog ran in, and completed a 1150 mile race pulling a sled Originally Posted by Becky

Maybe they guy wasn't lying. Maybe he was senile and remembering a far distant past.

I can understand a lie told out of compassion. I can even respect a lie told for survival in certain situations they can be necessary evil. What I will never understand are the lies people tell others to build themselves up.

Yesterday I took Ed to the beach, and we met an 17 year old Husky in the parking lot.The Husky's father started to tell me that his dog had run in the 2008 IIditarod .I was already excited that a dog Ed's size could even make it to 17, because Ed is 8 and that gives me hope for us, but now I am starting to do the math, and I realize that there is no way in hell that a 15 year old arthritic dog ran in, and completed a 1150 mile race pulling a sled

The poor dog could barely walk, and while this guy went on about how he also managed to take down a Moose last year I noticed that the dog did not even have a blanket to rest on. That is when I realized that chances are the dog is not really 17 either, and is more than likely Ed's age, and in poor shape because the dogs father had never heard of Gyclosamine for dogs.We did put a blanket in our car just in case we run into him again.

Oh well me and Ed are off to the beach now. He has to practice. I plan on entering him in the 2016 Iditarod i Originally Posted by Becky

If you weren't so damn attractive I bet you'd get lied to far less

BTW, in the spirit of honestly when people refer to dogs as their children or vice versa (e.g. the dog's father) it drives me nutz. It is a dog for gosh sakes not a human being

... in the spirit of honestly when people refer to dogs as their children or vice versa (e.g. the dog's father) it drives me nutz. It is a dog for gosh sakes not a human being Originally Posted by atlcomedy

See, now if it were me, I wouldn't have said anything here. Ah, but you, you believe in white lies. This would have been a good place for one!

Just a comment about human/animal bonding. There are 5 levels of these bonds, all very well documented in the Psychological literature. In levels 4 and 5 the animal companion is actually equal to or more important that another human. Obviously there are also those who cannot even invision such a bond and they are at level 1. Fives and Ones simply cannot comprehend the other's frame of reference, and they always seem to make unfeeling or even hurtful comments toward one another. If ever there were a place for humans to learn to lie for the sake of others, this might be a prime example.

See, now if it were me, I wouldn't have said anything here. Ah, but you, you believe in white lies. This would have been a good place for one! Originally Posted by FLWrite

I can never tell when you are telling the truth or joshing us

If ever there were a place for humans to learn to lie for the sake of others, this might be a prime example. Originally Posted by topguntex

Lying for the dogs sake! I heard it all now.

btw, atl didn't say it in a mean way, he just stated how he felt about the love of Becky's life....wait a minute atl, that is the love of Beck-a-roo's life! Be nice.

Here is how I see it, Becky don't give a flip what anyone thinks about her and Ed.....the girls in love. Water off a Ducky's back.

Furthermore alt knows she does not care so he said it in jest (sorta). atl is a sensitive human being that takes everyones feelings into account before posting, He believes in white lies for the betterment of all humanity. I personally can not tell a lie but commend you folks that can.

I think I am going to go write a song and chew on a dog biscuit.

Sure you didn't mean biscuit?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...=the%20bisquit

Sure you didn't mean biscuit?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...=the%20bisquit Originally Posted by discreetgent

Man that is one time you hoped like hell you came first! Maybe the Pope can condone condom use in this game too!

dg, I will never be able to listen to Limp Bizkit again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPD6Y...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFJgI...eature=related

I can never tell when you are telling the truth or joshing us



Lying for the dogs sake! I heard it all now.

btw, atl didn't say it in a mean way, he just stated how he felt about the love of Becky's life....wait a minute atl, that is the love of Beck-a-roo's life! Be nice.

Here is how I see it, Becky don't give a flip what anyone thinks about her and Ed.....the girls in love. Water off a Ducky's back.

Furthermore alt knows she does not care so he said it in jest (sorta). atl is a sensitive human being that takes everyones feelings into account before posting, He believes in white lies for the betterment of all humanity. I personally can not tell a lie but commend you folks that can.

I think I am going to go write a song and chew on a dog biscuit. Originally Posted by WTF

I count at least four falsehoods in that post.

Maybe they guy wasn't lying. Maybe he was senile and remembering a far distant past. Originally Posted by charlestudor2005

Or there could be an Iditarod for geriatric dogs

BTW, in the spirit of honestly when people refer to dogs as their children or vice versa (e.g. the dog's father) it drives me nutz. It is a dog for gosh sakes not a human being Originally Posted by atlcomedy

Oh just talk to the paw atl

Just a comment about human/animal bonding. There are 5 levels of these bonds, all very well documented in the Psychological literature. In levels 4 and 5 the animal companion is actually equal to or more important that another human. Obviously there are also those who cannot even invision such a bond and they are at level 1. Fives and Ones simply cannot comprehend the other's frame of reference, and they always seem to make unfeeling or even hurtful comments toward one another. If ever there were a place for humans to learn to lie for the sake of others, this might be a prime example. Originally Posted by topguntex

Yes, what he said

btw, atl didn't say it in a mean way, he just stated how he felt about the love of Becky's life....wait a minute atl, that is the love of Beck-a-roo's life! Be nice.
Originally Posted by WTF

I did not take it to be a mean comment, but I have just been dying to tell someone to talk to the paw for the last week now Me , and Ed know that not everyone is going to understand. So in the famous words of Tracey Ullman....( oops sorry it was a cover version, but anyway)

They don't know about us
They've never heard of love

Oh, just talk to the paw, atl Originally Posted by Becky

Word! Or in this case Woof!

On a side note (no need for a new thread):
Have a Happy Thanksgiving all!!! Picked up a fresh bird at a turkey farm yesterday, so we're ready to go! I hope you have a great time with friends and family!

I did not take it to be a mean comment, but I have just been dying to tell someone to talk to the paw for the last week now Originally Posted by Becky

Thats the funniest chit I've heard in awhile! Talk to the PAW atl-man

Word! Or in this case Woof!

On a side note (no need for a new thread):
Have a Happy Thanksgiving all!!! ! Originally Posted by SR Only

Thanksgiving, its not Thanksgiving its Easter, you better go hide some eggs tomorrow, pilgram.

Picked up a fresh bird at a turkey farm yesterday, so we're ready to go! I hope you have a great time with friends and family! Originally Posted by SR Only

Man if I was a Turkey I'd call in sick for work every last week of November. Religiously. Like a broken recoed. (anybody remember broken records? really its a scratched record, whatever)

"Mr.Turkey Farmer , my gizzards are hurting. I'll be back first week of December, you don't like I'm taking off, talk to the CLAW!""

Man if I was a Turkey I'd call in sick for work every last week of November. Religiously. Like a broken recoed. (anybody remember broken records? really its a scratched record, whatever) Originally Posted by WTF

Turkey Blue Flu???? lol