" Please listen cautiously as our fare options have recently changed . "
People lieall the time— and some lies are deeply embedded into our social fabric. We’re just used to ‘em, and in some cases, we’ve learned how to live with ‘em, too.
Redditor u/CosmicFarttrecentlyaskedthe people of Reddit, “What is the biggest ‘lie’ told to people in human history?” Tell the truth (for once) — you’ve heard a few of these before:
1.“The war won’t last long."
— u / Cephalobara
2.“Please listen carefully as our menu options have recently changed.”
— u / dextroz
3.“We are a family, and we care about our employees.”
— uranium / Irondaddy_99
4.“I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the above Terms and Conditions.”
— atomic number 92 / SuvenPan
5.“You won’t always have a calculator.”
— u / Jack_Bartowski
6.“There are hot singles in my area dying to meet me.”
— u / justaguylookinghappy
7.“Your baby is beautiful.”
— uracil / iamscyrus
8."‘Push Flap to Open’ on the mac and cheese box."
— u / ZeroSequence
9."‘If you work hard, you’ll have a good, happy life.’ It’s more about where you put the effort every day. You can put in half the effort of someone and end up 10 times better than them."
— u / Bitmap37
10.“Money won’t make you happy.”
— uracil / OkOwl2339
11.“Tax cuts for the rich will benefit everyone.”
— u / Ok - Cantaloupe7160
12.“Vaccines cause autism. Fuck those gullible idiots.”
— uranium / Low - Celery-7728
13.“You can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.”
— u / Affectionate_Yam251
14.“That there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.”
— u / FrankGehryNuman
15.“The Native Americans worked with the early settlers tocreate Thanksgiving.”
— u / meanmilf
16.“It takesseven years to digest gum.”
— u / MadTeaCup_YT
17.“You don’t need a union. We will take care of you.”
— u / legitimate - illogical
18."‘The customer is always right.’ I want to know who came up with that. They wrong asf."
— uracil / lugarius1990
And finally…
19.“If you’re a good person, good things will happen to you.”
— uracil / SpykeATA
These entries have been edited for length and clarity .
