I pleads the fifffffths---Repost. A Fave!!!

I am plagued with the duty of bringing yet another controversial topic to the family....smile!

I really am torn apart when it comes to this query that I am going to share with ya'll. I have found myself in the hot seat. Why do you ask? I'll tell you.

Have you ever had someone ask you a question and the answer to that question would have fugged them up if you told them the truth? You knew in your heart of hearts that they couldn't handle it, so you decided to lie instead. I'm forced to recall a situation with a friend of mine regarding a woman that he was dating. My friend asked me (in an approval-seeking manner) how I thought his girlfriend looked to me. Now in reality, she was ugly as hell to me and I really didn't think that was going to work, so I said she was fine and that he was lucky to get her. He smiled and agreed saying, "yeah I was". Since I know that brotha doesn't read blogs, I'm cool with sharing his story. I was also forced to lie about my ex-wife's cooking once or twice. Now you tell me...was telling her, "naw baby, that wasn't really too good" going to work out the next time I rubbed up against her trying to get some action??? or even said "how's your day?"....um...NOOOOOO! So I lied about it. Since my oldest son reads my blogs, I can't share too much more about stuff at the house, but sure...I may have embellished a few things to challenge him to do better.

Now before y'all start thinking that I'm a dirty, rotten, lying bastard...let me spin this to another situation. I had a friend, a very good friend, in the hospital and the prognosis really wasn't going to be good and I was made privy to it by his mother(who lied to him before I got there)...should I have said "look dawg, you're pretty much fugged up, son?" What would that have done to his hope or help the situation?

Let's consider this question and put it to the campfire: If telling the truth will cause harm, physical pain, or endanger others..what would you do?

Though I mostly got my way out of it, I have been asked about cheating boyfriends/girlfriends, did I have sex with so and so, do you think any of my girlfriends are attractive, who was the person that I said hello to...(damn I had alot of cousins)..hahahahahah when I couldn't get out of it...and a few unmentionables.

The serious question is: when is it "OK" to tell a lie and not be punished for it? If I tell a lie to help someone, does that make me good? Better yet, if I tell a lie to get what I want, ie: BOOTY, does that make me bad?

Let's kick this around to find out. Exactly when is it socially acceptable to bust off with a lie and why are there double standards about it? Or, should we just use our constitutional right and take the 5th amendment? LOL.

Let's hear about it!!

You could be like Dave and all the evidence could be digital. In order to prove me guilty, there has to be evidence provided beyond any reasonable doubt. LOL! I needed to calm down, so I decided to end this with a little humor. Enjoy!