If A Man Can't Speak, How Can He Lie?
Out and about last night with my dear friend, Elisha. Sitting at the bar enjoying a couple delicious cocktails when the man we call, The Bear Killing Pirate, interrupts.
“Excuse me? I don’t mean to interrupt, but I want to get a woman’s perspective on something?”
Typical line, but we took the bait.
“I have a friend back home that recently got a call from a day-time television show and was asked if he could come on... that some “crush” has something to say to him.. Should he do it?”
Whaaatt?? I don’t know?! Are we talking Jerry Springer or Maury? Or Ellen? I don’t watch day time television, so I can’t really even tell him if it is good idea or not. But our advice to him was; what’s the worst that can happen?! Why not? Ce la vie.
He said touche, then decided to overstay his welcome with us and decides to ask us yet another question from a “woman’s perspective.”
“Who lies more; men or woman?”
Oh boy, probably one of the most debatable things any sex could argue. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an excellent question, but it honestly matters on the individual.
I went with what I thought would throw him off, though, and said, “Woman.” He was surprised, because my friend also said the same exact thing. He then told us he thought it was men, but woman tell the biggest lies.
His example was, “A guy will lie about being at the grocery store when really he is just playing video games, and a girl will lie about who the father is.”
Woah there, buddy. Those polar opposites, but alright valid point, I guess??
I think that kind of describes what kind of character this man was. Let me just paint a little picture for you. He was wearing a red bandana, with a t-shirt of two teddy bears stabbing each other, and a gold chain. Classic. He was born and raised in Tennessee and just found his way to Scottsdale. Hence the name The Bear Killing Pirate.
So after our new friend finally excused himself, we discussed the topic with the patrons around us, curious of their input. Very scattered responses. Not one gender seemed to take the cake for lying the most.
We then drank some more and never touched back on the subject, but today I found myself thinking about it again on my run back to my car. (Yay for not drinking and driving!!)
First of all, I think HE was lying with his initial line in. But that’s besides the point. I have come to my own conclusion.. Men and women lie just as much as other, but out of words spoken, the men’s ratio of words spoken true to lies is much worse than a woman’s.
Woman are known for being able to talk about anything for hours on end and end up speaking more than any man. Most men, though, tend not to say anything. If anything when it comes down to it, they use the least amount of words that they possibly can get away with.
So when they actually do speak, it’s mostly a lie.
There was some bitterness in that last line, but some truth.
But it’s true, if a man can’t or won’t speak, how can he lie?
That’s my conclusion and opinion on the topic. Subject to change, but I think it’s pretty accurate.
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