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We've had questions about lies and liars in the past, but this time we're asking about the sort of fantasist who constantly claims they've got a helicopter in the garden or was "second onto the balcony at the Iranian Embassy siege". Tell us about the cobblers you've been told, or the complete lies you've come out with.

Thanks to dozer for the suggestion

(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 13 Jan 2011, 12:55)
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Occasionally people believe some of these as they are almost plausible
Four of the red and white Ford Torinos used in the filming of Starsky and Hutch are now owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

5-a-side Squash is to be introduced at the next Olympic Games

The Pope can speak fluent Klingon

Documents recently released by the government reveal that Queen Victoria’s youngest son, Leopold invented the “Stop me and buy one” ice-cream bicycle

Between 1936 and 1945, German food manufacturers Roschmann produced a breakfast cereal called “Fuehrer Flakes"

Hugh Grant did the voice of SuperTed.

Iceland has more professional Elvis Impersonators than it has dentists

Prince Charles can still run 100 metres in less than 13 seconds

Clint Eastwood did the "wah wah waaah" vocal part on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly theme

Artist M.C. Escher once tripped in his house and fell downstairs for an astonishing 45 minutes.

From 1943 to 1945, one could buy toilet paper with Adolf Hitler's face on it.
(I helped save b3ta! sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:28, 6 replies)
Joe Scaramanga and I had a session of this when we were both working incredibly boring jobs.
I emailed him to inform him that seagulls can fly backwards, and it went back and forth - I think he won with the fact that 36 has been scientifically proven to be the most sexually arousing number.
(I helped save b3ta! Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:51, closed)
Only one I'd fall for
is the Iceland/Elvis one. And possibly at a stretch the Fuehrer Flakes if the bullshitter was particularly convincing.
(Happybara The jungle came alive and took him, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 10:52, closed)
The Escher line
is priceless.
I'll be nicking that one for the pub tonight....
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 11:45, closed)
As will I
Very fine.
(davywavy, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 11:57, closed)
me too
'cept i'm not going to the pub
(evilneb nothing to see here, move along.., Fri 14 Jan 2011, 16:36, closed)
Love your work...
...keep them coming!
(emadex thinks the world will end on, Fri 14 Jan 2011, 15:24, closed)

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