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Have you ever told someone something that's not true when they asked you for advice? Or any situation?

I've had to do that to my dad quite a few times, so he wouldn't screw with my computer. What a gullible person.

"What time were you home?"

"I don't know"
fucking 5 am

"What time were you home?"

"I don't know"
fucking 5 am

Hahaha, nice.

I live near Washington, D.C., and if I'm downtown, and a tourist asks me for directions, and I think they're nice people, I give them good directions.

But if they come off as assholes, they get very polite, very complete, very detailed, and very WRONG directions.

I gave a guy at work a wrong cellphone number the other night. Namely, I gave him the number of the guy who he's likely to get really pissed with one night and think that it'll be funny to call me. It'll confuse them for long enough.

I am the Internet, and I misinform millions of innocent people every day.

Have you ever told someone something that's not true when they asked you for advice? Or any situation?For reasons relating to NationStates security, I cannot answer this question.

/me tries to keep a straight face.

--The Jovial States of Cogitation
"Laugh about it for a moment."
NationStates Self-Proclaimed Court Jester

Frequently at work. If the customer's the type of person who couldn't spare 2 seconds to be polite, then they're asking for it.

Have you ever told someone something that's not true when they asked you for advice? Or any situation?

I've only ever misled people in a minor way. e.g. "My dog ate my homework".

Telemarketers. I lie to them all the time. It's fun.

No, I don't think I ever have. I have dumbed things down to make them acceptable for people ("Mom, don't click the "E" any more because it gives your computer viruses - the little Fox is what you want"), but never actually intentionally given them false advice.

What kind of a douche do you have to be to screw people over when they ask for help? Sure, they may be douches themselves sometimes, but stooping to their level makes you just as bad, if not worse.

Telemarketers. I lie to them all the time. It's fun.

Heh. I just hang up. :)

Heh. I just hang up. :)
If I have the time I mess with them. I've been known to keep them on the line, asking questions and agreeing to buy all of their products, and then change my mind at the last minute.

Yup all the time. One in particular comes to mind:

A moocher friend of mine wanted to know if any beers were left in the cooler. I said yes and he went to grab one. Only there weren't any beers left, we had boobyrapped the styrofoam cooler with some black powder, so when he liftd the lid, blam. It wasn't enough to hurt him, just scare him good. It worked as he had to change his underwear.

Well, as Supreme Ruler of the Universe, I've misinformed a lot of people, but can't say so as it's strictly confidential material and if you learned about it, I'd have to kill you. I really don't want to do that. Therefore don't ask me. :p

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

I was the finance manager of a car dealership. Misinformation was an artform.

I was the general manager of a repossession co- talking people out of cars and finding people is another artform. Misinformation is mostly saying waht the person actually wants to hear. The trick is to learn what that is. For fun and profit.

Many times. When two people are looking for the same thing, send them in a random incorrect direction and keep it for yourself.

Have you ever told someone something that's not true when they asked you for advice? Or any situation?

No. No... I have not. ;)

Yup all the time. One in particular comes to mind:

A moocher friend of mine wanted to know if any beers were left in the cooler. I said yes and he went to grab one. Only there weren't any beers left, we had boobyrapped the styrofoam cooler with some black powder, so when he liftd the lid, blam. It wasn't enough to hurt him, just scare him good. It worked as he had to change his underwear.

Fun. :p

:) :)

Have you ever told someone something that's not true when they asked you for advice? Or any situation?

No. Nor would I ever.

Honesty is not only more fun, but more devastating as well.

Once, before I became SRotU, I 'accidentally' misinformed one of my political enemies. It was a dank and foggy night in a large city in Britain (I won't tell you which one, you might trace me... :p). I met him on the street. He did not recognize me. He asked me,

"Which way is it to Chesterfield Square?"

I answered, "Go down this street here, make a left, then turn right and follow the railing until it ends. Turn left there, then immediately left again at the next turning."

The route I had specified made its way across a bridge spanning the ---- River. The railing at that time had not been repaired, and there was a break in it near the center of the river, where the water was very deep indeed.

I won the election.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe