I do it. You do it. (Oh come on, admit it, you do.) We all tell those little white lies on occasion. Here, Harriet Posnak Lesser gives us some excellent examples of untruths. – Melody Lesser
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I bought it at Saks Fifth Avenue and paid full price.
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I haven’t had a piece of candy or a cookie since I started my diet on New Year’s Day.
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Of course this is my real hair color. Both my parents had platinum blond hair with orange and purple streaks.
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I never had it appraised, but I’m sure it’s at least six carats.
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I just turned down a photo shoot for the Victoria’s Secret catalogue.
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What a beautiful baby!
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I have never, ever watched the Jerry Springer Show!
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“No” means “No!” What’s with you Benedict Cumberbatch?
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I’m a size six in jeans and I wear a 40D bra.
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I’ve never, in my entire life, touched a drop of alcohol.
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Everyone says I look just like Charlize Theron.
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Yes, these really are my eyelashes.
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I’ve read every book on the New York Times best seller list.
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Gotta run now. Hillary and Bill are coming for dinner. They go wild for my matzoh balls.
Copyright 2016 Harriet Posnak Lesser
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Harriet Posnak Lesser is an award-winning journalist and social satirist whose articles have appeared in Long Island’s The South Shore Record and Nassau Herald, The New York Times, Cracked Magazine and others.