BEST LIARS
There was a little boy who had a bad habit of lying. His mother had tried everything she knew to make him stop, but nothing seemed to work. It came to a head one day when he came home from school about an hour late. When questioned about his tardiness, the boy said he stopped at the lake near his school and fished. “Did you catch any fish”, she said? “Yes, about fifty,” came the reply. “Where are the fish?” the mother questioned. “Well,” he said, “Some people were sitting on their porch, and they looked hungry so I gave the fish to them.” The mother exploded, “You know that’s not true! I’ve had it- we’re going to talk to the preacher about this!” So they went to the preacher’s office and the mother explained the problem to the minister while the boy waited outside. “I think I have an idea,” the pastor said, “I’ll show him just how absurd it sounds…
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