171. Where Is the Line Between Exaggeration and Lying?
No Stupid Questions
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🗓️ 12 November 2023
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| 0:00.0 | Sorry if it's not a meme I've not heard of it. |
| 0:05.1 | I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Mike Mon and you're listening to no stupid questions. |
| 0:11.0 | Today on the show, where is the line between a little exaggeration and outright lying? |
| 0:17.0 | I have to confess to you that I am guilty of using literally, figuratively. |
| 0:23.0 | Okay, |
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| 0:31.0 | ... Okay, Angela, today we have a question from, wait for it, Marty from Melbourne. |
| 0:39.7 | Oh, I thought it might be Marty Seligman. |
| 0:41.9 | I know, but no. Muddy from me but it's muddy from me barge |
| 0:45.1 | mardie from mele but let me first say that Melbourne is one of my favorite |
| 0:47.9 | places in the entire world my parents lived there for a time after they retired and |
| 0:52.4 | I fell in love with Melbourne the moment |
| 0:54.8 | I walked into that city. |
| 0:56.3 | By the way, is this how you say it? |
| 0:58.1 | You don't say Melbourne? |
| 0:59.1 | Well you do if you're from Texas or something. Or from New Jersey. |
| 1:04.0 | Okay, but let's get to Marty from Melbourne's question. |
| 1:06.7 | So he said, I was wondering what causes us to exaggerate and why it's so hard to stop doing |
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