…is the best policy.

Or so they say.

Not that I am sure who ‘they’ are, of course. But I think it would be a pretty bad policy to adopt if, for example, you were a sexual predator under investigation by the police. I would definitely recommend lying in that situation. Not that I want to be seen as offering advice to sexual predators (though I think there only a couple of them that read this blog anyway).

Have you ever tried to be completely honest for a day? It is not easy.

I tried it recently and it did not go well. When you have committed to be completely honest for a day, you really do not want people actively soliciting your opinion on things that could be seen divisive or contentious.

Here are a few sample responses to questions I was asked during my day of honesty.

“Well, it looks a little bit like you’re wearing a blond crash helmet. A crash helmet that is a slightly lighter shade of blond than your hair was yesterday. So if that’s what you were aiming for, then great!”

“I can’t tonight, it’s not that I’ve got anything else on, I just find you quite tedious company.”

“No, no thanks, I really don’t want one. Last time you brought cakes into work I hid mine until you’d gone back to your desk, then threw it out.”

“‘Well, ‘look big’ compared to what?” 

It is quite a cathartic experience, and I recommend it you all, apart from the sexual predators that are reading, you should all carry on lying and covering your tracks.

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