dishonesty

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Curlann @annierose (21977) • United States 10 Jun 24

As children grow, some start to make lying a habit, denying wrongdoing even when caught. This behavior raises questions about their future character. It's disheartening to see kids embrace lying as a norm, refusing to acknowledge...

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Pumpkin's Rant of the Day: Liars

pumpkinjam @pumpkinjam (8876) • United Kingdom 5 Jun 24

I hate liars. I can understand occasional white lies or omission of information for good reason (e.g. to prevent hurt feelings or to keep someone safe). I can't understand lying for the sake of lying. As my granddad would say, a...

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Do you know one of him?

Amber @AmbiePam (120695) • United States 24 May 23

Sometimes the cast of characters people grew up with amazes me. Just the other day I thought of Ivan Kennedy, a kid my dad grew up with, and went with to school. My dad always used to say about Ivan Kennedy that he'd rather climb...

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Short Story: The Lady Bushranger

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 24 Feb 22

Captain Darklight was a notorious bushranger, operating in the 1840s, around Maryborough, in Victoria, Australia. [b]When he was shot dead, during a daring bank robbery attempt, on the Ballarat bank, his wife, Susie took...

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A helping hand

Josh @Joshael (294) • Nigeria 11 Nov 21

As humans, it is an obligation we owe to help ourselfs. But unfortunately, the society we live in now says otherwise. A helping hand is a joyful heart, but nowadays, a helping hand is usually cheated, scammed and betrayed and...

humanity

betrayal

dishonesty

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Short Story: The deepness of honesty; the shallowness of lieing.

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 3 Feb 21

Old Ted Turnip, was 89 years young now. For all of his long life, he had wondered about honesty. How honest do you have to be, to be honest? At one stage, of his life, Ted had taken on a "second job", umpiring in...

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There are good humans out there. Savor them.

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 4 May 20

I recently got an email from a fella I'd done some speaker restoration work for. Actually I think it started about ten years ago when I sold him a beautiful pair of Dynaco A-25 loudspeakers (on eBay) for about $300, a premium...

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Any bets on how much money I'll come home with tonight? (Rock star drama)

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 14 Aug 19

I am back from Montana and will have my first practice in several weeks with the rock 'n roll band I'm in tonight. As I've mentioned in previous posts, the lead singer and "band leader" is a little shady, and sometimes pockets...

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Slack and dishonest

Lynn Fowler @lynnief (1203) • Australia 10 May 18

I had an email this morning from a customer who had ordered half a dozen books last month and wanted to know when they might be arriving. A quick check of records showed that they had been dispatched just a couple of days after...

postal service

slack

dishonesty

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Is stealing ever ok?

Knitting @YesWay (3674) 9 Oct 17

On the train home from work this morning, I overheard two young girls laughing and joking about the things they have stolen from their work. Stationary, a vase, toiletries and an expensive paperweight. One of them was saying...

stealing

theft

dishonesty

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John McCain, Arizona Senator, has aggressive brain cancer...

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 20 Jul 17

He's been a senator for 30 years and claims to be a Republican but more often sides with the Democrats. I am disgusted with his performance for the conservative party but I'm sad that he has brain cancer. I think he should...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 22 Apr 17

Day 225 Proverbs 21:5 Proverbs 21:5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. 6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 17 Feb 17

Day 162 Proverbs 17:23 Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. Bribes have been common since the beginning of time. You can change a person’s mind, even a verdict for a price....

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 13 Oct 16

Day 37 Proverbs 11:1 Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. Everyone loves a good sale when they need the item being and rush out to get it before it’s all gone. However,...

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Dealing With Dishonesty

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 9 Apr 16

Last year before Christmas I found a $100 dollar bill lying on the floor in the hall at work. I picked it up, contacted my supervisor and she put it in an envelope with my name. It sat in the hotel safe for five days and when no...

dishonesty

excuses

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Are we caretakers of the world?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 18 Jan 16

By this I mean--Look at how much we end up paying into society because others don't, won't or can't. Many of us pay into the ASPCA and other charities because people who own animals don't take care of them. We pay taxes that go...

caretakers

dishonesty

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Why I don't like Facebook

Robin Lamb @troyburns (1405) • New Zealand 26 Nov 15

I'm a terrible Facebook friend. I drop by once a week and scan the latest offerings, occasionally clicking the like button as I go. But I don't spend much time on the site and although I've been known to share a news item or...

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How do you deal with people who owe you money?

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 26 Oct 15

In my "real" jobs, I'm paid regularly and on-time. My paychecks go directly into my bank account, and I am happy. Even when we play music, payment is immediate, and in cash. Cash is good. When I refinish loudspeakers for...

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***BEWARE***HONEST PERSON***BEWARE

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 13 Oct 15

I am a very outspoken person when it comes to five things. These five things make me very upset and I will not put up with them in my friends or anyone I have to deal with. People who have these characteristics in their make up...

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A Man Of His Word Doesn’t Need To Say The Word

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 3 Oct 15

When anyone includes telling me how much I can trust him, that he has a reputation for honesty, that his word is his bond, swears on the grave of his mother and / or tells me that his word is his bond I know he is a liar, thief,...

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