Busté, as they day

By Alston on December 20, 2004 2:09 PM | | Comments (3) | TrackBacks (0)
From Martine, translated:
My nephew, Alexis, 6 years old:

"I've found proof that Santa Claus exists."
"Oh, yeah?"
"Yes. he must exist because if he didn't, that would mean that my parents are telling me lies."

Busté. I wonder how he will react to the rest of the Big Lies They Tell You. Let's make a brief and definitely incomplete list:

A Brief and Not-Exhaustive List of the Big Lies They Tell You
  • If you go to school everyday day and do well in university, you can be anything you want to be.
  • Money doesn't matter, only happiness.
  • Women are just as capable as men in anything.
  • Men are just as capable as women in anything.
  • Racism? What racism?
  • Assholes never get away with being assholes in the end.
  • The givernment is your friend.
  • Parents never lie.
  • All you need is love.
  • Bad people have sex before they are married.
  • Canadians only: in this land, we love everyone, and they are free to do as they like according to their culture without any fear or reprisal, overt or otherwise.
  • Canadians only: Unlike the terrible Americans, we have no blood on our hands.
  • Canadians only: We're just better people than the Americans, all around.

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3 Comments

mikey said:

evolution. apparently, a lot of people in the U.S. think that evolution is a lie. it's all about creationism, baby!

December 20, 2004 2:18 PM
Elizabeth said:

"Women are just as capable as men in anything.
Men are just as capable as women in anything."

How are those lies? In general, yes, women and men are equally capable.

Also, money isn't everything. It's perception.

December 20, 2004 5:32 PM
JonasParker said:

It's more a matter of what people say versus what they willingly do. For example, a guy might say that he is capable of keeping the house clean and raising the kids, but will he? Or a woman will say that she can kill bugs and change lightbulbs, but does she? Both should be possible, but yet for some reason, probably related to inertia/laziness, people seem to stick to the rights and avoid the responsibilities.

December 20, 2004 6:14 PM

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