Realizing halfway through a fib that you're going to be called out on it. Usually triggers a spree of reckless embellishments to cover over the logical gaps.
I was telling my boss I was late because of traffic, but then I remembered he lives near me and I had a midlie crisis. I told him I took a different route to pickup my kids, and then explained I had just adopted children this weekend...
by Jungok January 25, 2010