louis: tony, everytime you talk i have the pre-prejudice that whatever you're saying is a lie.
tony: WHAT?
mary: haha, seriously- i think tony is lying all the time. i dont believe a word that comes out of his mouth.
tony: you guys think i lie?
louis and mary: haha, YEAH, for sure. you are such a bullshitter.
tony: i dont lie!
louis: ok, maybe you dont lie but you exaggerate everything.
tony: no, i tell the truth. i just tell it on the very border of it being a lie. i touch the line but i dont go past it.
mary: that's called exaggerating, then!
tony: no, i never lie about facts that can be checked up on, just my personal actions to make my stories more entertaining.
louis: yeah, your stories are entertaining.
mary: wait, wait so let's say a random clown on the street accosted and then hit you. how would you tell that story?
tony: well, i'd say i was minding my own business and that i got hit for no reason by this clown, but i'd probably also add that i punched the clown in the face and he ran away, when in actuality- i'd probably do nothing and walk away.
louis: haha- that's a lie! so you admit to lying!
tony: no, no its not a lie because i did get hit by a clown, i tell the truth about the facts.
mary: yes, but the fact is you never hit him back.
tony: exactly, but that cant be verified
mary: so you just make yourself look good in all your stories?!
tony: damn right i do!
mary: how do you live with yourself? you always have to keep up with all the different stories you tell people. how do you remember?
tony: thats the fun part! it trains my brain. i'll forget what i said initially, but once they remind me- i remember exactly what i said to them. it makes things interesting.
louis: that's sad...