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Peter Brannon did not suggest that 30% of the population are "pathological liars." Your inference that he did is mistaken.

lol, I was just joking around George. Indeed, I did use a sarcastic license to exagerate the statement for comedic effect. If it wasn't clear that the post was meant to be humorous in nature, I'm sorry.

However, Brannon does state "You learn some interesting things about people." In this context, I'd say 'people' is refferring to all people with a global scope, and he is talking about human nature when he states the "70% of people tested are being truthful" if you continue to use the same context for 'people.' My view is that's a depressing statistic that's untrue to say the least. I found it amusing, and I'm a jerk. I think it was fairly obvious that I wasn't making a formal accusation.

Yes, I also noticed the careful choice of words by Distress Services, but again, the context clearly suggests that a large portion of the population is prone to drug use in spite of what I call a phony disclaimer.

A phony disclaimer is when someone knowingly makes a statement in such a way that they can deny
what they really meant when they said the statement. For example, when someone says:

"I'm not racist, but..."

You know there about to say something that actually, is extremely racist, they just don't want to be judged for it. Similarly, when Distress Services says that 25% of job applications contain a serious lie, such as drug use, what they technically said is clearly different from what they want the reader to think. 25% is a big number, and drug use is a powerful word: they naturally go together. On the flip side, a "serious lie" is not a common use term or phrase that refers to anything in particular, it's just filler.

Context and innuendo is far more important than technicallities. The entire meaning of any sentence changes when someone holds their arms in front of their chest. Think about when stores sell choclate bars for 99 cents. No one can say their technically misleading anybody, but there's an obvious deception taking place through the context of placeholders.


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"Give them an alluring woman stronger than themselves to submit to, and they'll be proud to become her willing slaves!" William Marters commenting on male readers of Wonder Woman

Indeed 1904, the horny old devil theory has strong arguments. So does the bondage fetish theory.

LMAO, gosh, I'm funny. Trust me guys, one day we'll look back on this discussion and laugh. We'll be like "Hey, remember that time Brannon ruined the life on an innocent man? Ha Ha" Well... maybe we won't be saying that, but I still say my post was funny. Everyone loves a good rant.