“I’m telling you he’s such a liar he’s got to get somebody else to call his hogs!”
Other noteworthy liar sayings from Appalachia:
Liar liar pants on fire
Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining
If his lips are moving he’s a lying
That dog won’t hunt
Lie like a dog
Please leave a comment and add any liar sayings that come to mind-I know I left out a bunch.
Tipper
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He would rather climb a telephone pole to tell a lie than stand on the ground and tell the truth. It fit my ex-husband.
“Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining” is one of my favorites, also one that Judge Judy uses a lot…of course I have the tendency to use a slightly different variation of that saying lol
A favourite in my family was “he lies like the devil!”.
Tipper,
Grandpa had a sister he said she had rather tell a lie than the truth any day . Most liar don’t know what they lied about and sooner or later get caught up with. Some had rather lie than tell the truth, when the truth would fit better.
As a pastor and old-time storyteller I used to say, “I tell the truth for a living but I lie for fun.”
Tipper,
There are a lot of liers in this world today, most folks don’t even know the difference. …Ken
I’ve heard many of these plus variations of some, for example I’ve heard and used “He’s such a liar he has to hire someone to call his dogs” and “He lies like a ten year old Linoleum Rug”.
Tipper I have heard people describing someone that would lie all the time that when they died they would have to put on their headstone Here lies the truth because it never came out.
P.S. – love the photo!!!!!!
My grandmother and great grandmother on my Dad’s side always spoke of “telling stories” when chastising the grandkids and I do to this day.
-surprised no one has written of “now don’t go cryin’ wolf” although it is alluded to in the mountain nursery rhyme reference.
If his lips are moving he’s lying.
I know Guys like this, seems worse among Lineman for some reason.
Are we talking about big black lies or little white lies?
Tipper
How could I forget!…
Larry Griffith reminded me of my Granny when she would say to us grandkids, if one was tattling on another…..”Don’t you be tellin’ me no story!” Seems she could never say lie or lies….almost as if it was a four letter word in her mind! She always called a lie or untruth….”a story”!
Thanks Tipper
and the memory Larry G.
Lie like a rug.
Lying through your teeth.
I’ll think of others later today!
He would tell a lie when the truth would do.
I had an uncle that used the expression ” He’s peeing in your pocket”. Similiar to usage of ” he’s pulling your leg”.
Mark Twain also said, though accounts vary, “Always be truthful. This will annoy some people and astonish the rest.”
For my son’s wedding, I found a charming toast: “We do not lie or cheat or steal. But if you must steal, steal away my sorrows; if you must lie, lie down with me forever; and if you must cheat, then cheat death, for I cannot live without you.”
I’ve heard and used “lie like a rug”.
If I’m a lying, I’m a dying!
He’s a bald face liar and the truth ain’t in him.
Mammy used to say, “Why lie because you know the truth will stand when the world is on fire.”
I’d be lying if I said I had never told a lie! But right now all I can remember about lying, is having to line up (SIX SISTERS) and ‘SPEAK THE TRUTH’ TO MAMA!) or else everybody will get a whipping. That procedure sure worked for getting the truth told!!!
Eva Nell
He storied.
So windy he could blow up a onion sack.
Y, he’d walk a mile to tell a lie.
He storied.
So windy he could blow up a onion sack.
Y, he’d walk a mile to tell a lie.
He storied.
So windy he could blow up a onion sack.
Y, he’d walk a mile to tell a lie.
He storied.
So windy he could blow up a onion sack.
Y, he’d walk a mile to tell a lie.
My Dad had a variation of Phyllis’ saying. His was, “He would climb a tree to tell a lie before he’d stand on the ground and tell you the truth.”
LESTER FRYE
Lester Frye was bad to lie.
You couldn’t believe a word he said.
When he hollered, ” Come back,
It’s a heart attack,”
They laughed and went on to bed.
I’d tell you the story six different ways before I’d lie to you about it.
If he tells you that (red) tractor is red you better beleive its purple.
he’ll tell a lie when the truth fits the best!
Tipper,
“Careful what your saying, for your nose is growing longer than Pinocchio’s!”
“Lying through your teeth!”
“Lies are like weeds, they just keep growing!” I’ve always said this, about tall tales!
My favorite and as you know, I am a big fan of Mark Twains writing and quotes….and he says,
“If you always tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything!”
Thanks Tipper,
I will think of more before the day’s out!
He’s so full of crap his eyes are brown!
I have used all of these many times except for the hog calling and the pee on the leg. the others are common
I love that picture! Men happy and laughing.
How about lie like a rug!
Lie like a yellar dog!
An old-timer I used to work with used to say, “he would climb a tree to tell a lie”