“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
33 Comments
Mike Foley
July 31, 2018 at 7:29 am“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
Garry Ballard
July 31, 2018 at 5:46 amA favourite in my family was “he lies like the devil!”.
Mary Lou McKillip
August 9, 2017 at 3:10 pmTipper,
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.
Keith Jones
July 26, 2017 at 7:50 amAs a pastor and old-time storyteller I used to say, “I tell the truth for a living but I lie for fun.”
Ken
July 25, 2017 at 4:31 pmTipper,
There are a lot of liers in this world today, most folks don’t even know the difference. …Ken
Bill Burnett
July 25, 2017 at 3:56 pmI’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”.
Stephen Ammons
July 25, 2017 at 3:50 pmTipper 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.
Tamela
July 25, 2017 at 3:25 pmP.S. – love the photo!!!!!!
Tamela
July 25, 2017 at 3:24 pmMy 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.
TMc
July 25, 2017 at 3:18 pmIf his lips are moving he’s lying.
I know Guys like this, seems worse among Lineman for some reason.
Ed Ammons
July 25, 2017 at 12:02 pmAre we talking about big black lies or little white lies?
b. Ruth
July 25, 2017 at 10:13 amTipper
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.
Maggie
July 25, 2017 at 10:11 amLie like a rug.
Lying through your teeth.
I’ll think of others later today!
Deborah Catoe
July 25, 2017 at 9:47 amHe would tell a lie when the truth would do.
Jack
July 25, 2017 at 9:26 amI had an uncle that used the expression ” He’s peeing in your pocket”. Similiar to usage of ” he’s pulling your leg”.
Brian P. Blake
July 25, 2017 at 9:24 amMark 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.”
Cynthia
July 25, 2017 at 9:21 amI’ve heard and used “lie like a rug”.
Shirl
July 25, 2017 at 8:55 amIf 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.”
Eva Nell Mull Wike, PhD
July 25, 2017 at 8:39 amI’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
Larry Griffith
July 25, 2017 at 8:32 amHe storied.
So windy he could blow up a onion sack.
Y, he’d walk a mile to tell a lie.
Larry Griffith
July 25, 2017 at 8:32 amHe storied.
So windy he could blow up a onion sack.
Y, he’d walk a mile to tell a lie.
Larry Griffith
July 25, 2017 at 8:32 amHe storied.
So windy he could blow up a onion sack.
Y, he’d walk a mile to tell a lie.
Larry Griffith
July 25, 2017 at 8:32 amHe storied.
So windy he could blow up a onion sack.
Y, he’d walk a mile to tell a lie.
Ron Stephens
July 25, 2017 at 8:18 amMy 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.”
Mike Norris
July 25, 2017 at 8:17 amLESTER 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.
Jackie
July 25, 2017 at 8:15 amI’d tell you the story six different ways before I’d lie to you about it.
Del
July 25, 2017 at 8:02 amIf he tells you that (red) tractor is red you better beleive its purple.
Cathy
July 25, 2017 at 7:56 amhe’ll tell a lie when the truth fits the best!
b. Ruth
July 25, 2017 at 7:54 amTipper,
“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!
Herb
July 25, 2017 at 7:29 amHe’s so full of crap his eyes are brown!
Sandra
July 25, 2017 at 7:01 amI have used all of these many times except for the hog calling and the pee on the leg. the others are common
Miss Cindy
July 25, 2017 at 5:44 amI love that picture! Men happy and laughing.
How about lie like a rug!
Lie like a yellar dog!
Phyllis
July 25, 2017 at 4:46 amAn old-timer I used to work with used to say, “he would climb a tree to tell a lie”