It finally happened: someone cheated on super program. Two little boys put down two matches that they didn't actually fight. I asked the boys themselves two questions: Did you really fight these and who directed? The answer was predictable: They were "honor matches."
They both claimed to have beaten my younger brother. I had been directing Connor's (my brother) matches and when I went to the computer I saw two matches that I knew Connor hadn't fought. I asked Connor about it and he said he never fought those matches. It's really annoying because I can program all day but I can't make a program that senses lies. It really is dependent on honesty.
I can't think of a tactful way to break it to them that they can't lie. I've never been one for tact. I'm going to have to talk to Heather about this.
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Why do you need to be tactful about it? Lying isn't tactful. They brought it on themselves. I suppose you could point out to them the irony of how very "honorable" it is for them to record completely non-existent honor matches. That might be tactful enough. Of course, if it were me, I'd probably just say, "Don't lie, Dweeb." I guess I'm not very tactful either.
ReplyDeleteDuncan, they are liars! Confront them! Tact is pointless here.
ReplyDeleteYou could always say, "Liar, Liar, pants on fire." Or, not.
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