This is just one of the variations of the rhyme, as there are different versions of this childhood saying that have been used over the years. Probably all of us either said that or had it said to us when we were kids. It's a good thing that it's not true. Otherwise, many of us would be walking with a limp, burnt and in a lot of pain. Some churches might even come in both regular and extra crispy. Intrinsically, we know lying's wrong. I think that's part of our inner compass. But then, we get older and socially "aware", and somehow the lines become blurred. We might even be tempted to believe some lies are good-if they are told for a good reason, perhaps to protect someone's feelings or create a positive, altruistic outcome. And what about deception by omission? Those times when, perhaps we don't verbally lie, but we allow others to believe a half-truth?
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