*Advocatus diaboli

Depends on the type of lie you're trying to get away with...if, you are, say trying to get away from a crazy person who has a very pointy stick and the only way to get him to go away is by saying 'I have a basket of strawberries in my refrigerator, just let me go inside the house and get them' when what you're really doing is going to get a revolver and shoot him in between the eyes, then...I'd say that omitting your actual intention is the right thing to do.

Unless you actually have a basket of strawberries in your refrigerator for that very purpose...[Error: unknown template qotd]