The Art of Lying

Several years ago, I was enjoying a cold beer with a pal one evening at the notorious Mount Royal Tavern, when a newbie pushed between us trying to get the bartender's attention. Impatient, he asked me for the barkeep's name so he could call it out "Thomas Jefferson", I said. "No what's his name?", he replied. So I answered " George Washington", snickering. Even more impatient, the newbie said "c'mon! What's his REAL name?" "Ben Franklin!" By this time it was quite clear to him he wasn't going to get a reliable answer from me, I was laughing so hard. He motioned our server over and demanded his name. "Ben Franklin.", Ben answered with congeniality... But by this time the stranger was quite fed up, convinced Ben and I were in collusion, so he took his beer to a far corner and gulped it down before leaving. Sorry, Ben.