Sherry Taylor

Q: 50 percent of Americans have ditched their friends and made up a lie so that they could do this. What?

A: Stay at home and watch TV

50 percent of Americans have ditched their friends to stay home and watch television — and told a lie to cover their tracks. Ouch! That’s according to a recent survey by Cable On Demand:

  • 24% have told their friends they are “simply too busy” to meet.
  • 11% claim they’re “…coming down with something.”
  • 11% just told their friends, “Ooops! I completely forgot.”
  • 4% have faked a family emergency.

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