The Friday Five Insults My Honor. Pistols at Dawn!

1. When was the last time you cheated? At the risk of sounding all goody two-shoes, I don't. The way I figure it, cheating at unimportant stuff is lame and pointless, and cheating on important stuff is unethical. Well, OK, I do sometimes peek at answers when I'm doing a trivia quiz or something, but I don't then go around pretending I haven't.

2. When was the last time you stole? A few months ago, I got too much change back at Taco Bell or someplace and didn't call the cashier's attention to it. I tell myself that there have been plenty of times when I've gotten too little change at various places and haven't complained, so it all evens out, but even I can see the flaws in that logic.

3. When was the last time you lied? I pretty much never lie outright. Half-truths and omissions are, in my experience, much more effective when you'd rather not tell the truth.

4. When was the last time you broke or vandalized another's property? Umm... I borrowed a folding ladder from a co-worker last year and when I gave it back to her she said she couldn't get it to unfold, but I've no idea what it is I actually did to it.

5. When was the last time you hurt a loved one? Well, I did manage to hurt my mother's feelings a few weeks ago when I failed to hide the fact that something she was doing annoyed me considerably more than it should have. Sorry, Mom.