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AIBU to think my colleague is lying about having two dogs?

364 replies

Sam155320 · 17/04/2026 21:34

I work with a work colleague on a one to one basis however I think she’s lied to me about having 2 dogs (she does have 1) as well as to various other work colleagues.

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AnotherName2025 · 18/04/2026 00:26

JacquesHarlow · 17/04/2026 21:58

My favourite part is the opening line

" I work with a work colleague "

🚶

😂😂😂😂

id love to send you the link to another thread I read tonight. It was one long string of these type of things! But I won't because it's mean.

AnotherName2025 · 18/04/2026 00:22

SerendipityCat · 17/04/2026 21:55

Never mind the imaginary (or not) dog, what about your son, his grandma, and her comments about his fake tan? I think you owe it to the MN readership to update us, as you never came back to the thread. If I wasn’t worried about being accused of troll-hunting - heaven forfend - I could almost suspect you of being insincere.

😂😂😂

ForCosyLion · 18/04/2026 00:22

Neveranynamesleft · 17/04/2026 23:08

Definately a case for Sherlock Bones...

HAHAHAHAAAAAA! This is brilliant!

KnitWitsAnonymous · 18/04/2026 00:19

I know the work colleague and she only has one dog. The other one self-identifies as a dog and goes by the name of Babe . . . .

Cleocaterpillar · 18/04/2026 00:14

Perhaps her husband is a furry?

spinningplates2024 · 18/04/2026 00:05

I think she’s got a secret dog walking side hustle and she’s doing it in work time.

PollyBell · 18/04/2026 00:02

ThiswasamistakeDr · 18/04/2026 00:01

Obviously just a shaggy dog story

As long as there is some shagging going on i suppose

ThiswasamistakeDr · 18/04/2026 00:01

Obviously just a shaggy dog story

PollyBell · 18/04/2026 00:00

Fillybuster · 17/04/2026 23:58

Red flags all the way. Time to get your 🦆🦆🦆 in a row OP.

Where will it end pigs flying?

Fillybuster · 17/04/2026 23:58

Red flags all the way. Time to get your 🦆🦆🦆 in a row OP.

Teanbiscuits33 · 17/04/2026 23:51

JoeSikoraTommysStory · 17/04/2026 23:32

Raise a grievance with HR and start looking for another job; your work place sounds toxic.

It’s a real dog eat dog type place. Full of liars trying to get one over on each other.

TightlyLacedCorset · 17/04/2026 23:50

This thread has been comedy gold!😂😂😂
You're all so witty, I needed a laugh😂

Butterme · 17/04/2026 23:48

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 17/04/2026 23:18

I had a cat as a child and I've got two cats now.

A Broon One and A White One.

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This is obviously AI

No one in real life has 2 cats that are different colours.

Reported.

BasiliskStare · 17/04/2026 23:45

Put her stapler in jelly. And then tell her you did't when she asks. See how she likes being lied to.

GentleSheep · 17/04/2026 23:43

Teanbiscuits33 · 17/04/2026 22:41

If I was the lying colleague that had been caught out, I’d definitely be feeling a bit sheepish right now 🤣.

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😂This is a brilliant thread!

Wiseplumant · 17/04/2026 23:40

ForCosyLion · 17/04/2026 22:07

I can't stop imagining this!

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Me neither.

CraftySeal · 17/04/2026 23:39

An AI bot strikes again.

bigboykitty · 17/04/2026 23:37

Are they Shep and Petra? If so, I have an important update for you.

KnitWitsAnonymous · 17/04/2026 23:34

ThiswasamistakeDr · 17/04/2026 23:32

Get deputy dawg on the case asap

Isn't it a case for Paw Patrol?

ThiswasamistakeDr · 17/04/2026 23:32

Get deputy dawg on the case asap

JoeSikoraTommysStory · 17/04/2026 23:32

Raise a grievance with HR and start looking for another job; your work place sounds toxic.

InterestedDad37 · 17/04/2026 23:31

I think maybe you're barking up the wrong tree

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 17/04/2026 23:29

EdithBond · 17/04/2026 23:25

Cute. But should we believe you have two? 😉

How do we know one’s not…the neighbour’s cat?

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I haven't got any neighbours.
I'm a hermit.

Teanbiscuits33 · 17/04/2026 23:26

Tensetickle · 17/04/2026 23:23

I feel like it might be a good idea to spend more time doing your actual job and less time doggedly interrogating your colleagues about their pets

Exactly, and I don’t think OP should be confronting her and causing drama at work. She should let sleeping dogs lie.

EdithBond · 17/04/2026 23:25

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 17/04/2026 23:18

I had a cat as a child and I've got two cats now.

A Broon One and A White One.

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Cute. But should we believe you have two? 😉

How do we know one’s not…the neighbour’s cat?