Bobsprit meets the description of a pathological liar 100 percent of the
time. Check this out and see how on every point the name Bobsprit comes
to mind.

Identifying a Pathological Liar:

Pathological liars, or "mythomaniacs," may be suffering from histrionic
personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder. The following
comments basically reflect a pathological liar who has the
characteristics of histrionic personality disorder.

Some characteristics:

1. Exaggerates things that are ridiculous.

2. One-upping. Whatever you do, this person can do it better. You will
never top them in their own mind, because they have a concerted need to
be better than everyone else. This also applies to being right. If you
try to confront an individual like this, no matter how lovingly and
well-intentioned you might be - this will probably not be effective.
It's threatening their fantasy of themselves, so they would rather argue
with you and bring out the sharp knives than admit that there's anything
wrong with them.

3. They "construct" a reality around themselves. They don't value the
truth, especially if they don't see it as hurting anyone. If you call
them on a lie and they are backed into a corner, they will act very
defensively and say ugly things (most likely but depends on
personality), but they may eventually start to act like, "Well, what's
the difference? You're making a big deal out of nothing!" (again, to
refocus the conversation to your wrongdoing instead of theirs).

4. Because these people don't value honesty, a lot of times they will
not value loyalty. So watch what you tell them. They will not only tell
others, but they will embellish to make you look worse. Their loyalty is
fleeting, and because they are insecure people, they will find solace in
confiding to whomever is in their favor at the moment.

5. They may be somewhat of a hypochondriac. This can come in especially
useful when caught in a lie, for example, they can claim that they have
been sick, or that there's some mysteriously "illness" that has them all
stressed out. It's another excuse tool for their behavior.

6. Obviously, they will contradict what they say. This will become very
clear over time. They usually aren't smart enough to keep track of so
many lies (who would be?).


Here are some ways to tell someone is a pathological liar contributed by
another FAQ Farmer:

They lie about even the smallest things. For example, saying "I brushed
my teeth today," when they didn't.

They add exaggerations to every sentence.

They change their story all the time.

They act very defensively when you question their statements.

They believe what they say is true, when everyone else knows it isn't.


Here's an alternate "checklist":

Lies when it is very easy to tell the truth.

Lies to get sympathy, to look better, to save their butt, etc.

Fools people at first but once they get to know him, no one believes
anything they ever say.

May have a personality disorder.

Extremely manipulative.

Has been caught in lies repeatedly.

Never fesses up to the lies.

Is a legend in their own mind.


Is there even one thing listed above that doesn't fit Bobsprit? You can
go down the line and think of examples of things Bobsprit's done that
fits each and every one of them.

Oh, credit where credit's due. The above is from Wiki.

Wilbur Hubbard