A pastor was walking down the street when he came upon a group of kids. The group surrounded a dog. Concerned that the kids might be hurting the dog, he went over and asked, "Hey guys what's going on?" One the kids replied, "This dog is just an old neighborhood stray. We all want to take him home, but only one of us can. So we've decided that the one who can tell the biggest lie gets to keep the dog." Of course the pastor was taken aback. "You kids shouldn't be having a lie-telling contest!" He then launched into a ten minute sermon about lying. "Don't you kids know that lying breaks the eighth commandment, do not bear false witness. Why, when I was your age, I never told a lie." There was dead silence for about a minute. Just when the pastor began to think that he'd gotten through to them, the smallest kid gave a deep sigh and said, "All right, give him the dog."