We are all pretending The important thing is to maintain a straight face.

I've never heard so many untrue things said with a such a straight face as this president has said.

It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.

A liberal pretending to be a conservative? That's like a straight person pretending to be gay to get greater acceptance.

Or you could simply throw down a few inches of compost and fake it. That's what we do, isn't it? Do the best with what we have? It's not lying, dear. Don't look at it that way. It's hopeful pretending. Consider it your patriotic duty.

When someone is pretending to be something, or hiding who they are or what they believe, they're really more...protecting themselves.