You know, I have to agree with Jim Dahl. Everytime I hear someone saying something like that, I now think that it is a member of the anti-nickname crowd trying to fabricate evidence for their cause.
My parents taught us a lot of things, but the most important one was- don't ever tell lies, because if you do and you get caught, whoever catches you will never believe you again. What do you have, if you don't have trust?