10. “I thought I gave it to you already.” If you’re the type of person who actually says this, you’re extremely bad at lying.

9. “I left it at home.” Can I borrow another pencil?

8. “I’ll bring it tomorrow.” You’re not charging interest, right?

7. “Here you go — I only replaced the lead, body and eraser.” That’s basically the same pencil in my books.

6. “My friend borrowed it.” They needed it really badly for a test, and I’m extremely selfless.

5. “My dog ate your pencil.” A classic.

4. “I ate your pencil.” A modern classic.

3. “What pencil?” I don’t remember borrowing a pencil from you, not at all. It was $30? Interesting.

2. “I’m not finished using it yet.” There’s still three inches left for me to use!

1. “I lost it.” Honesty is the best policy.